Tennis
A mixed double handicap, ladies and gentlemen, was played at East Maitland courts on Saturday. The play throughout the day was very good, most of the contests…
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Sport, 1897
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Football
Maitland United A v. Morpeth.—This match was played at Morpeth on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by 11 points to nil. The game from…
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During the progress of the football match on Saturday between the Carlton and Centennial Clubs no less than six of the players were more or less injured. T. Ward (one of…
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THESE teams met on the Union Ground on Saturday. They rented the ground from the Union, and shared the takings. There was a good attendance, about 1000 paying…
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The match to decide the second junior premiership between the Railway and Burwood clubs was concluded on Saturday in the presence of a very small attendance…
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Carlton B (13) (first juniors) played Norwoods (16) (second juniors) on Saturday, when after a rather one-sided game Norwoods won by 8 points to nil. Whitehurst and…
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The one mile English amateur swimming championship, in which Percy Cavil will take part is to be decided on July 3. The race will be swum over a fresh water course…
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A meeting of the executive committee of the N.B N.B.W. R.F. Union was held on Monday night at the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. S. L Laing in the chair. Several letters…
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Messrs. Gregory, M'Kibbin, and Kelly have returned to Sydney after the Westralian tour. They state that on all sides they were cordially received, but on the goldfields the…
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A MEETING of the match committee was held at the Great Northern Hotel last evening. A letter was read from the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association, asking for a date…
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The entries for the principal handicap to be run at the Waratah Gardens on Monday next are rolling in fairly well. The list closes to-morrow. Mr. Dawson, the…
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The New Zealand team are expected to arrive in Sydney on June 1. The programme in this colony as far as is yet known, is to play New South Wales on the 3rd, the…
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The contest, in five styles, between Bain and "Greek George" (? Dr. Hatzepolus, who visited Newcastle some 18 months ago) took place on Saturday evening in the Town…
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Messrs Wolfe, Prentice, and Co.'s Cricket team made a very successful record for the season just closed, although the term was well advanced when they commenced…
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"J.N.P.," in London Cricket, of April 8, discusses Australian cricket at length, and attempts to choose a final eleven from all Australian. "Imagine all the great ones from…
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C. J. Kilpatrick, the fastest half-mile runner America has yet produced, is now in England. His object is to arrange with the English champion, E. C Bredin, a series of…
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A match has been arranged at Miami between Stranger and Billy M'Cann. best of 18 rats, for £25 a side to be decided on the 5th prox. The third meeting of the meal coursing club will be held on the…
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The junior competitions—1st and 2nd—will commence on the 29th, the same date as the seniors. In the 1st junior grade there are seven entries:—Burwood (last year's premiers), Carlton B, Newcastle,…
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In Sydney on Saturday Randwick and Pirates played a draw—3 points each. The Carltons left for Sydney yesterday to play a match against Randwick on the…
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The tennis season was opened on Saturday, but owing to the bad weather most of the matches in connection with the badges were not played. The only complete across to…
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