Boxing
Griffo, the Australian pugilist, has been matched to fight George Dixon, the American, for the best purse available and a side wager of £2000. The contest is billed to…
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Sport, 1894
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Boxing
Speaking of Bob Fitzsimmons's challenge to the winner of the recent, Corbett-Mitchell contest, "Bantam" in the Philadelphia Item says:—"If the tall thumper from…
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The circumstances of the match in Victoria in which the Essendon Club lodged a protest against the University, on the ground that the wicket on the second day of their last…
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K. F. M'Crac, the half-mile amateur champion runner of Australasia, leaves for San Francisco by the Alameda on Monday, to take part in the Midwinter Fair Games. W…
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A rat coursing handicap will take place to-day under the management of W. Thomas, at Young Wallsend, and in addition to the programme a hack race will be run for small…
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A swimming club in connection with the Bolton-street Public School was very successfully inaugurated yesterday afternoon at the Corporation Baths, Newcomen-street,…
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The committee of the Newcastle District Cricket Association have selected the following team to proceed to Sydney next Thursday to take part in the match against the…
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Mr. Moroney's Nursery Handicap will be run off to-night in the Olympic Hall, For particulars see advertisement in another column…
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Adamstown Rosebud 2nd v. Hamilton Club 2nd.âThe above teams (British association rules) met on the Adamstown Reserve in a friendly game on Saturday. G. Myers…
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Mr. K. F. M'Crae, the well-known amateur ru[?]or, and holder of the half-mile championship of Australasia, sails to-day for San Francisco in the Alameda. Mr. M'Crae…
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A large and enthusiastic meeting of the members of the Maitland Rugby Football Club was held at Mr. George Buxton's on Saturday night, when Mr. James Moylan…
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2ND ELEVEN NEWCASTLE C.C. V. EAST NEWCASTLE C.C.—These teams met on Saturday on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, and the 2nd eleven winning the toss elected to bat…
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Entries are announced to close on Thursday night for Moroney's mixed handicap, which is to be run on Saturday night…
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A preliminary meeting of delegates and secretaries of clubs and others interested in the Australian game, will be held at the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Newcastle, on…
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A walking contest took place at Albany on Saturday between two pedestrians, Clark and Thomas, in which Clark lowered the world's record for 10 miles by 3¼ minutes…
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In the boxing contest between Mace and M'Carthy, held in Melbourne on Saturday night, wherein the former undertook to stop the Sydney in 10 rounds, Mace performed…
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The match which was to have been played between the metropolis v. Northern district, on the Association Ground, Sydney, on the 20th and 21st inst, has been abandoned…
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Entries will close to-night for Moroney's mixed novice and nursery handicap to be run off on Saturday night at the Olympic Hall. The running of Marsh (A.) in the final at…
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The annual meeting of the above club was held on Wednesday night. There were present: Aldermen O'Mara (the president), Dr. Hester (the Mayor), and Messrs. C. Chapple,…
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On Saturday next lovers of rat coursing will have opportunities of gratifying their tastes, as two courses are to be held—one at the Royal Hotel, Plattsburg, and the other at…
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