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Sport, 1913

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Cricket Northern Division v. STANDARDS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 7

The last match in the competition, Northern Division v. Standards, was Commenced on the Albion Ground on Saturday, and when play ceased for the day Standards, in…

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Late News by Cable Lawn Tennis. the Davis Cup. Ottawa, March 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 8

The Canadian team for the Davis Cup contest is as follows :—B. Powell, B. F Schwengers (Victoria), and L. G. Mayes (Winnipeg.)…

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Local and General News. Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 4

Members and intending members of the newly-formed Athletic Club are requested to meet at Mr. Pywell's to-morrow (Tuesday) night, at eight O'clock…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

The Sydney Ladies' Club held their seventh annual carnival on Saturday at the Lavender Bay Baths. The chief event was the 100 yards championship of…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

At Brisbane on Saturday, Bill Soaker put up a great battle against Jerry Jerome up to the 17tb round, when Jerome floored him three times, and he…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

Playing for Gordon against Sydney University on Saturday, Macartney took five wickets for 32, and compiled 90 with the bat in a total of 158…

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Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

One of the most successful meetings yet conducted by the local club eventuated on Saturday last in the presence of a record crowd of the…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

The N.S. Wales Eleven are at present in Tasmania. The latter were dismissed for 139, Hordern capturing 6 wickets for 67, and Scott 4 for 37. Up till yesterday,…

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Boxing. Mehegan and Hirst Matched. London, March 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 7

Hughie Mehegan has been matched to box Joe Hirst, of America, 20 rounds on March 10, for a purse of £400…

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Lawn Tennis. Monte Carlo, March 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 5

In the final of the lawn tennis singles yesterday, A. F. Wilding defeated Pouling, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1…

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Interstate Cricket South Australia v. VICTORIA

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

The last of the Sheffield Shield matches for the season was started on Friday at the Adelaide Oval. It is all important, deciding as it will which of…

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Morpeth Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

The right to conduct a refresh[?] booth at the Morpeth regatta on Easter Monday was sold by auction by Messrs. Swan, Murray & Hain this morning. It was…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 7

Thanks to the enterprise of Mr. "Jack" Andrews, who is [?] a solid purse for the engagement—which will be the opening one in the new and commodious…

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International Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 5

The draw for the first round for the Davis Cup is as follows:—Austral[?] v. United States, Germany v. France, South Africa v. Canada, Belgium a bye…

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Athletic Cub

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the West Maitland Athletic Club was held at Mr. T. Pywell's rooms last night, when there was a large attendance. An apology was received for the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 4

The Sheffield shield match between Victoria and South Australia was concluded on Tuesday on the Adelaide Oval. The resnlt was a win for Sonth…

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Boxing. Deering Beats Yates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 7

In the Olympia Hall, Tamworth, "Sid" Deering, of Newtown (Sydney), met "Billy" Yates, of Tamworth, in a 20 rounds boxing contest. The fight came to a most…

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Boxing Championship. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 5

Klaus defeated Papke for the middle-weight championship of the world, the referee stopping the flight in the fifteenth round on account of Papke's irregularities…

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Bowls. Central v. SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 7

Central v Singleton on Central Green on Saturday afternoon:—Bolt, J. Pain, H. Pain, Paterson; W. Galton, C. Wilks, Kelly, Squires; Armstrong, Moore, Dimmock,…

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