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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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English Cricket Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 5

Le Couteur, a Victorian Rhodes' scholar at Oxford, brilliantly assisted Oxford University to defeat Marylebone Club. Le Couteur made the highest score of the match,…

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The American Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 5

Sir,—Lovers of football will not hesitate to condemn the appointment by the Hunger Union of Mr. George Yeates as reference for the American football match on…

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Football at Sydney. Americans Again Defeated. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 2

In the second match between Sydney University and the American Universi ties Football Team, at Sydney this after noon, Sydney University defeated the…

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The Boxing Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 5

Jeffries has sprained his thumb and will have to rest for a week…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 5

In the All-England lawn tennis championships Wilding and Doust were victorious the third round of the singles. Wilding defeated Ritchie by 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. In the doubles Doust and…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 5

Teams selected by the treasurer and secretary respectively will try conclusions to-morrow afternoon on the Maitland Park. The certificates of proficiency gained by…

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Universities Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 8

Sir.—With your kind permission I would like to refer to the selection of the referee in the forth-coming match, American Universities v. Hunter District, which I am…

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Kiel Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 5

Cochrane's American vacht Westward won the chief event at the Kiel regatta. The Emperor of Germany's vach Meteor, carrying the Kaiser, was second…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 3

A cable from San Francisco on Wed nesday states that, Jim Jeffries and his large party of trains have arrived in Reno City. Thousands of people…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 3

The return match between the New Zealand and Queensland representative Rugby tarns was played on Wednesday, New Zealand winning by 21 points to 3…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 5

In the third round of the doubles Rit[?]ic and Wilding beat Hillyard and Good by 6-1, 6-0, 8-6, Doust and Po[?] Gwynne Evand and Hardly by 6-0, 6-3…

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Open Golf Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 5

Jas. Braid won this open golf championship, going through in 290; Herd, 303; and Duncan, 304…

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Could Bros. and Co. [?] Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 4

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Football. Matches in Sydney. Sydney, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 5

The Maoris defeated the Americans by 14 points to nil. In the match between Australia and New Zealand there was no score up to…

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The Boxing Championship. Jeffries in Good Trim. Vancouver, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 5

The fighters have deserted San Francisco for Reno. Jeffries arrived at Reno on Wednesday, and began his gymnasium work unmindful of the high altitude of the place. His breathing…

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Boxing in America. Joffries Sprains a Thumb. San Francisco

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 4

James Jeffries, while training for his match with Jack Johnson, sprained one of his thumbs, and will have to retire from training work for the Week…

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Cricket Captaincy Thoughts of P. F. Warner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 4

Mr P. F. Warner, the famous English cricketer, writes as follows in the "Westminster Gazette":—Matches at cricket are won by…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1910 · page 5

Mr. D. S. Dickerson, Governor of Nevada, has informed Mr. Ted Rickard, promoter of the fight, that he will not interfere if the Johnson Jeffries fight is held at Reno…

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A Swimming Feat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1910 · page 5

Jules Guamier, with his arms and feet securely bound, swam in the Thames from Purtney Bridge to Mortlake, a distance of four and a quarter miles, in 91 minutes…

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League Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1910 · page 6

The International League match between England and Queensland on the Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane, played in drizzling rain was won by the visitors by 33 points to 9…

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