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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 101

Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

London, Thursday Morning-Kent beat Gloucestershire yesterday, by seven wickets.Woolley scored 111 and 77 not out, and took twelve wickets…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

London, Wednesday Evening In the final for the All England Championship singles, N. E. Brookes (Australia) defeated O. Froitzheim (Germany), 6-2,…

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Boxing. Jeffries V Geddes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 7

What the cognoscentl regard as ono of the best matches of the season will be decided at. Andrews' Stadium , this evening. between Young Jeffries and Joe Geddes,…

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Boxing. "Burns" v. YATES

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 15

There was only a fair attendance at Andrews' Stadium on Saturday evening to witness the match between Jack "Burns," of Sydney, and Billy Yates, of Tamworth, who…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

A game was playe I on Howe Park courts on Monday between teams representing Howe Park (Singleton) and Muswellbrook. The result was a win for the home players…

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Henley Regatta. the Diamond Sculls. London July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 5

In the Diamond Sculls Colin Stewart beat D.H.L. Gollan (New Zealand) by a length, Gollan was unable to strike fast enough, but he senlled powerfully and consistently…

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Boxing in England. the Wells - Bell Bout. London July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 5

The "Dally Mall" publishes a report disclosing wonderful pluck and heroism on the part of Colin Bell, the Australian boxer, who recently suffered defeat at the hands of…

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Racing. Newmarket First July Meeting. London July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 5

At the First Newmarket July, meeting to-day, the race for the principal event on the card resulted as under:- PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES, of 2000…

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Boxing in Paris. Johnson-moran Contest. Negro Wins on Points. Paris, June 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 3

The fight between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran for the heavyweight championship of the world took place in the velodrome d'Hiver last night, and resulted in a…

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A Football "Bowl." Yale's New Stadium. Will Seat 61,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 5

Some interesting features of engineering and construction are exemplified in the new stadium now going up on the Yale athletic field in New Haven. It is not a stadium,…

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Lawn Tennis Doubles Brookes and Wilding Victors. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 4

In the doubles lawn tennis final, the champions, N. E. Brookes and Wilding, defeated Doust, and Mavrogordato, and the winners then met the Lowo Brothers…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

The defect of Cessnock by Maitland United on Saturday came rather as a surprise, especially as the team from the mining town, in its two previous fixtures, had beaten…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

Newcastle City again defeated West End on Saturday. The game, which was played on the Maitland Park, was below the standard of previous matches, and it was only…

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Boxing. Andrews'stadium

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

There was an excellent attendance at Andrews'stadium on Saturday evening to witness the contest between Young Jeffries, of Teralbit, and Jee Geddes, of Lochinval for…

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Bowls. Central Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

The tournaments promoted by the Maitland Central Bowling Club were continued on the green on Saturday afternoon. Notwithslanding the heavy rain of the week, the green was…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

Contrary to expectations, Saturday turned out a delightful day for the July meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club. There was a good attendance, not withstanding that most of the…

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English Cricket. London, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

Middlesex, who made 314 for five wickets and then declared the innings closed, bent Worcester by an innings and 21 runs. F. Tarrant made 118 and J. W. Hearne 103 (not out)…

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Tennis Championship. Brookes Beats Wilding. London, July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

N. E. Brookes, of Victoria, defeated A. F. Wilding (New Zealand), in the world's singles championship at Wimbledon to-day, the scores being 6-4, 6-4, 7-5…

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Athletics. Breaking Records. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 7

In the athletic championships at Stanford Bridge, Applegarth won the 100 yards race in 10s[?]., and 220 yards in 21 2-5sec., equalling a record. The course was afterwards…

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