Football Fatalities
LONDON, Tuesday.—The casualties reported in the United States during the present football-season are: Killed 18, seriously injured 135…
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Sport, 1908
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Interstate Cricket. Queensland v. New South Wales. Brisbane
The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland was continued to-day. Queensland, who had lest one wicket for 20 runs when play…
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At Broken Hill Lyn Truscott (9st 3½lb) knocked out Bob Greenshields (9st 5lb) in the ninth round for the lightweight championship of Australia and a purse…
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W. M'Call and "Chewey" Williams are to box the best of twenty rounds at Armidale next Wednesday night. Jack Johnson says he will back Lang…
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A meeting of the general committee on the Newcastle annual regatta was held at the council chambers last evening, Mr. T. H. Raysmith in the chair. There was a…
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LONDON, Thursday.—In a race over 26 miles, in New York, in which Tom Longboat, a Canadian Indian, beat P. Dorando, the Italian, it appears that…
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At the Summer Park (late Athletic Pavillon) to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon two glove contests are set down for decision. M'Blane, of Minmi, and Weston,…
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A writer in a Leeds paper, referring to Pat Walsh, the Newcastle player, in the "Kangaroos" match against Humslet, says:—"Walsh is a really magnificent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Football in England. Wallabies Defeat Glamorgan. London
The Australian Rugby Union team. met the Glamorgan League team yesterday afternoon, and defeated them by 11 points (1 goal and 2 tries) to 3 (1…
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The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced to-day in fine weather. Noble won the toss, and decided to bat,…
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A programme of exceptional excellence is set down for decision at the Summer Park (late Athletic Pavilion), Newcastle West, this afternoon. Proceedings will…
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A boxing content for the heavyweight championship of Queensland and a purse of £400 took place at the Stadium on Saturday evening between Alee Wilson,…
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The Australian Rugby Union team met Newport yesterday, and after an exciting game defeated them by 5 to 3. The ground was in a soft condition…
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Fine weather prevailed yesterday, when the interstate cricket match was continued, but the attendance was not large. Noble added four off Roy Hill, and…
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Northern and Western divisions, the friendly rivals of the town, were again In opp[?]ition on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon. The wicket was in…
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The glove contests promoted by the Newcastle Sports Club drew a large attendance to the Summer Park on Saturday afternoon. The arrangements were well carried out. At…
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The Perseverance Swimming Club held their fifth handicap of the season at Tighe's Hill. There was a record attendance of members. The heat winners…
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The question of the charges for the use of the Sydney Cricket Ground for interstate cricket matches, which has for a long time been the subject of dispute…
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While leading cricketers here think that the Board of Control's financial proposals are prohibitive, there is little doubt they would accept a compromise…
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The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was continued to-day. When Quist and Pellow, the not-out men, with scores of 7…
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