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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 138

Football. North End Club Formed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

A meeting was called last night In the School of Arts to form a North End (Horsehoe Bend) Rugby League Football Club. Mr. G…

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BOXING Davey Again Wins. Too Clever for Beaumont

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

“It was a good fight and one worth seeing” was the comment made by numbers of the patrons who availed themselves of the opportunity of…

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Maitland Races. Tattersall's Cup Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Maitland Jockey Club's Tattersall's Cup meeting, to be held on Eight-hour Day, 4th May,…

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Soccer Football Season Commenced. Teams in Best Condition

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 9

Cessnock and West Wallsend play a draw—Kurri Kurri defeats Weston—Neath suffer defeat—New Lambton goes under to Wallsend—Newcastle a bye. In beautiful autumnal weather the…

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Golf Notes Upper Hunter Championship. to Be Played at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 4

The Hon. J. C. White, M.L.C., president of the Muswellbrook Golf Club, has donated a silver cup to the club, which has decided on holding an…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

Delegates from the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Leagues have considered the proposals put forward in regard to the coming season's football…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 2

Dempsey, who arrived in New York to-day from San Francisco, said that he would postpone his contemplated trip to Europe in order to defend the…

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Boxing. Newcastle Contest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 15

Albert Lloyd (13.4) defeated Ern. Sheppeard (l3.2), at Newcastle, on a points decision, which was well received. Lloyd jumped in at the first…

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Boxing. Digger Evans Wins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

"Digger" Evans was too fast and clever for Sid Shannon, the feather-weight champion boxer of the State, at the Leichhardt Stadium last night…

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Sporting Cables. Swimming. Vancouver, April 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 2

Walter Spence, of the New York Athletic Club, won a 300-yards medley relay swimming event at San Francisco in 3m 55 2-5s, which is claimed as a…

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Lawn Tennis. Bombay, April 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 2

An emergency meeting of the council of the All-India Lawn Tennis Association was held at Lahore to-night to consider the suspension of the Indian…

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Football. League Game. (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 2

Sir,—I would set at rest the fears of your correspondent Mr. Cunningham. Whatever neglect the League has been guilty of with regard to school…

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Cricket. Altering Types. London, April 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 2

The "Evening Standard" thinks that Hobbs' suggestion that the Australians will be in the cart in 1926." is over-sanguine. The paper…

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Football in England. Team for Australia. London, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of the Committee of the Football Association, a communication was read from Mr. John Lewis, manager of the English team in…

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Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

At Hoylake in the first round of the English amateur championship, T. F. Allison (Royal Liverpool), beat S. Robinson (Southport and Armidale), by…

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Boxing. Flyweight Title

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 7

At the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, Les Jackson, of Lithgow (holder), and Bily M'Alister, of Melbourne, fought for the Australian…

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Football. Soccer. Trouble at New Lambton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 7

Cessnock and New Lambton met at New Lambton Park before a very big crowd, the "gate" being shared by the Parents and Citizens'…

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Sporting Cables. Cricket. London, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

Broadcasting by wireless his impressions of the M.C.C. tour, Gilligan paid tribute, Sutcliffe, Tate, Strandwick, and the team's all-round fielding…

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Racing Agent. Slashed with Razors. London, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

Five members of a racing gang on Saturday savagely attacked George Kent, a turf commission agent, near the Euston Station, slashing his…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 2

The deciding course of the Woodstock Cup, bold at the National Coursing Association's meeting at Rooty Hill on Friday last, was won…

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