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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 66

Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 11

Westerns v. School on the Oval next, Wednesday:—McKerihan, Eggins, Payne, Hall, Eaton, Apps, Blow, Lloyd, Brady, Hayes, Swan, Everingham…

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Sporting Boxing. Sonter v. Jerome. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 2

At the Brisbane Stadium last night Jerry Jerome defeated Bill Sonter in seventeen rounds. Sonter put up a Great battle, but in the seventeenth…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 7

At the swimming carnival in Sydney the 100 yards ladies championship of New South Wales was won by Miss Durack, with Miss Wyllie second, and Miss Kerr…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 7

Southampton beat Grafton on the Oval last Saturday by 102 runs. Grafton 64— Hynes 13, Cameron 15 n.o., Klaus 17, Meally 7, Gardiner 3, E. O'Keeffe and W…

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BOXING. Jerome an Unorthodox Boxer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 7

W. F. Corbett in the "Sun" writes:— "I walked down to the Stadium with anticipations of piebald entanglements galore, and visions of a fury in black and…

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Sporting. Boxing. Sonter-Jerome Fight Bill Wants Another Match

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 3

Bill Sonter (accompanied by his manager, Jim Marshall) reached Grafton yesterday from Brisbane--where the former fought Jerry…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

Glasgow (Scottish League) beat English by 4 goals to 1. Seventy-thousand persons were present. At the conclusion of the Notts v…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

High School defeated Westerns on the Oval yesterday by 84 runs. Westerns 83— C. Apps 49, Hayes 3, Blow 10, McKerihan 3, Hall 1, Brady 15. n.o., Payne 0, Eaton…

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Tennis Championships

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Davis Cup entrants are Great Britain, Australasia, Canada, Africa, Belgium, Franco, Germany, and the United States…

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BOXING. Sonter-Jerome Contest

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

Sonter, though not in top-notch form, put up a splendid, battle against Jerry Jerome, the aboriginal boxer, at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night. The…

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Racing at Tamworth

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

The annual race meeting of the North-Western District Racing Association opened on Tuesday. Uralla Handicap.—Brightie, 8-10, 1;…

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Lismore Trotting Club Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

LISMORE, Wednesday Night.—The meeting of the Lismore Trotting Club this afternoon was fairly attended considering the weather. The sport was good and…

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V.R.C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

Autumn Hurdle Race, 2 miles.—Recollect, 9-9; 1; Lord Desmond, 12-8, 2; Zal, 9-8, 3. Winner at 7's. Ascot Vale Stakes, 6fur.—Andelosia 1,…

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O.r.j. Club Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 8

COMMITTEE.—Messrs. E. Gr. Elworthy (Chairman), E. T. Blaxland (Hon. Treasurer), R. R. Smith, W. A. Zuill, C. W. Sabine, C. F. Tindal, Dr. O. A…

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Easter Regatta

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

At the last meeting of the committee of the Bellinger River Regatta Club, it was decided to run the sailing race for the Dr. Myles' Cup on…

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Tennis South Grafton Tennis Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 3

The annual meeting of the South Grafton Tennis Club was held on Tuesday evening at the School of Arts. Mr. J. T. McKittrick…

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Swimming. an Ex-graftonian

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 3

Writing from Manly last Friday to a Grafton friend, young Eric McCracken, eldest son of Mr. W. A. McCracken (Resch's North Coast…

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Boxing. Good Word for Sonter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

In his letter from Brisbane to "The Referee," George Turner touches on the Jerome-Sonter contest in the following terms:--…

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Cricket. E. L. Waddy in Grafton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 3

Among the visitors to Grafton yesterday was Mr. E. L. Waddy, the well-known N.S.W. cricketer, who is a batsman of the dashing order, and…

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Golf

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 11

The local Golf Club will shortly commence operations for the present year. The putting green is now being put in order with a view, to making an early start. At the…

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