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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1930
Page
3
Leading sports critic Snowy Baker voices doom for modern boxing while West Coast polo and football scenes share spotlight. Articles discuss champions, promoter power, and Olympic plans shaping Los Angeles sports culture with national implications.
A fragmented 1920s boxing and sports note outlines Kid Chocolate’s rise, Jack Dempsey’s involvement, New York plans for future bouts, and mentions of related boxing figures and a boxing commission’s stance. The prose is garbled but centers on Cuban champion efforts and cross Atlantic boxing links.
A garbled 1920s style summary notes January hockey and athletics results. Mentions British teams, Urtivk Teagers, and St Morits players, with references to shaving feats, road records, and golf figures like Archie Compston. Describes match plays, storms delaying events, and various international participants amid a clutter of names and places.
A long mixed item reports on boxing stars Tank Miller and welterweight champion Tackle, plus market crashes affecting sports figures. It notes Shiver and Shire amid media publicity, plans for the Tankers and a Barons club expansion on the West Coast, with a glimpse at the National Sporting Club liquidation and a new, larger club planned in London.
Reminiscences recall boxing memories with Albert Scanlon and a Thames injury, amid a Melbourne style social backdrop. The account covers bout prep, bar talk, and a crowded in-town boxing night featuring Scanlon, Dinny O'Brien, and other local fighters with vivid, if rough, descriptions of the era and personalities.
The bout between Ginger headed Ind and Noel McGregor at Teichbord produced four even rounds with no clinches. Anderson and Carroll traded blows, Anderson bleeding from a cut, while Goode and Sullivan teased a promoter setup amid chatter of future matches and rivalries.
United States newspapers report a suit involving Jack Kearns and a woman who seeks a life monthly payment in exchange for legality of a contraceptive. An affidavit from a former spouse claims coercion and denial of paternity. Proceedings occurred in New York City in a revonthy session.
Mr Briton urges athletes to wear athletic supporters to prevent strain. Directors and coaches should strongly advise men in all sports to use this essential item. The piece cites leading chemists and suppliers Scharfer and Co and lists addresses in Sydney and Melbourne.
A garbled report mentions Hany Sunderland Missionary and Ab BGE Virg fur Astant dite with references to football, opposition to unions in soccer, and a rally. It cites Lingire men, Langue, and various clubs like Huddersfield and Oldbury, plus a February 3 hotel event and Bowls Carnival teaser for Launceston.
A fragmented report catalogues rugby league figures and regional games. Mentions include Wilkinson, Backhouse, Mr Iloby Wilson, St Gorge Telumpheel, and the Roughy list. References to Vikings, Landon, and Wugiand hint at upcoming rounds and shifting professionalism.
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