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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1938
Page
8
St Mark's Amateur Athletic Club opens cross country training tomorrow with a five mile pack run toward Mt Derrimut starting at St Mark's Hall. Members should meet by 2.45 p.m. at the hall. Training will be at Selwyn Park on Tuesday and Thursday nights. A correction notes Cr A Pennell was omitted from patrons list. Dr Pennell has long served as a club official.
A short folk tale note describes Sambo admiring a watch, discovering a dead fly under its back. He explains the watch stopped because the driver is dead, delivering a twist ending with humor.
Employees of the A R C Engin eering Co held their annual picnic at Seaford on Monday. Two large buses transported staff with many enjoying ice cream sweets and soft drinks. Baldy Manners won two main events earning silver cups while C Ward showed speed in the toe. Mrs Bradly won the married ladies race. A. Bastian won the half mile. M Heffer and A Cook won the Siamese event. Most picnickers finished with a beach swim and the social club received thanks for organizing the day.
Results show multiple singles and doubles matches across Ladies A and B Grades and Men’s B Grade. Winners include Mrs Willaton, Miss Gibson, Miss McDonald, Mrs Thompson, Miss Lindsay, Miss Penrose, C Vance, Magill, Jennings, Stark, Hughes, Hiscock, Miler, Fleming, Brown, Sully, Mrs Spewart, Miss Taylor, Halliday, V Wills, Misses Cunningham and Richards, Evans and Penrose, Willaton and McDonald.
In Kooyong last weekend the Catholic Association No 2 defeated the local team 66 games to 36 across 7 sets. North Suburban No 2 beat Sunshine Albans 49 games to 29 over 6 sets, reflecting improved performances by local sides.
Tennis draw list for tomorrow showing multiple courts and matchups across Gardens St Marks Albion Presbyterian and Albion venues. Players include Munro Wills Cunningham McDonald Lindsay Halliday Vance Jennings Hiscock Fleming Spewart Taylor Evans Penrose Taylor Jones Dealy Barrie Stark Llewellyn Eddy Spowart Hogan Cripps Willaton Barrie McCreery Hebb Cunningham Magill Smith McCreery Hebb etc with several semi finals and mixed doubles pairs.
A playful exchange shows a boss declaring duty comes before pleasure while a clerk replies that only in a dictionary is that order true. The brief gag hinges on wordplay over prioritizing work and leisure.
Victorian Baseball Association delegation spoke to Sunshine Cricket Association urging a district baseball team. Members weighed costs and financial support while noting cricket interests. Spalding Club players visited and outlined details as meetings discussed future backing and member enthusiasm.
At the Peer Brookshire Council meeting Dr. C Byrne reported inspecting a Braybrook Ralegh Street site where felt is made. He advised potential nuisance would be brief and recommended delaying any noxious trade decision for three months while further report awaited.
A village visitor notes the locals treat a resident with respect. An elder explains the man is “one of the early set tlers.” When asked, the visitor learns the man pays all his bills on the first of every month, a sign of reliability.
A meeting of all interested in forming a Sunshine baseball club will be held as the season starts in three weeks. Organizers hope for a large turnout to begin this new local sporting venture.
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