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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1925
Page
3
The report lists second and first semi final lineups across leagues with Norwood Torrens North v Sturt and Port West Atherton selections. It notes players sidelined, returns from illness, and changes for St Clark’s welding contest with Keen out and Egat in.
A hazy race card lists horses such as Anton, Den Hoonne, Fulica, Past, and Wanda with odds and times for OWL MILE and Grand National events. Entries include Sir names like Silver Heaps, King Mish, Yarra Lea, and MITCHAM WELEEH with various stakes and start times noted.
Readable fragments indicate a tennis event at Risdon Park with players Smily, Gallins, and others. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but reference emergencies and officials suggest a local sports note or casual matchup involving multiple players and possible venues.
Second semi final today at Gladstone Oval features Crystal Brook and Laura. Wellington of Adelaide to referee with Indias providing tea. lineups list Crystal Brook players and emergencies, with Laura substitutes and others in the nearby towns.
Broken Hill West Juniors arrived to face the Federals this afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Drill Hall ground. The lineup includes Hill West players and a list of fielded names. Tomorrow the visitors travel to Globe Oval to meet the Proprietary Birude team and then play at Jamestown and Peterborough.
Cycle report notes racing divisions and handicaps set by Horace Cavenett for a meet. Names Bouzett G. Wallow Doyle Catchpoo and figures 43.0 20.0 3.0 appear as part of the handicap listings.
New contract dispute ends in amicable split as Rudolph Valentino and Rudolph, the film star, plan to resume picture work. Valentino’s manager states the separation is friendly with prospects of divorce, and both will return to filming.
Williamstown announces Matthew's selections for today's race meeting featuring WERDLE RAGE WELANGIE or REFORM SEASIDE HANTICAP PALELIGHT or FED UP WILLIAMSTOWN STAKES THE NIGHT PATROL SEEPLEGHASI MASTER KINGLING or GANNOCK AUGUST TANDIGAP WELTER HANDICAP OQURAGAN OR COEUR DE LIOM.
New world records were set at Shell Lytione with Kinewill and Weebee lane achieving heights and speeds, including a 44,900 foot ascent by Kingwill in Weebee. Camper and Granwell posted notable weight and speed marks, while Courtney flew a Pixie at 427 miles per hour. Fourteen out of fourteen records noted.
Fragmentary note references Dunlop Ras Bamo and broad usage across many areas including the IEEE at the tat. The readable text appears technical but incomplete, lacking clear events, dates, or named entities to form a full news item.
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