Bowls
City Club will meet West Maitland four rinks, on former's green, to-day, at 2.30 p.m. The City team will be picked on the green at 2.15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport
Sport, 1908
1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 65
Football. British Association
On the show grounds, Broadmeadow, on Saturday afternoon, followers of the British game are promised a treat, when the semi-final games take place in the third grade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. English Items
Middlesex beat Gloucester by 2 runs after tying on the first innings. Trott and Tarrant bowled unchanged throughout the exciting second Gloucester innings. In trying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Athletics
The largest sum over fought for in a boxing match was £9000. The content was between John L. Sullivan and J. Corbett, on September 7, 1892, and was won by Corbett…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Record
LONDON, Wednesday.—H. Taylor, of Chadderton, Lancashire, the amateur champion, swam 440 yards at Shoredith (London) Baths in 5min 27 3-5sec…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing Championship. London
Jack Johnson, the black pugilist, left London yesterday on route for Australia. Five hundred of his admirers bade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics
W. M'Call and Chewey Williams meet again at Tamworth next Tuesday night. Mike Williams I anxious to fight Sid. Russell for a purse or gate receipts in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coursing
To-morrow the second round of the Toohey Cup will be run off at Pryor's enclosure, West Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls
The annual general meeting of the Wickham Bowling Club will be held in the Club's pavllion on Saturday night. West Mattland v. Waratah, West…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football
The information contained in the cable message that C. E. Murnin, one of the N.S.W. Rugby Union team now in England, had caught a chill in the Red…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor-car Races
LONDON, Thursday.—In deference to public feeling Mr. S. F. Edge will withdraw the Napier motor car from all dangerous competitions; but will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics
Mr. Edwin Geach, the theatrical manager, has offered Mr. W. Squires, the champion Australian boxer, a lucrative engagement as a theatrical manager to one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls
The annual meeting of the Hamilton Bowling. Club is to be held at Tudor's Hotel on Monday evening next…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boxing Contests
Sir,—To read "Anti-pug's" letter would give any, sensible person a plan. It is these men who would let England go to the dogs. Any sensible person could…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football
This afternoon on the Rugby Union Ground an important second grade fixture will eventuate, between teams representing Central Newcastle A and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Art of Swimming
Australians are for their numbers, the greatest "out-door" people in the world. This being so, it is extraordinary the number who do not know how…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Races
The Newcastle Jockey Club's September race meeting is on the list for decision to-day, and, Judging from the numerous entries received, it is safe to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Athletics
Francis Muir and Donald M'Rae have put in solid work for their match to take place at Cessnock at 11.30 this morning. J. Healey and H. Garner are to contest…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Car Racing. London
The "Daily Mail" and other London dailies condemn the contest that has just been carried out in the Isle of Man to determine the highest speed at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inter-district Football. Hunter Wins Premiership
The North-western Rugby Union team from the Inverell district arrived in Maitland on Saturday morning to compete with the Hunter District Rugby Union team in the final…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →