Athletics
In connection with the record reign celebrations at West Maitland, three additional pedestrian events have been added to the programme, including two Friendly Societies…
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Sport, 1897
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Lawn Tennis
THE following players arrived by last night's mail train from Sydney and were met at the railway station by meat of the leading players of this district:—Dr. S. H. Hughes…
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CARRINGTON v. ADAMSTOWN.—At Adamstown on Saturday these first junior teams met before a large number of spectators. The visitors kicked off, but…
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A commencement was made with the Northern Jockey Club's race meeting at Rutherford on Saturday, but the conditions were anything but favourable, owing to the…
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GREAT interest was centred in the inter-district match between Northern and Western branches of New South Wales Rugby Union on the Union Ground on…
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A wire received last evening informs us that a match was played at Aberdean yesterday between the Singleton Stars and the local club, when after a most enjoyable game a…
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THE match between the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association and the Hunter River District Lawn Tennis Association, played on the East Maitland court's…
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Jack Griffiths, the champion endurance club swinger, is at present on a visit to Newcastle, and it is his intention to give an athletic performance in conjunction with J…
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A meeting of delegates of the N.S.W. British Football Association was held on Monday at the Freemasons Hotel, York-street, Sydney, for the purpose of forming a…
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The second match between the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association and the Hunter River District Lawn Tennis Association was commenced on the North Shore courts…
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On Monday afternoon the local club of footballers received a visit from the Morpeth club, when an exciting game was played on the reserve, resulting in a win for the visitors…
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THE combined country met the city team in Sydney to-day, and the game attracted a very large crowd. The teams were as follow:—Combined Country: Full back, E…
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A good number of people assembled at Waratah Crystal Palace Gardens on Saturday to witness a footrace between T. Bell and R. Cowey, both of North Lambton,…
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A commencement was made with the athletic and dancing events shortly bake noon, but on account of the unfavourable weather the spectators did not interest themselves a…
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When the late Charlie Cavill was pulled out of the water he had all the appearance of a dead man, but doctors were quickly summoned, and they and some of the bystanders…
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BALMAIN v WEST WALLSEND.—The Bluebell Football Club of West Wallsend seems to be doomed to disappointments lately. Only last Saturday they were disappointed by the…
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One of Sydney's crack amateur middleweights, writing to a Sydney friend from London, says:—"Peter Jackson is the king of all boxers here, and is the only one…
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THE second of a series of dances promoted by the committee of the Newcastle Bowling and Tennis Club took place at the Lyceum Hall last evening, and proved even more successful…
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In New York recently Joe Choynski and Ed. Smith met to box 20 rounds. Choynski was the winner, Smith being disqualified in the fourth round. He twice deliberately…
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On Saturday next the unfinished courses of the Wallsend Coursing Club will be decided at Smith's Albion Hotel commencing at 10 a.m. The draw is as follows:—Lonestar v…
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