Athletics
At the National Sporting Club last month, Will Curley and Jack Roberts met to box a fifteen-round contest for the 9st championship and £525. Curley had all…
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Sport, 1901
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Swimming
A swimming carnival under the auspices of the Tighe's Hill Club is to be held to-day. A smoke concert will follow in the evening…
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Several interesting local matches are down for decision this afternoon. The first batch of the Australian team of bowlers left Sydney for England by the…
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Sporting men will be given an opportunity this afternoon of contributing a trifle towards that deserving institution the Wallsend Hospital, the local Jockey Club…
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Treating the South African war as a football match Private W. G. Hilborne, of the 2nd Gloucester Regiment, has sent home the following original and humorous…
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Buttan Singh, the Indian wrestler, has taken upon himself to fix date for his match with M'Dermott, the Newcastle champion, viz., Saturday next the 26th…
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The final of the champion rink competition was played on the Hamilton green on Saturday afternoon between the Lowlands and Waratah clubs. The game was a…
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An inter-club handicap swimming match under the auspices of the above club took place on the Styx Creek course on Saturday last, for which there were 25 entries. The…
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The race meeting promoted by the Wallsend Jockey Club in aid of the funds of the local hospital took place on Saturday afternoon, under delightful auspices, the…
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Ike Stewart and Ruenalf boxed a twenty- round draw at the Golden Gate on Saturday night, Green and M'Coll met at the Newmarket…
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LONDON, Sunday.—At the Hurst Park First March meeting, the Australian bred horse Levanter won one of the steeplechase events, viz.:—…
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The "Manchester Sporting Chronicle" to hand by last mail says: "Lieutenant E. I. M. Barrett, the Hants cricketer, and who is also a clever Rugby football…
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The annual report of the committee of the Northern Branch of the N.S.W. Rugby Union to be presented at the annual meeting of delegates shows that the game…
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LONDON, Monday.—Major J. O. Edwards' Australian-bred b[?]g Levanter, by Captivator—Steel All, aged, has been heavily backed for the Grand…
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Alec Greggains has been making an effort to handle Terry M'Govern in his first contest on the coast, says the 'Frisco "Bulletin." When he board that the…
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Islington v. Advance.—Resulted in a win for former team by 16 runs. For Islington (80) K. Mathieson 45 not out, and G. Bailey 7 batted best. Colgan 18,…
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The Hen. J. L. Fegan formally opened the new court at the Newcastle South Tennis Grounds on Saturday, in the presence of a large number of ladies and…
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The editor of the "Melbourne Hawklet" wired yesterday to say that the wrestling match between M'Dermott and Buttan Singh would be decided in Melbourne…
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The remarks of Alderman Croft at the Tighe's Hill Club's smoke concert last Saturday night were not a bit too strong, and in local swimming circles they have met…
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In the pennant match Lowlands v. Hamilton, on the Lowlands' green, this afternoon, the local club will be represented by Messrs. Porter, Burgess,…
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