Athletics
Dorando, the Italian, and Hayes, the American, who competed in the Marathon Race in connection with the Olympic Games at Shepherd's Bosh, London,…
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Sport, 1908
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Bowls
An combined meeting of the Hamilton and Wickham clubs it to be held in the Wickham Club's pavilion this evening, for the purpose of finally deciding…
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Mens foursomes will be played this afternoon on the Newcastle Club's links Post entries…
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The following paragraph is from the "Standard of Empire," dated October 24, regarding the visit of the Australian League team:—"As for the Northern…
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A large company, distinguished in cricket and many other things, met in the ancient Guildhall of Cambridge on October 20 at a farewell dinner given to the…
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The first match in the international lawn tennis contest for the Davis Cup was played this afternoon. When play began the weather was fine and bright,…
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Weston and M'Blane are to settle their difference at the Athletic Pavilion about the middle of next month. M'Blano has made good his second deposit…
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A largely attended combined meeting of the Hamilton and Wickham Bowling Clubs was held in the latter's pavilion on Saturday night. The object of the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—In a fight at Los Angeles, California, between F. Walsh and Ottell, the former won on points in fifteen rounds…
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Western sand Northern divisions concluded their match on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon. On the Saturday previous Western had compiled 195, and…
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The monthly bogey match was played on Saturday, with the following result:— Name. Hp. Result, S .Gordon Clift ... sc 2 down…
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The weather was hot yesterday when play started in the Davis Cup matches. There was a very largo attendance, the ladies predominating…
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The Australian Rugby Union football team ("The Wallables") met and defeated a Somerset team yesterday afternoon, by 8 points to nil…
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Referring to Les. O'Donnell, Tommy Burns declares his intention of making him not only middleweight champion of Australia, but middleweight champion of…
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The Newcastle Surf Club's programme for next Saturday afternoon contains a teams' race, shooting the breaker competition, and other events. Kindred…
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Mr. S. Wickham, the sub-manager of the Rugby Union team now in England, writing to Parramatta, refers to the Llanelly match as follows:—"On Saturday…
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The Davis Cup competition was concluded to-day. In the singles, Beals Wright (America) heat N. E. Brookes (Australasia) by 3…
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On Saturday, October 17th, the Australian runner, J. Todd, took part in a big sprint meeting at Victoria Grounds, Newcastle (Eng.). He was well backed for…
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"Raggies" writes to say he agrees with "Fairplay" that the committee of the Northern British Association should refund the entrance fees in the "under 17"…
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Arrangements are being made to match Monk Ford and Jack Clarke, the contest to take place in Newcastle. Ford's address is unknown at present, and the…
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