Boxing
Jack Johnson has threatened to go forth and find a champion outside America. He intends leaving New York about the middle of February…
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Sport, 1911
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Bowls in Adelaide. Adelaide
The single-handed bowls championship of Australia was won yesterday by F. Robinson, of Armadale (Victoria)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing Contests at Townsville and Brisbane. Brisbane
An interesting contest of 20 rounds took place yesterday at Townsville, when "Snowy" Malone- (Tasmania) beat Charlie Murphy (Winton) for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Cricket. Success v. TRIUMPHS
The Success and Triumph teams in the Druids' competition met on the Jubilee Oval this afternoon. The Triumphs batted first and soon collared…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Newcastle Boxing Contest. Shakespeare Defeats Coleman. Newcastle
An open air fight took place yesterday morning at Summer Park, New-castle, between Wal Coleman (Lithgow) and Joe Shakespeare (South Maitland)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Adelaide Boxing Contest. Broken Hillite the Winner. Adelaide
A large crowd assembled at the Adelaide Stadium last evening, when a 15-round boxing contest was fought between J. Britisher (Adelaide) and C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing. Bill Lang in England. to Fight Langford and Curran. [Reuter's Message.] London
Mr. H. D. M'Intosh states that Bill Lang will fight Sam Langford for £3500 at the Olympia (London) probably on February 15; also Potty-officer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sporting. Lightweight Boxing Championship. Mehegan v. Bronson. a Splendid Contest. Victory for Mehegan. Sydney
Hughie Mehegan is still the light-weight champion boxer of Australia, Boy Bronson, the little American, made a big bid to win the title at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Trainer's Wife. Preparing to Attend Tattersall's Races. Sydney
Mrs. Barry, the wife of A. W. Barry, a well-known trainer, died suddenly yesterday while preparing to attend Tattersall's races…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Following Appreared in Sunday's Third Edition. Cricket. Second Test Match. Australia v. South Africa. Australia All Out for 348. South Africa No Wickets for 17. Melbourne
The second Test match, Australia v. South Africa, was commenced to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground in beautiful weather, and on a good…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Latest Sporting. [Reuter's Messages.] International Rugby. Paris
In an international Rugby football match between France and Scotland, played at Paris, the former team won by a single point. The scores were:—…
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A recent cable from America informs us that Jim Jeffries met with a sensational, motor-car mishap, It appears the whi[?] hope of the white race…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming. Lowering a World's Record. Sydney
Alec Wickham yesterday lowered the world's record for 100 yards' breaststroke swim in the test race to select representatives for the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Swimming Record. Sydney
At the Domain Baths yesterday C[?]cil, Healy established a new Australian swimming record for three-quarters of a mile. His time was 17m. 48s., 16s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. Third Test Match. Adelaide
The Australian team to meet the South Africans in the third Test match on the Adelaide Oval to-day will be the same as met the visitors in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mentone Races. To-morrow's Anticipations Melbourne
Anticipations for the Mentone races to-morrow are:— First Division Handicap.—Filli Fogi or Prince Grafton…
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According to Sydney scribes, Billy Papke is determined to have another [?] at Dave Smith before he leaves Australia, and hopes to meet him at…
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In yesterday's "Miner" there appeared a paragraph containing a challenge by Professor Stevenson, the wellknown ju-jitsu export, to box the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boxing. Bronson and Douglas Meet. Easy Victory for the American. Sydney
Ray Bronson, the American boxer, looked a different man at the Stadium on Saturday night than when he boxed Mohegan for the lightweight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yankee Football. Season's Appalling Death Roll. Twenty-two Killed and 499 Injured
A startling toll of foot[?] casualties has (according to the "Sun") been rolled up during the season not yet concluded in America…
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