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Sport, 1910

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Football. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 5

The inter-union club competition will be advanced another stage to-morrow, and the matches set down for decision on the Albion Ground should be productive of good football…

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Boxing. Death of a Former Crack. London, August 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 5

Mr. H. D. M'Intosh has arranged a series of contests in London, beginning on September 15, to decide the heavyweight championship of England. If Bombardier Wells wins he will be…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 6

Frank Beaurepaire, the Australian champion, has won the 100 yards swim ming championship at Weston-super Mare, Somersetshire, by a touch, from…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 6

Joe Gans, formerly light-weight cham pion of the world, who was suffering from consumption, and whom the doctors had given up three mouths ago, died on…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 6

Playing for Middlesex v. Essex, in the English-county championship this week, J. H. Hearne took seven Essex wickets for two runs…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 3

Kent playing Gloucestershire made 606 runs for the loss of six wickets in five hours. Mason's score was 121 not out. Humphreys made 162…

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Football. Schools' Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 3

Cleveland-street School juniors defeated a combined Maitland junior team on the Albion Ground yesterday afternoon by 8 points to 5 There was no score in the first half, but shortly after…

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Adelaide Races. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 3

The Adelaide Grand National Hurdle Race was won by Kadina, with Kuleurna second, and Macumba third The Victorian lad S. Ferguson, now riding for…

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School Tennis. Largs v. MORPETH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 3

The above teams met on the former's ground on Friday afternoon last, and resulted in a win for Largs by 40 games to 24. The game, which was a very interesting one, was played in an excellent…

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Boxing Match in Brisbane. Cripps Defeats Jerome. Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 8

Arthur Cripps defeated Jerry Jerome, described as an aboriginal marvel, in a 20-round contest for the middle-weight championship of…

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Women Interested in Racing. Familiar Figures on the Course

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 7

Fifteen or twenty years ago very few women were to be seen at any race meetings at all, with the exception of Ascot and Goodwood, which to-day are great social functions. Nowhere is this…

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South African Cricket Team Guarantee Arranged. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 4

The Australia Board of Control has received the following cable from the South African-Cricket Association:— "Guarantee arranged here Will send…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

The following will represent Maitland Club against Central on Wednesday afternoon on Central Green:—Marshall, Bailey, Kline, Edmunds, Rourke, Poulton, Sheedy, Cooper, Hills,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

In the lawn tennis matches at Nottingham the final of the mixed doubles championship was won by Doust and Mrs. Lambert-Chambers, who beat Hillyard and Mrs…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

Kent is assured of winning the county championship at cricket. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon. Hampshire playing Lancashire scored 344…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2
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The fight between Bill Lang, the Australian champion, and Stanley Ketchell, which was scheduled for to-day (Tuesday), has been called off, but in its stead…

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Swimming Champion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 5

In the 500-metre swimming race at Join Villepoint, F. Beaurepaire, the Australian champion, won in 7min. 18 sec. Pletinex second, and Dernot third…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

A Stewarts Brook correspondent writes —The Stewarts Brook "Independents visited Moonan Flat on Saturday, when very enjoyable tennis match was play[?]…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

Kent has again won the English county championship. The South African cricketers to tour Australia have agreed to play five test…

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