Boxing Championship. Burns Defeats Squires in Eight Rounds LONDON
The boxing contest between Tom Burns, the champion of the world, and Bill Squires, the Australian boxer, for the championship and a suostantial…
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Boxing
Squires will fight thrice under the aegis of the Sports and Amusements Ltd., during the visit of the American fleet. Squires and his trainer, and…
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The British team of Rugby footballers played the eighth match of the tour at Greymouth, New Zealand, against West Coast and Buller Unions. The result was an easy victory for the Britishers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter to the Editor. Racing Reform
Sir,—I will feel very much obliged if you will kindly allow space for these few lines. If Mr. Dale is as careless in weighing winners of races as he apparently was when reading my remarks, he can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Match. (By Telegraph). Sydney
The British football team to-day won the match by 22 points to 3 against a team at Greymouth, New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. House Racing
June 24.—Maitland races; entries, to-night. July 1, 2.—Narrabri Jockey Club. Weights for all the big handicaps of the spring—Epsom Handicap, Metropolitan,…
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The Maoris defeated Sydney at Wentworth Park on Wednesday by 23 points to 20. Rota, of the winning team, had his jaw broken but continued playing…
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The matches set down for to-day are:—A grade: Muswellbrook versus Aberdeen, at Aberdeen; Scone v. Murrurundi, at Scone. B grade: Scone…
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A football match at Toorak Park (Melbourne) between the unbeaten teams, St. Kilda and Prahran, of the Wednesday Half-holiday Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football. Cessnock v. West End
These senior teams met on the Albion ground this afternoon, the game resulting in a win for West by 6 points to 3. The first half was very slow, piny being principally a series of scrums,…
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June 24—Maitland races. July 1 and 2.—Narrabri Jockey Club. (BY THE VAGRANT.) The yearling colts by Simmer from Toque…
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June 24.—Maitland Races. July 1, 2.—Narrabi Jockey Club. June 4.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, June 29…
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[?] Bruid, playing at Prestwick, won the golf championship in 291, which constitutes a [?]…
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In the business portion of this issue may be found an advertising giving particulars as to the running of trains in connection with Maitland races on Wednesday next. A special for passengers only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South African Cricket
The South African Cricket Association telegraphing on Saturday, stated that it had not received a definite invitation to visit Australia. The opinion is expressed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boxing Championship. "Bill" Squires' Allowance
It costs almost as much to arrange for two champion boxers to meet in the ring as to stage a Christmas pantomime. The Sydney syndicate, which is bringing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football. Eastern Division v. KURRI
The game between these teams, played, on the Albion Ground on Saturday, resulted in a win for East, by 3 points to nil. It proved a hard and decidedly rough contest. The referee…
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{June 24.âMaitland Races. July 1,2.âNarrabri Jockey Club. Uuly 4.âWallsend Jockey Club; entries, June 29…
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It Is stated by London "Sporting Life," just to hand that, previous to his acceptance of the offer to visit Australia. Tommy Burns accepted one…
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