South African Cricket. London
The South African Cricket Association has decided that it is unable to entertain the invitation to visit Australia during the coming season…
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Sport, 1908
1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 65
Saturday's Football. First Grade Final. East Forwards Too Good
Record crowds streamed into the Rugby Union Grounds on Saturday to witness the final struggle for the first grade badges, between East Newcastle and New Lambton…
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The glove contest between Peter Cook, of Abermain, and Harry Green, a local lad, for a purse of £50 and the whole of the gate receipts, was decided in Jewell's Hall, Weston,…
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Owing to the rain no matches were played in Newcastle on Saturday…
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Johnson, the coloured boxer, has been, interviewed regarding his proposed fight with Burns, but it was found impossible to get him to suggest…
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LONDON, Saturday.—In the match Players v. Gentlemen, F. A. Tarrant, the ex-Victorian and Middlesex professional tool live wickets for 36 runs…
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Despite the inclemency of the weather and the fact that heavy showers had fallen on Friday and Saturday morning, the union decided to carry out their…
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The football match between the Squashers and West Wallsend at Minmi on Saturday was one of the keenest played there for some time. From the start West…
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Sir,—In your issue of Monday appears a report of a newly-formed cricket club at New Lambton, and in accordance with the general rule of cricket and other…
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Peter Cook has not yet signed to fight Tommy Hanley, and the latter wants to know the reason of the delay. The boxing championship of the South…
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On the Show Grounds, Broadmeadow, on Saturday next two final games will be played in second grade and juvenlies first grade, also two competition games in…
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The meeting of Bob Whitelaw, of Newcastle, and Les O'Donnell attracted a large attendance at the Gaiety Athletic Hall to-night. The…
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The first day's racing to connection with the Wallsend Jockey Club's September meeting is to take place to-day, and with every prospect of fine weather it is…
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A chopping match took place on M'Nevin's grounds, Bulladelah, on Saturday. There were 36 competitions. Results:—J. Woodward, 1; J. Cheers, 2; S…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Frank Beaurepaire, the Australian champion, swam a quarter of a mile at Govan in 5min 28 3-5sec—a Scottish record…
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LONDON, Wednesday—Owen Moran, an Englishman, and Abe Ateel, an American, fought twenty-three rounds in San Francisco for the…
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In connection with the interunion competition, there is every probability of Liverpool Plains forfeiting to the Northern Branch, owing to the fact that a visit to Newcastle…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A. F. Wilding (New Zealand) won the German lawn tennis championship at Badon, beating Fritzhelm, by 6 to 4, 6 to 3,…
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The September race meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club was opened under delightful weather conditions yesterday. There was it very large attendance, both the paddock…
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Sir.—The letter of "True Sport," in which be bewalls the manner to which cricket clubs ore formed, especially refers to the large number of vice-…
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