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Sport, 1911

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling, Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 7

The postponed match Maitland v. Maitland Centrals on Central Green will be played next Saturday. The following players have been selected:—H. H. Cooper,…

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Tennis. Paris March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 5

At the Nice tennis tournament, Wilding (New Zealand) won the South of France championship, defeating De Cugis 9-7, 6-0, 6-3…

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Local and General News. East Maitland Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

The annual meeting of the East Maitland Lawn Tennis Club will be held in St. Peter's Hall, East Maitland, on Thursday evening next, at 8 o'clock, and a full…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 7

Hannan is very anxious to have the articles for his forthcoming engagement. with Peter cook at Maitland Town signed and returned. but cook has appagently…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 7

Mick Ryan and Jim Goode are to meet in a twenty round go at Gunnedah on April 15, and a real good battle is expected. The Maitlan der is doing steady work here at…

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Boxing Contests

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 5

London, Thursday.-In the boxing contests at Olympia, Bronson met Syd. Burns. Bronson was leading on points untill the eighteenth round, when he was…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 3

The following players will represent the Singleton Distriet Cricket Association v.Singleton C.C. to-day (Saturday) at Howe park, play to commence at…

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Keep the Bookmaker Out. Professional Football

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 6

Mr. F. Flowers, M.L.C., had something to say last week at the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Football League on the question of professional sport. He said…

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Another Boxing Fatality. Death of Bob. Bryant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

Robert Whitelaw, of Newcastle, and Bob Bryant, of Sydney, met in a boxing contest at Summer Park, Newcastle on Saturday evening, and this was followed by…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The boxing opedemic has spread to Aberdeen, where on Saturday morning next, a 20 rounds bout has been arranged between Peter Cook…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 7

The annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Union was held on Monday night. The report showed that application had been made for joint representation on the…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

The following team will represent Scone against Blandford, at Scone next Saturday :—C. Dunbar, H. Brecht, A. Smith, L. Barwick,…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 7

The following entries have been received for Maitland races, to take place on Saturday next. The Flying Handicap; fur??ilgn-Old Blue…

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The Boxing Champion. San Francisco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

Jack Johnson has appealed against his conviction to gaol for fast motor car driving…

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Fatal Boxing Contest. Death of Bob Bryant

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

A glove contest between R. Whitelas. or Newcastle, and R. Bryant, of Sydney, at the Summer Park, Newcastle, or Saturday night, had a fatal termination…

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International Football. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

The French team defeated the Irish players in the International Rugby match on Suturday by one goal to nil…

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CRICKET. T. ZINGARI v. Northern Division

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 7

T. Zingari and Northern Division met on the Albion ground on Saturday the [?] being drawn. Zingari batted first on a [?] wicket, Oram and Fogarty, the…

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Athletics

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

Anent the late St. Patrick's Day sports, Mr. F. Walters writes us, his letter being held over from last issue:—Sir,—I noticed an item in…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 7

The following comments on the Lang-Langford contest were printed in the London "Sportsman" of February 22:—Langford, who had given his weight as 11st…

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