Cricket
R. A. Young, captain of Cambridge University, scored 220, 35, 68, and 53 in his first five innings for the county of Sussex. He is now regarded as the most reliable batsman in the…
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Sport, 1908
1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 65
Swimming in the Channel
LONDON, Tuesday.—Mearns, the Scottish swimming champion, made an attempt yesterday to swim the Channel from Dover to Calais…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Hampshire beat Kent in the cricket match at Canterbury by one wicket. Surrey beat Middlesex at Kennington Oval…
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The £50 purse for the glove contest between Peter Cook and Harry Green has been lodged with the sporting representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald." The choice of…
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At one time the athletic girl would have been considered a hoyden. Old times go and habits with them, and so the opinion to-day is that the unathletic…
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LONDON, Wednesday—The race for the 440 yards saltwater championship was swum yesterday at Weston-super-Mare, and was won by Frank…
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The team to represent the Northern Branch against the British team will be selected on Saturday night, after the match against the first grade team, as will the team which will…
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To stimulate interest in the schools' competition the committee arranged intersectional matches, and the second of these was contested on the Albion Ground…
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Ed. Williams has been matched with Jim Griffin to fight 20 rounds on the 23rd August. Pat O'Keefe, Tommy Burns' trainer, is willing to box Griffin, or any other…
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At a meeting of the Northern District Bowling Association last night, it was decided that the first round of singles and pairs must be completed on or before the 24th inst…
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The annual general meeting of the Newcastle East Cricket Club is to be held at the council chambers this evening…
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J. M'Croarey and J. Adams are to do battle at Kurri Kurri to-morrow morning. During his absence in the north Duke Jennings defeated three opponents, and he is now…
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Henley has retired into oblivion until the summer of 1909, leaving an unusually pleasant crop, of souvenirs of its week of glory. Of course, Henley in the days of…
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Rat coursing is to take place on Pryor's enclosure, West Wallsend, to-day…
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LONDON, Friday.—The council of the Lawn Tennis Association has decided to play the preliminary tie in the Davis Cup in America. M. J. R…
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The Heddon Jockey Club's postponed race meeting is to be held to-day, and with every indication of fine weather it is safe to anticipate that there will be a…
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The annual meeting of the East Newcastle Cricket Club was held at the Newcastle Council Chambers last night. Mr. J. D. Beeston, patron, was in the…
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Some friends of mine went to the track—And so did I. They said they'd hit the books a whack—And so did I…
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The Northern Union team have a strong and fast division up against them this afternoon on the Rugby Union Ground, when a representative fifteen from the…
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In the cricket match at Leyton, Essex v. Kent, H. W. T. Hardinge, for the latter, scored 153 and 126. At Southampton, Somersetshire beat…
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