The World's Best Tennis Players
It was a great battle that was fought for the Davis Cup, the pride of the lawn-tennis world, during the last week in November, when the…
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Cricket
New South Wales cricketers in their match against the South Australians on Saturday completed their first innings after scoring 713 runs. Hopkins…
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The Corrimal Tennis Club's tournament concluded on Saturday last, the final being played between Misses Compton and White, the former…
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The match between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson for the world's championship takes place at the stadium, Rushcutter's Bay, Sydney, on Saturday next…
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Of three swimmers sent out by the Amateur Swimming Association to country carnivals, the Kiama club have selected M. Murray to be present as the carnival to be…
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The Australian Rugby Union team met a Glamorgan League team on Thursday and won by 11 points to 6. On Saturday they defeated Newport by 5 points to 3…
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A match was played on the Church Point on Saturday afternoon between teams representing Kiama and Bombo, the former winning by 9 runs. The winners scored…
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Jack Johnson, the colored champion, beat Tommy Burns for the boxing championship of the world at the Stadium, Rusheutter's Bay, on Saturday last. The fight lasted 14…
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The annual carnival under the auspices of the Kiama Amateur Swimming club [?] at the gentlemen's baths on Friday afternoon next. New Year's day…
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The Union team of Australian footballers on Wednesday last defeated North Glamorgan by 13 points to 5, but on Saturday they lost to the Swansea team by 6…
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The inter-State junior cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was concluded in Sydney on Monday, and was won by the former by an, innings and…
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