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Longreach sports plans and comebacks in 1930s era cricket and weight lifting
The article outlines a cricket association considering a new oval with three wickets and a pavilion, with a five year timeline and outfield improvements. It also covers Lionel Sanders’s comeback tennis win, a proposed Combined Country team for a Sydney match, local weight lifter John McGovern and his outlook, plus views on weight training for athletes and its perceived benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantle
Lionel Sanders
Longreach
Bill Savage
Queensland Women's Cricke Association
Sydney
Brisbane
New South Wales
Queensland
Vera Dann
Yvonne Houston
Longreach Cricke Club
Rockhampton
W.C.A
John McGovern
Britain
Europe
Ken Jones
Tottenham Hotspurs
Department of Physiology
Springfield
Masachusetts
U.S.A