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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Sporting Intelligence. [?] Tennis Tournament at Port Macquarie

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 5

Were any proof of the rapidly increasing popularity of tennis in this district, a visit to the Port court last Saturday would have been sufficient to convince even the most sceptical. During…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 8

What proved a most enjoyable trip was undertaken by the Kempsey Junior Football Club last week end. The party left Kempsey on Friday…

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In Praise of Wrestling. Better Exercise Than Boxing

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 2

What of the wrestler? what does his form of sport do for him? He does not strike, he uses no weapon. He approaches his opponent with caution,…

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Boxing

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 11

At the Stadium last night Summers and Meeghan fought a draw of 20 rounds…

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Tennis

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 7

SEMI-FINAL and final of the Railway Club's "single " tournament wan played on Saturday, Leo. Weeks securing the trophy (an Ayres' racquet). The…

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A.j.c. Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 7

The Spring meeting of the A.J.C. was commenced at Randwick on Saturday, when the different events resulted as follows:—Hurdle Race—The Reckoning,…

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Swimming Club

Nambucca News · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 3

Mr. Clifford Moseley presided over a meeting at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of forming a swiming club in Bowraville. The…

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Boxing Ethics

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 14

At the conclusion of the fight at the Gaiety Athletic Club last night between Bob Turner and Jim Armstrong, of Victoria, a most unusual…

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Football

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

A match took place so the West Port [?] lst Saturday between the Port juniors and a Beech-wood junior team, and resulted in a victory for the former by 8 points to nil…

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Coraki Regatta. Coraki

Nambucca News · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 4

The annual regatta was held here to-day, and proved very successful. The All comers' Race was won by Syd. Kemp by half-a-length from…

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Cricket

Nambucca News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 3

Cricket season opened here on Saturday last with a match between Buckrabendinni and Bowraville. The game throughout was a very scratch affair, but the locals…

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Local and General News. Cricket

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 10

Kempsey C.C. will open the season by playing a match of members of their club, on the Kempsey wicket on Saturday next. Mr. Smith's team--V. Smith…

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Boxing. Death of Stanley [?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 5

Stanley Ketchell, the world's middle-weight champion boxer, is dead, as the result of a murdered [?]ous attack that was made upon him last Saturday. Ketchell, who a short time back injured his foot…

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Boxing

Nambucca News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

Billy Papke, the middleweight champion of the world, defeated Ed. Williams in the sixth round at the Sydney Stadium last night…

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Boxing Contest

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 11

At the Stadium last night Papke, the American champion, defeated Ed. Williams, of Victoria, in six rounds. The contest was nothing…

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Scientific Notes. Swimming Gloves

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

In order to increase the effective area of a swimmer's hand, an inventor has provided a glove consisting of an elastic web formed with cots or stalls, in…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 12

KEMPSEY C.C. played a match of mixed players from their club on Saturday last. Teams were captained by Nicholson and Dorrington and both captains top scored…

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Sandown Park Races

Nambucca News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

The Sandown Park Handicap, the big race of the day, was won by Son of the Marsh, Somnambulist being second and Pusedo third…

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South African Cricket Team

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 11

The South African cricketers arrived last night at Adelaide. All the members of the team are in good health…

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Boxing

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 7

Papke, Middle-weight champion of the world, defeated Ed. Williams in the sixth round at the Stadium on Thursday night . Ray Bronson, one of the batch of American…

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