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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Cricket. Schools Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

The Goulburn High School visited Cooma on Saturday and defeated the Manaro Grammar School after a good game. by…

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Latest Sporting News. Adaminaby Races. Run 17th MARCH

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

The following nominsations have been received for principal events in connection with the Adaminaby races to be held…

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Bombala Picnic Races

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 5

The Bombala Picnic Race Club held a day's races on the old course on Friday last. Beautiful weather Prevailed, and the attendance was…

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Boxing. SYDNEY, Saturday WELLS v. McCORMICK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

Matt Wells gained a verdict on pointe over Tom McCormick. after going the full 20 rounds. It was a splendid contest, both men…

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Cannes Tennis Tournament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

At the lawn tennis tournament at Cannes, Brookes . and Welding won the first round of the open double…

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Boxing. LANG v. PELKEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

At the Stadium, on Saturday night in Sydney, Before a vast crowd, Bil Lang knocked out Pelkey (Tommy burns' white hope') in the 19th…

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Football Club

Delegate Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the Delegate Football Club was held at the School of Arts on Monday night. Mr. W. Hore presided, and there…

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Faster Cricket [?] COOMA [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 3

A team of the Standard Club, Padding[?] reached Cooma on Friday last and [?] at the railway station by the Cooma…

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Boxing. McGOORTY v. Smith. Smith Again Knocked Out

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

In the presence of a huge [?] Eddie McGoorty (America) and Dave Smith (Australia) met for the third time at the Stadium, Sydney, on…

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Boxing. Saylor Beats McCORMICK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 2

Milburn Saylor defeated McCormick in 10 rounds…

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Boxing. Holland Beats Fitton

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1914 · page 3

Frits Holland beat Jimmy Fitton in the 9th round in saturday night, at the stadium, sydney. The betting was 6 to 1 on Holland…

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Boxing. THORN v. Lee Johnson

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

The above-named boxers met at the Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday night, and after giving the full twenty rounds, the referee gave…

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Football Umpire Rushed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

About 2000 people rushed the umpire at the conclusion of a football match at Carlton on Saturday. He was rescued by…

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Record Football Score

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 2

In a football match against the Carlton Congregationals the Howe Crescent Congregationals won by 370 points to nil; a…

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Boxing. SAYLOR v. Mehegan. Stopped by the Police at the 12th Round. Mehegan Badly Beaten. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 2

The fight between Milburn Saylor (America) and Hughie Mehegan (Australia) took place at the Stadium before a vast crowd. Saylor won the…

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Football. Grammar School v. CADETS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

A football match Grammar School venue Coomb. Cadets was played on Wednesday at the Cooms showground, and won by…

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Boxing. SHUGRUE v. McCOY. McCOY Outclassed and Beaten

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

The fight between these two lightweights took place at the Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday night last. At the 14th round the police stopped the…

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Golf Championship

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 2

The British -Golf Championship final was won by J. Jenkins…

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Tennis Championships

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 2

In the final of the lawn tennis match for the Surrey Championship, Brooks beet Lowe. In the doubles Wilding and…

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Boxing. Clabby v. SMITH

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1914 · page 3

The American middleweights, Jimmy Clabby and Jeff Smith, met at the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium on Saturday night, in…

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