Swimming
Writing to a Sydney friend, under date Olympic Club, San Francisco, May 15, "Sid." Cavill, erstwhile amateur and then professional champion swimmer of…
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Sport, 1900
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Athletics
The first round of the Dooley-Doberty fight was productive of nothing eventful, each man "feeling" his way. In the second round, Dooley forced the fighting,…
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The badge matches will be continued this afternoon, and as the weather conditions promise to be more favourable than those experienced last Saturday, some…
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LONDON, Thursday.—J. H. Derbyshire, the champion of England, has defeated F. C. V. Lane, the Australian crack, in the 150 yards Midland…
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Mr. W. C. Foskett, hon. secretary of the Northern District Bowling Association, is in receipt of the following communication, which, with the added reference to the…
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There was a fair amount of betting this afternoon over the Moorefield races, the following being the quotations:—Flying Handicap: 4 to 1 Dozen, 6 to 1 Beacon, 6 to 1…
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Although Green and Dempsey have not fixed a definite date for their contest, they are training hard. The meeting of the two heavyweights is almost sure to attract…
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The second series of badge matches were played off at the Union Ground on Saturday, in the presence of a very good attendance. The cold wind that was blowing…
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The rat coursing, advertised to take place here on Saturday, lacked the required number of nominations for the promoter to allow it to eventuate. This, however, did not…
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Considerable interest was manifested in the senior competition match, which was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon between the East End and the…
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The weather was dull for the Moorefield race meeting on Saturday afternoon, but the attendance was quite up to the average. Results:—…
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In Melbourne on Saturday right Starlight and Preston me to decide their 20-rounds contest. The fight was well contested until the eighth round, when the coloured man…
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The usual meeting of the local union took place in the Chamber of Commerce last evening, the following being present: Messrs. R. J. Bond (in the chair). E. Paton, W…
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During the progress of the third-grade match between Balmain and Western Suburbs, at Burwood, on Saturday afternoon, scine ill-feeling was displayed towards the…
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There was some heavy scoring in a match between Surrey and the London County Club, the former scoring 304 and 413 to the [?]atter's single innings of 409…
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Parses as Broken Hill are "all very fine and large." Murray and Escott scooped £39 odd is their recent fight. They have been offered £50 for another contest. Both…
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Mr. Harry Trott, the famous and popular cricketer, has now thoroughly regained bid former strength, both physically and mentally. Cricketers all over the world will…
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These [?] met in the first round of the senior badge competition on Saturday afternoon. on the North Shore Club's courts. Both teams have been showing…
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On the last day of the match Surrey v. London County, Sir George White, the heroic commander of the garrison of Ladi-smith during the siege, drove on to the…
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Ten thousand people saw Tom Sharkey knock out Joe Choynski at Tattersall's, Chicago, on 8th May. The sailor had the Callfornian at his mercy from the start,…
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