The Obsession of Watching Football
[?] Wandering Sportsman" in the [?] party Mail:— [?] effect of the national passion [?] upon the energy and efficiency of…
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Lawn Tennis. Australians in America. New York, May 31
In a practice match S. N. Doust defeated C. Haggett, the English professional, one set, 7-5. Heggett defeated H. M. Rice, 6-3, 6-4…
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The game between the ipswich ( Queensland) and Humor Rugby League teams, played on the show ground on Saturday, attracted a large attendance. The game was…
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Kurrin Kurrin B met Horseshoe Bend on the Albion Ground oval, and at half-time were leading by six points to all. The ground was stodgy, and the ball difficult to…
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The cricket match between Notts and Yorkshire ended in a draw, G. Gun made 132 and 109 unfinished…
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A match is being arranged to take place at Maitland Stadium in time between Jack Burns and the local champion, Les Darcy. for a side-wager and a purse…
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Saturday was not at all a favourable day for those in pursuit of pleasure out of doors, for following upon a rather wet night the weather was dull and raw, and the sun was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football Rugby League. Metropolitan v. HUNTER
The extremely moist conditions yesterday precluded the possibility of holding any king or sports, with the exception of football. Frequent showers fell throughout the…
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H. Hoey, the well-known New Zealand long-distance swimmer, who previously went to England to try the Channel swim, but was prevented by…
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At the Sydney stadium on Saturday night Sid Stagg defeated Frank Picato on points after the full term of 20 rounds had been fought…
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New-South Wales defeated the New Zealand Rugby League on Saturday by 17 points to 15. The contest was witnessed by 45,000 spectators, and the gate…
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The Davis Cup competition in progress in New York, saw Williams and M'Loughlin, of America, easily vanquish Doust and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby Union. Warroos v. MAITLAND
The almost continuous showers of yesterday seemed to have put all outdoor amusement out of the question. But footballers are prepared to face any conditions. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Golf
An enjoyable afternoon's golf was played on Monday the occasion being the local Club's opening day of the season, and took the form of a mixed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing. Wellington
Barney Ireland and Tom Mcgrath fought a draw for the middle-weight championship of New Zealand. The decision received a mixed reception…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing. England's Lightweight Champion
Matt. Wells, the English lightweight boxer, and his manager. S. Levy, are passengers by the R. M. S. Otranto, which arrived at Fremantic on Tuesday. The boxer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →County Cricket
In county cricket Middlesex beat. Surrey by 79 runs. Tarrant took seven wickets for 100 runs…
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In the match Yorkshire v. Le[?]tershire, at Leeds the home team won by an innings and 20s runs. Hirst took seven wickets for 33 and 3 for 15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sporting. Football Sydney Town Hall v MUSWELLBROOK [?]
A match was played on the local Showground on Saturday last between teams representing the Sydney Town Hal1, and Muswellbrook A's, and…
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