Wootton Retiring From Racing
Owing to the suspension of the Australian jockey, Franck Wootton, for negligent riding, his father R. Wootton, intends abandoning training and selling his…
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Interstate Football. Sydney
New South Wales was leading Queensland by: 6 to 3 at half-time. The estate of the late L. C. Russell Jones, solicitor, has been valued for probate at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. Junior Cricket Association
Sir,—Newcastle junior cricketers noted with pleasure the announcement that a Maitland District Cricket Association had at last been formed, and wish success to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket in England Test Match Abandoned. London
Owing to rain yesterday, it was found impossible to continue play in the second Test match between England and Australia. Therefore, the game was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Triangular Cricket a Failure Not Likely to be Repeated. London
It is generally agreed in sporting circles that triangular cricket has been a failure, and is not likely to be repeated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World Athletic Events. British Representation. London, Friday evening
Lord Desborough presided at a meeting of prominent athletes, at which it was resolved to institute a fund to ensure worthy British representation at world athletic events. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football. Rugby Union. Maitland V. City and Suburban
The conditions on Saturday were again unfavourable to football. The field, as the result of the recent rain, was heavy but during the first half of the early match a storm,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowls
The Dumfries club beat the touring New South Wales bowlers by 90 points to 70…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby League. a Fine Exhibition
Exceptionally, good! This was the opinion expressed by the large crowd that witnessed the display of football on the West Maitland park on Saturday afternoon. In the first place…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boxing. San Francisco, Aug, 3
Abe Attell and Tommy Murphy fought a 20-round draw. Attell out-pointed his opponent. Nolan, Attell's manager, who had quarrelled with the boxer, attached Attell's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing. Langford Beats M'vea on Points
Their three previous contests having made him thoroughly conversant with Sam M'Vea's methods of attack, Sam Langford in preparing for his fourth contest with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis. Long Beach (Cal.). Aug, 3
Nat Brown and Jack Duncan retained the tennis doubles championship of Southern California, by beating Chase and Harry Rogers, 14-12, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 10-3. Paul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf in America. St. Paul (Minn.). Aug. 3
Harry G. Lagg, of Minneapolis, won the Minnesota Championship for the sixth consecutive time, defeating Lynn Johnson 4 up and 3 to play, over a course of 36 holes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Finances. Triangular Tests May Be Abandoned
Prior to the meeting of the Imperial Conference, which was held at Lord's a fortnight ago, Mr. Sydney Smith sent, Mr. G. S. Crouch, manager of the Australian team,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Triangular Tests. "Too Much Cricket." London, Aug. 3
In an Interview J. B. Hobbs (Surrey) said be was unable to see how future triangular tests could be a success. He was, therefore, not surprised at the conclusion arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. Maitland Junior Cricket Association
Sr,—1 was very pleased to rend "Newcastle Cricketer's" letter in your issue, of Saturday last commending the above movement, and I trust it will receive whole-hearted support…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics
The five miles' cross-country championship of the State was run at Randwich racecourse on Saturday, T. J. Wood retaining the title…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football. Rugby Union
Maitland and the City and suburaban Association teams played their second match on the Albion Ground yesterday afternoon Bank Holiday. There was a very good…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boxing
Any doubt that existed in the minds of boxing enthusiasts as to who was the better boxer of the two negro Sams —Laugford and M'Vea -was dispelled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football
A friendly game was played at Moonan Flat on Saturday last, between Stewarts Brook and Moonan, which, after a splendidly contested…
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