Athletics
The National Sporting Club of London has offered a £1000 purse for a meeting between Dan Creedon and Fitzsimmons. The contest is to be limited to 10 rounds of two…
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Sport, 1897
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Swimming
When the late Charlie Cavill swam round seal rock in April last there was a brass band to assist him at the start and receive him on the beach at the finish, and on his way a…
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Interviewed in New York, Fitzsimmons said:—"In the first round of the fight I broke the thumb of my right hand on Cocrbett's head. After this my hand was useless,…
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The matches on the Union ground this afternoon will all be junior, the best players from the senior teams being away in sydney with the Northern Branch representative…
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A Victorian exchange states that all doubt as to whether Prince Ranjitsinhji will be a member of the team to visit Australia during the season has at last been removed. That…
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IN Sydney on Saturday a commencement was made with the annual country week football matches. The match between the Northern and Western branches took place on the…
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Intending competitors in the athletic events to be run at the fire brigades' demonstration on the 21st and' 22nd instant are reminded that entries close this evening with…
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A meeting of country delegates to the New South Wales Rugby Football Union, convened by Mr. M. E. Cooke, hon. secretary of the Northern Branch Union, was held at…
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A serious accident occurred at Ipswich races on Saturday. Two horses fell, and their riders, A. Wellsby and W. Broom, were severely injured. They were conveyed…
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Harry Lott, formerly of the Newcastle Carltons, has been chosen as one of the next best team to meet the best fifteen on record reign day…
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By the English mail news comes of the first appearance of the Melbourne professional, M. Roche, in English cricket. Playing for M.C.C. against Yorkshire, Roche bowled 36…
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A challenge has been issued by W. E. Joy to run any man in Australia three distances, viz., 100 yards, 150 yards, and 200 yards— the match to be decided in either Melbourne…
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Mr. Lindberg, the well-known swimmer, who is accompanying Messrs. Percy Cavill and J. Hellings to England, writes to a Sydney friend as follows:—"We arrived at…
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The Western branch team will arrive to-day by the midday mail from Sydney and will be put up at the Terminus Hotel. They will be met by the officers of the union. On…
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Hope and Holden have been matched to box the best of 10 rounds in Parramatta next month. George Chrisp, of Newcastle (Eng.) has…
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From files of San Francisco papers to hand by the R M.S. Alameda, the following details are-obtainable about the death of Charles Cavill, the Australian swimmer, who was…
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The Western District footballers arrived by the mail train from Sydney yesterday, and upon reaching the station they were met by several prominent members of the…
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Jack Harrison's club-swinging record for 16 continuous hours is now made all the more meritorious, for when the record was made he only weighed 7st 7lb, not 9st, as has been…
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A meeting of the Northern District Bat Coursing Club is to be held at the Albion Hotel, Wallsend, to-day, when plenty of rate will be provided. Mr. Thomas, of Young…
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According to the Queensland Sportsman, Joe Morrisby met with a very warm welcome on his return to Brisbane. The paper says: "On alighting it took Joe some time to…
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