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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1908

928 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 47

Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 11

The promoters of the boxing contests in connection with the Burns and Squires visit will evidently have some difficulty in finding suitable place for them in Melbourne. The Premier…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 9

Southbgate v. Central—M'Cormack, Cameron, Bates, Riley. Ellem. Donohue (2),Lee (2), Leesen (2), Wingfield, W. Cooper,Morris, Richards; emer., J. Cooper, E. Bender…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 11

Centrals (second grade) to-day—"Fllcks," "Buller," Zletsch, Boadle, Dousling 920, Richards'; Carrull, Fierce, GFreathead, Iredale Moyes, Fletcher, Varley, Logan; emer., Philiphs lardner…

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Football Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 9

A meeting of the Union was held last night at the Willow Tree Hotel, Mr. J. Sec presiding. Permits were given a number of players to join different clubs. In the match Central v…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

Tommy Burns, the world's champion boxer, figured prominently at the opening of the baseball season in England in May; he is said to heve…

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Tennis

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

Gore won the lawn tennis championship at W mbledon, beating, Roper Barrett by three sets to two The following will represent Graf…

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C.R. Rugby Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the above body was held at the Wilow Tree Hotel on Friday night. Present: Messrs. J. See (v.p., in the chair), S…

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Sydney Rugby Results. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

The qualifying round of matches between the leading clubs in the Metropolitan Rugby Union's first grade competition was played to-day. The…

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Boxing Contests in Melbourne Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

Sir Thomas Bent has received a letter from the representative of the Sydney syndicate, asking permission for the boxing contests to take place…

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Football. Inter-university Match. Sydney. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

The team from the combined New Zealand Universities was matched against the Sydney University team at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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Telegraphic Sporting. Triangular Cricket Scheme. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

The Cricket Advisory Committee has passed resolutions, asking the Marylebone Cricket Club to inform the Australian Board of Control that the…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 5

Centrals v. Ulmarra on Saturday—M'Grath, Burgess, Dousling (3), Buchan, dykes, Noud, Morris, harrington, Lardner (2), Beckman, Ferguson, Thompson, Long, Andrews, Walker…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

The G.B.X. and Coutt's Crossing Tennis Club players met on the latter's courts on Saturday. when the O.B.X. players won by 7 sets 58 games to 6 sets 57 games…

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Football Opinion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 8

"The New Zealander. Booth, compares Rugby in Sydney and in New Zealand. He considers that the scrutti formation of 3, 2, 3 is worked more…

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Triangular Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Observar" complains that the counties are forcing the Marylebone Cricket Club to commit a breach of faith regarding the next Australian visit. The paper…

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The Football Umpire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 5

Why does a man become a football umpire? Is it because there are men so beroie as to face any danger? if so. the truest sportsman on the football fled is the official who has the…

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Football. Fixtures for Saturday Next. First Grade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

Ceatral v. ulmarra, at Ulmarra, 3.15; referce. Mr. L. Williams. Western a bye. Second Grade. Central v. South Grafton, on oval. 2.15;…

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Swimming

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 5

Reg. Healy, the well-known N.S.W. champion swimmer, leaves for New: Zealand next week, to fill a higher position in the Wellington branch of…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 5

Regarding the statement reported to have been made, in urging the Vic torian Government to permit the appearance of Tommy Burns on the…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 5

The Players defeated the Gentlemen at Lords by seven wickets. Much criticism has arisen from the inclusion of the ex-Victorian, Frank Tarrant, in…

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