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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1925
Page
7
Sydney theatre notes report the Theatre Royal's progress with St James building, Benny Fuller crew, and Ward's uncertain return. Acts like Monty Wolfe, Eddie Russell, Kirby and Heslop depart or join. Newcastle and Melbourne tours loom with new shows, winter revues, and talent from the Tivoli and Fuller’s.
A garbled set of racing and sports items from Sydney circuits and clubs covers bookmakers rules at Randwick and minor race outcomes, with references to riders, horses like Gl oaming, and events at Hillston Newcastle and Longreach. It mentions training costs, jockey fees, and general cricket and boxing chatter, plus theatre and entertainment notes.
Smith and Dempsey excelled in a long team race as Willie Spencer faced disqualification for promoter obligations. Harris Horder defeated Cecil Walker in Sydney, with 10,000 spectators plus an upcoming Demps Spencer rematch and plans for America. Eaton and others underperformed on a wet track.
The Royal Auto Club trial featured Miss Bree steering to lead early laps with a 4 min 45 sec first heat and a 50 yard win in the second course. Geelong’s Miss Geelong trailed, while a two day Kiama contest covers reliability, fuel tests, hill climb, flying mile, and slow runs across 139 miles. Melbourne accidents include Disney’s leg amputation after a Geelong crash and a critical condition rider Hodges.
The page lists performances at Majestys Maude Fane and Alfred Frith featuring Betty and Tre Green Goddess. Guy Bates posts at J Qin cs Theatre while Paratre Royal and Thurston Hall appear in London listings headlining for the week.
Wellington dispatch reports the annual National Rifle Association prize meeting at Trentham postponed due to infantile paralysis epidemic. Binocular writes that the delay is believed temporary and that Sydney's departure affects scheduling while theatres and other amusements continue.
Hubert Opperman captured two straight heats over R Amott in a close motor race. Opperman led from the start in the first heat, racing inside and maintaining the edge. The second heat saw Amott close the gap early, but Opperman regained the lead by a quarter mile and held on. Gibaud dominates as Australia’s mile amateur champion wins from scratch in 2 min 14 4 sec. W Bailey arrives in Sydney to race Ray Eaton at the Ground this evening, part of a substituted event for a quarter mile record attempt. Cecil Walker also returns following a strong ride against Hordes.
An Australian expert credited T A Langridge with transforming English players through physical culture on tour. Athletes endured sun, heat, and massage to hasten recovery, improve fielding, and support late-match performance. Langridge earned praise from English team and moved on to train Australians for upcoming clashes.
A fragmented cable report describes an English soccer side, with unclear names and details about its formation and status. The text is garbled, but indicates a connection to a national or regional team and upcoming fixtures or results. Further readable context is unavailable.
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