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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,932 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 97

Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

Ten or twelve cricketers who are to tour America have accepted E. R. Mayne's Invitation. They are W. Bardsley, P. S. Arnott, C. G…

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Local and General. FOOTBALL

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

The following team are chosen to journey to Gloucester on Saturday, 10th May, by train leaving Dungog at 12.25, to play against a team…

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Boxing. Dutch Hickman v. Soldier O'grady

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 7

The battle here to-morrow evening at Mr. Jack Andrews' Stadium will be really and truly a clash of giants, and even if the Wollongong champion and the military man…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 6

Pe?ty oƒicer Curran (Eng) and Bill Lang (Vic), heavy-weights, meet at Rushcu?ers Bay stadium to-night. After 20 fast, interesting rounds at…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter Football Association was held at the Railway Hotel. Scone, on Saturday last. Delegates representing…

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Soccer Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 4

A meeting will be held on Wednesday night next at Mrs. McDonald's rooms, of all interested in British Association football…

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Boxing. O'grady v. HICKMAN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 7

What promises to be the greatest glove [?] that has delighted "the fancy" in Maitland should be witnessed to-night at Andrews' Stadium, when Dutch Hickman…

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Boxing. Summers Stops Bob Turner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 15

Though the ex-lightweight champion Bob Turner, boxed cleverly and well at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday light, the English crack, Johnny Summers, was too…

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Heddon Races. (From our Reporter)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 15

Officials:—Committee, Messrs. H. J. W. Birkenhead, T. W. Silk, J. S. O'Donnell, J. F. Barry, J. B. Enright;, W. J. Enright; hon. surgeon, Dr. Sadler…

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Late Sporting News. Tamworth Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 5

What is termed the Newmarket meeting of Tamworth Jockey Club commenced yesterday in splendid weather, and with a good attendance. The racing was very…

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Cricket. Australian Team for America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 7

The Australian team arranged by E. R. [?] of south Australia, will leave Sydney [?] on Monday for America. The team [?] E. R. Mayne, J. N. Crawford…

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Association Football. the League Champions. London, April 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

Sunderland won the Football League championship, with 52 points, and Sheffield Wednesday are the runner-up with 49 points…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 7

The Hunter District Rugby League opened its season on the show ground on Saturday afternoon. The principal match was that between Kurri…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 7

No matches were played locally on Saturday afternoon. Both clubs contented themselves in carrying out heats in the tournaments that are now in progress, and…

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Boolaroo Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 7

The weather on Saturday forenoon down the line was anything but promising for the race meeting on the picturesque Boolaroo course, there being plenty of clouds…

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Boxing. O'grady Defeats Hickman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 7

Although it was the first battle between heavy weighs in Mailand for a very long time, the contest between Dutch Hickman, of Wollongong, and Soldier O'Grady, of…

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Cricket. Brewery v. South United

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 7

This match was resumed on Saturday last when the two not-out men, AlcGliachey 83, and Colgan 45 took up their positions at the wickets at 2.45 p.m. McGlinohey was the…

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Football Disturbance in Victoria Trouble Over Three Girls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 5

Jealously over three girls and exuberance of spirits on the part of barrackers were responsible for a lively scene after the junior football match at Yattaville (Victoria), on Saturday. A…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 4

Bill Lang defeated ex-Petty-officer Curran at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, in a battle that lasted the full term of 20 rounds. There was a…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 4

There was a large attendance of members on the green on Saturday, as also during several afternoons earlier in the week, the attraction being the…

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