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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 101

Boxing. O'donnell Defeats Coghill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 7

The Newtown Stadium was well filled last night. when Les. O'Donnell and Gordon Coghill, light-heavyweights, were billed to contest a 20-round hout. The weights were announced…

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Cricket. London, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

A, Rolf, playing for Sussex against Somersetshire, took six wickets for 27 runs. LONDON, Tuesday evening. Kent defeated yorkshire at Sheffield by five…

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Golf. French Open Championship. Paris. July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

The French Open Golf Championship was began yesterday in wet and windy weather. The scores for the first and second…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup. London. Tuesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

In the Davis Cup contests, Mavregordato defeated Deborman, 6-1, 6-3, 8-6; and J. C. Parker defeated Watson, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3…

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Sporting. Football. Liverpool Plains Union v. MUSWELLBROOK

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

The match played on the local Showground on Saturday last, between trams representing the Liverpool Plains Union (Narrabri) and…

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Boxing Championship. Welsh Wins. Beats Ritchie on Points. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

Freddie Welsh (England) and W. Ritchie (United States) met in a contest for the world's lightweight championship last night, Welsh won on points…

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Pony Racing Dispute. Boycott of Associated Clubs. Jockeys Support Owners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

Over 200 members of the Pony and Galloway Owners and Trainers' Association attended a meeting at the Sydney School of Arts last night. The business was the…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

Ritchie declares that the decision in his Batch with Welsh should have been a draw, and indeed in the United States he would [?]ve been declared the winner, because he…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 4

There is a probability that two more . test matches will, be played between England and Australia. Mr Houghton, one of the English manngers, states that…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 5

Oxford University defeated Cambridge University at Lords by 230 and 239 and 253 to 225 and 73…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 4

London, Monday Evening.—The championship matches at Wimbledon were continued to-day. In the challenge round, gentlemen's doubles, N. Brookes…

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Boxing. a Sparking Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 7

At Andrews' Stadium on Saturday afternoon next, Les. Darey, of East Maitland, will give a spurring exhibition, which should prove interesting to lovers of boxing. At the conclusion…

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BOXING. Lightweight Championship. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 3

In the presence of 10,000 spectators, including many women, Freddie Welsh defeated Willie Ritchle for the lightweight championship of the world…

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English Sporting News. Lawn Tennis. London, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 5

Playing at the Wimbledon championship meetings. H. Roper Barrett and Mavrogor[?]to defeated Watson and Downer, 6-1, 6-2, [?]2…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 7

The Hunter District Rugby League has arranged a grand programme of five matches on the Albion Ground to-morrow, and in addition two games will be played at…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 7
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Club secretaries are informed that teams for insertion in Friday's issue must reach this office not later than 12 o'clock…

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Boxing. Gunboat Smith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 7

The following character sketch in the London "Daily Mall" from the pen of Stephen Black, will be read with interest:—A fair, tall, seemingly very tall, young…

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SPORTING Cessnock Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

By advertisement it will be seen that the Cessnock race are coming round again, and are due on Pay Saturday, July 25. The meeting…

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