Prehistoric Cricket
Apparently in all seriousness Mr. Andrew Lang advances a contention that cricket was played in Ireland 17 centuries age; that is to say, about 200…
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Sport, 1908
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Central United Football Club
A meeting of the Central United Football Club was held at the Wilcannia Club Hotel on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. T. M'Mahon presiding over [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. Warehousemen v. Pellew and Moore
A match, Pellow and Moore v. Warehousemen, was played on Western Oval. Afternoon tea was dispensed by lady friends of the contestants, and the game was a most…
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In the first-grade Rugby football matches played on Saturday, University beat Newtown by 11 points to 8. Eastern Suburbs beat Glebe by 6 points to…
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The West Juniors defeated the Central Juniors on the Excelsior ground on Saturday. Scores: Wests, 4 goals, 13 behinds; Contrals, 2 goals 6…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOWLS. Sydney
The New Zealand bowlers, defeated an Australian team on Saturday by 116 to 114. Towards the finish the Australians made considerable headway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting. Boxing. Sydney
Les Corbett knocked out Harry Ireland in the fifth round at the Gaiety Athletic Club on Saturday night. The contest was for a £30 side wager and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football. Wests v. BROKENS
The scratch match played on the Jubilee Oval this afternoon between teams representing the West and Broken Hill (late Central) clubs ended in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RACING. S.A. Tattersall's Meeting. Adelaide
The South Australian Tattersall's meating was held to-day in dull weather. There was a good attendance. The owner (H. Farmer), the rider (E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Football. Match Against "All Blacks." Sydney
The following league players have been selected to represent New South Wales against the "All Wacks" (New Zealand Rugby footballers), who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Association Football. London
In the final football match, for the Association Cup played yesterday the Wolverhampton Wanderers scored three goals to the Newcastle United [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lightweight Boxing Championship. Hock Keys v. Frank Thorn. Won by the Former. Winner's Marked Superiority Shown Throughout the Contest. Melbourne
Hock Keys (9.4½) and Frank Thorn (9.2½) met to-day on the Saucer Track to contest the lightweight championship of Australia. Six thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Notes
The North v. South match on the South Oval last Saturday provided a fairly even contest, as the scores, 4.12 to 3.10 in favor of tho Norths, show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Senior Football Association
The Harrier Ranges Football Associaion met at [?]arris's Hotel last night, when all the affiliated clubs were fully represented. The president (Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tennis Club's Association. To the Editor
Sir,—Would you kindly grant me a little space to urge the various tennis clubs of the city to form a tennis association I think that this, if formed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Austral Football Club
A special meeting of the Austral Football Club, was held last night, at the Commercial, Hotel, Mr. L, Phillipps presiding. There were a large number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting. Broken Hill Football ASSOlCIATION
A meeting of the Broken Hill Football Association was held at the Denver City Hotel on Tuesday night. Mr, G. Ivy presided over a full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing in Sydney. Sid Russell Defeats Bill Smith. M'call and Kling Challenge the Winner. Sydney
Bill Smith and Sid Russell met at the Gaiety Hall last night. The latter, who was hot favorite, chased Smith round the ring, and landed some heavy…
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Later cable news concerning the proposed return match between Burns and Squires is to the effect that arrangements are being made for the pair to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →English Racing. ' London
The results of the City and Suburban Handicap, run yesterday in connection with the Epsom Spring meeting, were: —Dean Swift, 1; Simonson, 2; Snow…
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