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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1915

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Boxing. Welsh v. Ritchie, New York, March 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

Willie Ritchie outfought and outboxed Freddie Welsh (world's lightweight champion) in every round of a ten rounds nodcision bout…

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Athletics. St. Patrick's Day Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

Pedestrians are reminded that entries for the footrunnin events for St. Patrick's Day sports close this evening with the hon. secretaries, Messrs. J. Burg, P. Mangan…

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Coursing Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

A champion coursing match for £100 between Maitland and Newcastle dogs will be decided on the Gloucester Coursing Club's plumpton on Friday next. Mr. J. E. Cooke…

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Bowls. Competition Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 7

The competition matches were advanced another stage on Saturday. In the Raysmith Shied competition City beat Waratah, 140 to 117; Lowlands beat Wickham…

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Boxing. Darcy Defeats Holland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 7

When Les. Darcy met Fritz Holland on Saturday night, he know his own capacity for point scoring, for he had met him twice before, so the Maitland boy set…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 7

The Heddon-Creta race meeting was well attended on Saturday. The day was unpleasantly warm, and to make matters worse there was a bush fire raging within half a…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

A hard-hitting contest at the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night resulted in a win for M'Nabb (list 11lb) over Bradley (11st 21b). The latter…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 7

Buchanan 120 (Gardiner 15, Keenahan 48, Anderson 20, McElroy 16), defeated Lorn A. 42 (Callaghan 18, Sheeley 11). Johnson and Keenahan took the wickets…

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Amateur Races Abandoned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

A representative meeting of the U [?]. A. Race Club was held here on Monday last, when it was resolved, by a large majority, on the motion of the…

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Boxing. Jeff Smith v. Les Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 7

The Jeff Smith—Les Darcy difference will be settled on April 8—Doncaster Handicap day…

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Continuance of Racing. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

The Jockey Club has decided that racing without social functions, shall be continued at Epsom and Ascot…

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Cricket. South United v. ROBINS A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 7

In the junior competition, Robins A played a draw with South United. Both teams were in batting form. W. Tegg, for Robins, played a fine innings, showing plenty of…

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Bowls. Pairs Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

The representatives of the Maitland and City clubs met on the Lowlands green yesterday to decide who would represent the North in the State championships. The…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

The following players will represent South Singleton, v. Singleton B on the South Singleton Paris on Saturday—M. weale, A. Britz, R. Tulloch, F. Scholes,…

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Boxing. Gunboat Smith Outpointed. Milwaukee, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

Jack Dillon, heavyweight, of Indianapols, outpointed Gunboat Smith in a ten-rounds no-decision bout to-night…

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Racing in England. Jockey Club's Decision. London, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

The Jockey Club has decided to continue racing, without social functions, at Epsom and Ascot. The Duke of Portland wrote:—"It would…

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Boxing. Another Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 7

Marcel Denis and Togo Lyons, who boxed a draw at Newtown a few weeks ago, met again at Brisbane on Wednesday night, and once again the referee was unable to…

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Gresford Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 9

On St Patrick's Day, a day's racing was held on the Gresford course in aid of the Bazaar Fund Everything went off well to the…

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Newcastle Races. To-morrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 7

The Newcastle Jockey Club will hold another of its popular meeting at the well-appointed Broadmeadow Course to-morrow. With excellent nominations the fields…

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Athletics. St. Patrick's Day Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 7

All the athletic events to be run at St. Patrick's Day sports, which are to be held on the Albion Ground to-morrow, have filled well. Among the entries for St…

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