Newcastle Races
A start will be made with the Newcastle Jockey Club's August meeting to-day, and with every prospect of fine weather there is sure to be a large…
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Sport, 1908
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English Cricket
LONDON, Wednesday.—In the cricket match at Leicester, Lancashire v. Leicestershire, J. T. Tyldesley, for the former, scored 243…
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The Jubilee carnival of Australian football took place to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The six Australian States and the Dominion of New Zealand…
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The "Burns Syndicate" have decided to put the Jim Griffin-Jack Blackmore match on at the Stadium next Wednesday afternoon. The pair should make matters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Races. Success of Beaurepaire. London
Frank Beaurepaire, of Melbourne, won the mile swimming championship of the North Sea and the 200 metres (218.6 yards) international scratch…
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The first day's racing in connection with the Newcastle Jockey Club's August meeting took place yesterday in the presence of a very fair attendance. Fine weather…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football. Smoke Concert
The East Newcastle Rugby football A team held a smoke concert at the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday night. Mr. T. Johns, president, occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Cricket. Remarkable Scores. London
There has been phenomenal scoring in the county cricket competition. No fewer than 29 'centuries" have been made during the past eight days,…
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A remarkably audacious sporting bit of cricket was seen in the match at Southampton between Hampshire and Northamptonshire. The latter had opened…
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LONDON, Friday.—The American lawn tennis team for the Davis International Cup consists of Larned, Wright, Hackett and Alexandria…
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The juniors will take full control of the Rugby Union Ground this afternoon, when three matches will be played, two in the second grade and one in the third…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boxing in Sydney. Russell Beats Pelix. Sydney
The heavyweight boxing, championship of New South Wales was contested this afternoon at the Stadium, Rushcutter's Bay, this afternoon, by Sid Russell…
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Peter Cook and Harry Green are putting in solid work in anticipation of their engagement next Saturday. There is a purse of £50 depending on the result…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Saturday's Football. Juniors Play Well
Agan I have to explain the fact that junior football this season is of a very high standard, and should receive more attention and sympathy from the public than is being,…
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Joe Grimm and Danny Sullivan, two American boxers of repute, arrived in Sydney on Saturday. They broke their journey from Vancouver at Samoa, and then went on to New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Channel Swimming
LONDON, Monday.—Burgess made another attempt to swim the Channel, on Saturday, but again failed, after being in the water 22¾ hours and…
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Delightful weather prevailed yesterday, when the August meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was brought to a conclusion. There was a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Championship. Won by Burns. a Splendid Contest. Sydney
Burns won in The thirteenth round. This briefly indicates the result of the great fight for the world's heavyweight championship, which took place at the…
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Paddy Richardson, of West Wallsend, has been matched to box Shepherd, of Minmi, the best of 20 rounds, for a purse of £10. This pair met in the…
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Sir,—I wish to express my very deep regret that such an exhibition should be tolerated or allowed by the law of the land as the fight between Burns and…
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