A Good Cricket Story
'Woomera' of the Australasian tells the following choice anecdote:—'It was at one of the early All England matches played on the M.C.C. ground…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport
Sport, 1892
14 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers
Open Column. CRICKET. (To the Editor of the Manaro Mercury.)
SIR,—Kindly allow me a few lines in your widely read paper to arouse some little bit of interest amongst the pretentious cricket loving people in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Attendance at the Cricket Match
DURING the five days over which (he match between Lord Sheffield's team and the Australian eleven extended £3000 (less three or four pounds) was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mathematics of Cricket
THE glorious uncertainty of cricket is probably ever-estimated. It is an unglorious certainty that some men will never make 20 runs, and never hold…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sporting. Our Annual Races. Review of the Weights
On Monday last the weights for the above above important events to be discussed at our annual meeting, to be held on the Tea Tree Racecourse on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sporting. Cooma Annual Races. First Day
THE above meeting opened on Wednesday with showery weather, which cleared up before 12 o'clock and made the atmosphere cool for the remainder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Newmarket Races. Sydney
Hopeful Stakes—Lady Elda, Arquebus, Templestone. St. Leger—Strathmore, Oxide, La Tosca…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nimitybelle Races
FOR once the Clerk of the weather was in a happy humor and granted a lovely day on Monday 29th ultimo, when the above races came off. The attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jindabyne Races
THE Jindubyne races took place, on Monday last, 28th March. The gathering which included a large number of ladies numbered upwards of 200…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rosehill Races. Sydney
Disposal Stakes—Novice, Charlie, Marabo. Welter—Rose Stella, Epsom, Blacklock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Rules for the Future
WHEN a player's neck has been broken he must retire from the field. It is not counted good form to gouge out an opponent's eye, but in some tackles…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Football
THE initial match of the season took place on saturday last between teams representing "Our Boys" (Cooma) and Rock Flat. Rock Flat was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football. the Moral Side of Games. Address by Doctor Bevan
ON Sunday last the Rev. Dr. Bevan, of the Collius-street Independent Church, Melbourne, delivered, one of his monthly addresses to young men…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Football
THE match between the Cooma and Queanbeyan juniors on Saturday last was splendidly contested, although the Cooma boys won the match by 11 points to nil. Cooma was…
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