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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Boxing. Big Offer to Ritchie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1913 · page 7

Mr. "Snowy" Baker has cabled to his representative in America, Mr. Harvey, instructing him to offer Willie Ritchie, lightweight champion of the world, £4000 and…

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Wallsend Races. Successful in Every Respect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1913 · page 7

It is doubtful if the old Wallsend Jockey Club, which has achieved so many triumphs in the past, ever conducted a more successful race meeting than that which…

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Golf and the Schoolboy. Vardon and Ray Defeated. Brooklyne (Mass.), Sept. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1913 · page 5

Francis Ouimet, a schoolboy amateur, provided a surprise in the American open golf championship by defeating Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, the English…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Duke Kahanamoku, the famous spririt swimmer, who gained world-wide prominence at tlie last Olympic championship, has accepted the invitation from the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. "Snowy" Baker has cabled to his, representative in America, instructing him to offer Willie Ritchie, light-weight champion of the world, £4000 and…

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Sporting. BOXING

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 3

Mr. "Snowy" Baker has cabled to his representative in America, instructing him to offer Willie Ritchie, light-weight champion of the world, £4000 and…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

The attendance at the final match on Saturday between St. Kilda mid Fitzroy on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, was, 54,700. St. Kilda won by 10 goals 10…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

Vancouver,Sunday.—The Australian, cricketers defeated Vancouver by one innings and 230 runs. Vancouver scored 61 in the first innings and 64 in the…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

The invitation of the two Howe Park [?]nis clubs to play a tournament on the[?] courts on Saturday last attracted, perhaps the largest gathering of tennis enthu[?]…

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Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

A big crowd attended the Rosehill Spring meeting on Saturday afternoon. Results: — Hurdle Race, 2 miles.—Whakaweira,…

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Boolaroo Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 7

Following are the entries for Boolaroo races to be held on Saturday next:— Teralba Mile.—Lady Terrell, Black Prince, Jewelstone, Cornena, Ruebell, Sir…

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Fancy Dress Football Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 5

The much-looked forward to fancy dress football carnival eventuated on Saturday last. It was a novel event for Dungog…

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British Golf and Golfers. an American Critic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 7

Mr. Heinrich Schmidt, the young American golfer who was of the final eight in the golf championship played recently in England, writes in the London "Daily Mail":—…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Rugby League executive was held in the School of Arts committee room, last evening, Mr. R. F. Watson presiding over a large attendance of…

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Sporting. Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

A handicap stroke competition was played on the local links on Saturday last, in which six members took part. The winner was Mr W. R. Nowland Following were the…

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League Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 4

The Hunter League will conclude their season on Saturday next, on the Albion Ground, when Maitland United and Morpeth seniors meet in the Eight-Hour final, and…

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Boxing. Shakespeare V Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 7

On Saturday evening next in Andrews' Stadium here, Joe Shakespeare, the fighting miner from Neath, and Les. Darcy, the young undefeated East Maitland welter, will settle…

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Cricket. the Robins Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 7

Robins 1st Junior members are notified of a meeting to be held at Miss Edwards' rooms, to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 8.15. Granting members are financial they…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 7

Joe White and Billy Elliott, the crack Sydney lightweight, have been matched to box 20 rounds at Andrews' Stadium here on October 11…

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