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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,932 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 97

Fights at Football. Referee Stops Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 5

At the Union grounds, Brisbane, on Saturday, rough play occurred in the match between Valley and Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union clubs, with the result that five players…

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Lawn Tennis. All England Championship. London, June 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 5

In the All England Singles Championship contests, Doust beat Grip, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 11-9, Parke, M'Loughlin, and Kreuser also qualified for the semi-final…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate, Singleton Argus

Football boomed in Dungog on Saturday last, when two matches were played on the recreation ground. The Rovers were engaged…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 4

Tom Hayward, the Surrey batsman, scored 110 not out against Lancashire on Friday, and has now scored 100 centuries in first-class cricket, and has…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

Tom Hayward, the Surrey batsman, scored 110 not out against Lancashire on Friday, and has now scored 100 centuries in first-class…

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Boxing,. Carpentier Beats Luefie London, .June 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 7

Carpentier outboxed and knocked-out the heavyweight champion, Luefie, in the third I round of a bout at Bordeaux. It is repoted that Carpentier will meet Jack Johnson…

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Sporting. Turf. Canterbury Park Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 4

The weather was cloudy and the course heavy at Canterbury Park on Saturday. Results:- Hurdle Race, about 2 miles.-cumin,…

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Local and General Hews. Football Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland United Rughy League Club wil be held at the Angel Lun to-morrow evening at eight o'clock…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

Thirteen courses' wore run at Deunman Coursing Club's mooting on Saturday last. Hares were fairly numerous. The deciding courses are to be run on Saturday noxt…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

A competition match was played on the local showground on Saturday last between Muswellbrook A's and the Miners, and was won by the A's by 16…

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Lawn Tennis. London, July 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

In the play in the semi-finals for the AllEngland singles championship M. E. land). 6-1, 7-5, 6-4. M'Longhlin (America) beat J. Park…

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Riot at Boxing Match. Albany (N.y.), July 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

Willie Langlord and Kid Henry. two negroes, were in the midst of a tea-rounds boxing bout when a riot broke out. Some of the spectators threw chams at the r[?]nds, who…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 4

Georges Carpentier, the noted French champion, has bad another easy win. At Bordeaux he outboxed the heavyweight champion, Luefie, and in the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 3

Following will represent Singleton C. versus Branxton at Singleton on Saturday, play commencing at 2.30 p.m.:— Murphy, Turner, Burns, Button, Baker,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 4

Three thousand spectators at the Manly Oval on Saturday last witnessed a rather unusual occurrence on a football field during the progress of the…

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Cricket in England. a Record Score. London. July 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 2

Playing for Surrey against Sussex, Sandham, a cold scored 196. In the match between cambridge University and the Marylebone Club, at Lord's the…

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Football Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 7

Given fine weather, the League, ex[?]utive expects a termendous attendance on the Albion Ground to-morrow afternoon. From a glance at the matches set down, it is not…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 7

Maitlan[?]. Wickham, on Wickham green, The following will proceed to Wickham to-morrow:—Oakes, Sheedy, Eldridge, Seward, Clark, Kline, Fry, Jarman,Heyes, Hancock,…

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