| Section 3: It has been said that Australians are 'sports crazy' and this section will gather songs, stories, jokes and lore associated with sport and Sydney in particular. Interested readers should refer to the article 'Sports Crazy' in the general site for some folklore observations by Warren Fahey
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SECTION 3: MISCELLANEOUSNo visit to a major sporting stadium in the twentieth century was worth tuppence without the consumption of a hot saveloy in a roll. Street sellers had portable stoves which kept the snags hot and they would yell out their wares: "get 'em hot, get 'em now, hot saveloys"
Searle was one of our internationally successful oarsmen and Australia seems to have ruled the world of skulling.
Australia's first internationally successful sportsmen, and they were 'men', were skullers. Oarsman, Bill Beach, was a superhero and he was followed by Henry Searle.
SYDNEY GAME a menagerie race where an animal had to run (with person) for 75 yards. A dog came first and a goose second. A MELODY RACE the first 50 yards on hands and feet the second 50 yards backwards, the third anyway you liked. |