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SUNDAY MERCURY JUNE 1936 SCRAPBOOK fT'HE pages of this part of the Scrapbook of Sport are darkened bv shadows the

... SUNDAY MERCURY JUNE 1936 SCRAPBOOK fT'HE pages of this part of the Scrapbook of Sport are darkened bv shadows the period is 1915-1919 and the war guns are thundering Sportsmen were called to play a greater game in those desperate years and they played ...

Published: Sunday 14 June 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
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mercury 23 SCRAPBOOK of all the sports with which the stage was from to 1914 none provided Inore thrilling ..

... mercury 23 SCRAPBOOK of all the sports with which the stage was from to 1914 none provided Inore thrilling entertainment than for sensation Succeeded sensation those eeven exciting years Epsom's assembly fepened wide when Sigporinetta won the Derby filly ...

Published: Sunday 07 June 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2107 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY 28 JUNE 1936 SCRAPBOOK of SPORT like Huxley Lamont Arthur and Firpo the first man from League and

... MERCURY 28 JUNE 1936 SCRAPBOOK of SPORT like Huxley Lamont Arthur and Firpo the first man from League and the late Aubrey players as Macpherson Ian others demonstrated the sport in Argentine to make a name Punch knocked Faulkner from his retirement Smith ...

Published: Sunday 28 June 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
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MERCURY JUNE - SCRAPBOOK of SPORT Big Bill Tilden HE years 1920 to 1922 were notable for the way in

... ring six rounds before Siki emerged from this slaughter cruiser-weight champion of the world success went to his In short time he barred from every town in France England would none of him Mike McTigue tore his title from him in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day ...

Published: Sunday 21 June 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
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MAY 1936 SCRAPBOOK of SPORT Three of the Greatest Boxers “Ranji” First Man to Score 3000 Runs in a Season

... ferocity Fitz” the fighter’s heart and lighter's brain and won his trio of world titles at an age when most men have long up the game It was a year full interest for football world for was at this the penalty kick rule took its place among the laws of the ...

Published: Sunday 24 May 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2164 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

RADIOWGUE- By Howard Heaton- BBC’s “REVIVALS UNLIMITED” QN and 9 February we are to 'hear revival of Scrapbook ..

... ng” (Reg 830) “Music from the Movies” with Louis Levy (Regs 9) Wednesday: The River Trent” repeat (Regs 1150) Humpty Dumpty excerpt from Liverpool (North 730) The World Goes By (Nat 745) Band Waggon (Regs 815) Dance Cabaret from Torquay (Regs 915) The ...

Published: Sunday 29 January 1939
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
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SUNDAY MERCURY 1936 23 SCRAPBOOK of II ”1 Born August New Soiith his fanii Bowral father’s Cootamundra on l90S this

... MERCURY 1936 23 SCRAPBOOK of II ”1 Born August New Soiith his fanii Bowral father’s Cootamundra on l90S this splendid son of Wales was taken by y when very there to work on his ayec in Walter Hammond one of most brilliant batsmen in the world He plajyed cricket ...

Published: Sunday 12 July 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 3009 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

THAT HOLIDAY LINE See Page Three SCRAPBOOK OF SPORT PAGE 23 PIANOS CxaftancM Tarn Arranged List SMklnc Thsstrss ..

... diplomatic centres is that the Emperor’s departure indicates that the resistance of the world’s last black empire to the invader has ceased Palace Sacked the world was astounded yesterday when Sir Sidney Barton British Minister in Ababa revealed in messages ...

Published: Sunday 03 May 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2905 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY 15 MARCH 1936 HOW FATE FOLLOWS UNLUCKIEST MAN IN THE WORLD COCK-FIGHTING AND THE LAW GROWTH AND ..

... paint It swung to fro in the wind and continually the light from it flashed into eyes “ It had the same effect on me Chinese torture dropping water on tne forehead In frenzy I hobbled from the tent wrenched down shield threw into the swamp Fate Overtook ...

Published: Sunday 15 March 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 4079 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY 31 MAY 1936 of tlie present century was significant for lawn tennis world The Davis Cup ..

... 1901 named James Dimmock was bom at a house not far from the Tottenham ground Twenty years later Tottenham won the Cup again and was Dimmock who scored only goal of the game Dimnjoek was into a world Soccer giants with such men flourishing as Bloomer and ...

Published: Sunday 31 May 1936
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2907 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

3 200000 TO WORK LESS MIDLAND MAN FIRST OF BEF SUNDAY MERCURY 31 December 1939 NEW HOURS I WORLD’S GREATEST

... December 1939 NEW HOURS I WORLD’S GREATEST DANCER TO BE KILLED FOR BOYS UNDER 16 ACT COMES INTO FORCE TO-DAY rpHE maximum working hours of more than boys under the age of 16 in Britain will be reduced from 48 to a week from to-day under the provisions ...

Published: Sunday 31 December 1939
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1553 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY 7 1937 Behind the Scenes MARRIAGE ROUND THE GLOBE: Play 8 Concluding N P MACDONALD’S wuvvlf BBC ..

... asides that emerged during making Scrapbooks— Incidents rehearsals stories related taking part facts unearthed in the search for material And the BBC previous work done There copious verbatim extracts from actual Scrapbook scripts For Instance Is believed ...

Published: Sunday 07 November 1937
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2677 | Page: 8 | Tags: none