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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 101

Boxing. Wihtelaw V. Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 7

Both Boh Whitelaw and les Darey look and declare themselves as their best friends and admirers desire them for their much-discussed return match at Andrews…

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Bowls. Inter Club Competition

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

The Singleton club grounds presented a very animated appearance on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being a friendly match against the Lambton…

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Scone Park Tennis Club

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Scone Park Tennis Club was held on Saturday evening last, on the club courts. The report and balance-sheet for last…

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Cricket. Hunter District Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 7

Norther Division secured a two-point over Standards. The end of the first day's play saw live Standards out for 51 in response to the 151 put up by Northern. When play…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

MeGoorty is considering an offer to box a return match in Sydney with Dave Smith on April 11th. Should negotiations prove successful the winner will meet clabby…

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Denman Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

The entries for Denman Races, to take place on Saturday next, are very satisfactory, and the reunion should attract sportsmen, from all parts of the district. The…

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Boxing. Young Shugrue. New York, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. Baker of the Sydney stadium has signed a centracy with young shugrue, the Jersey city lightweight, for five fights in Australian…

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Football in England. London, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

Football club replay sheffield United Manchester city by one goal to [?] international Association game [?] defeated Wales by a goals to nil…

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General Cable News. the King and Boxing. London, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

King attended the Military Boxing movement in Regent Park Barracks last several exhibitions were given by [?]…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

The following players have been selected to play for the Maitland club on the Park on saturday next against the wide Bay bowlers viz., oakes, sampson, Sexty T.A. Hill, Logan…

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Tennis. Nice, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 8

In the final of the men's doubles in the tennis tournament A. wilding and Craig Biddle beat [?] and F. lowe 6-2, 6-4…

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Boxing. Mr. R.L. Baker's Mission London, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. R. L. Baker, of the Sydney Stadium, is negotiating with Bombardier wells, and will proceed to Paris to negotiate with carpentier of Friday…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

In the League football marches, Liverpool defeated Chelsea by three goals to nil. Aston Villa and Oldham played a scoreless game, Middlesbrough defeated Sheffield Wednesday…

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Boxing. Mansfield V. Doyle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

A match that is much discussed among the talent in town and out at the mines is that between Kelly Mansfield, probably Australia's greatest light-heavyweight, who has…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

The following team will represent the U.H. Association in a match to be played at Singleton to-morrow (Saturday) against the Singleton district;—N. Ebsworth, W…

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Tennis. Nice, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. A. J. Balfour and Mr. A. Wilding were defeated in the final of the men's handicap doubles at the lawn tennis tournament…

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Athletics. Cessnock Sports Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

Intending competitors at the CessnocK sports carnival to be held on Easter Monday are reminded, by advertisement in this issue that entries for the allcomers'…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 7

Boxers are superstitious, and nearly every man in the profession has some mascot, without which he firmly believes that he would be on the losing…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

There will be no inter-club match on Singleton Club green to-day, the Islington team having decided to postpone their visit for the present. The singles…

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