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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 72

Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 10

The Maitland Racing Club will open the New Year with a race meeting at Rutherford to-day. The five events have filled well, and visitors are assured of some…

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The Cricket Vendetta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

That cricketers are still not altogether a happy family has been shown by the shunting of Armstrong and the selection of Seltz as captain of the Victorian…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, January 3. Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 7

The New Zealand and the Australasian Lawn Tennis Championships have Just been decided at Hastings under favourable auspices—good courts, fine weather,…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. v. South Australia. Trumper and Macartney in Form. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. The weather was fine and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 10

A 9st tournament is to be held at Kurri Kurri to-night, under the management of Messrs. Curtis and Waugh. Mr. A. Aston, who is promoting a 9st…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. v. South Australia. Trumper 201 Not Out. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was continued yesterday in fine weather. The attendance numbered 8435, and the gate amounted to £382 12s…

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Athletics. Guilfoyle's Handicaps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

Mr. J. Guilfoyle ran his two handicaps off on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on last Saturday night, in the presence of a very large attendance. The night was an…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 3

S.S. and C. Co. A, seven wickets for 200 (Jones 80 not out, Kay 44, Morris 18 not out, Banks 11, Dorrington 11, King 10) played a draw with North Newcastle, six…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. v. South Australia. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 3

Although light-weight champion of the world, it is a question if Willie Ritchie is the master of the boy from when he took the title. Wolgast demands a return…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 8

A general meeting of the members of the Newcastle Surf Club is to be held at the club house to-night. Longworth has added still another to…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 8

Playing for Lagoon against Dunkeld, in the Bathurst District Cricket Competition on Saturday, C. M'Spedden put up a splendid howling performance. In the first…

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Club Football Team. Sydney Visit Impracticable. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5

The "Athletic News" states that the proposal that the Huddersfield Club should send a football team to Sydney in June is impracticable…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. v. South Australia. Home Team Wins by 84 Runs. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 4

When the South Australians entered upon their second innings to-day they required 497 runs to win. Mayne and Gehrs were the opening…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 8

Jim Hall, the promising light heavy-weight boxer, has recovered from his recent illness, and expects shortly to be seen in the ring again…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 3

On the Waratah green yesterday afternoon, another of the pleasant midweek gamed between Patron Arnott's team and a team chosen from Waratah and…

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Boxing Contests. Offer to Johnson. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 6

Joe. Rivers outpointed Leach Cross in a ten round bout after brisk fighting. Johnson the champion boxer, has been arrested in Chicago, while trying to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 3

Bombardier Billy Wells jumped into prominence lately through knocking the South African, George Roedel, out in the second round of their bout on December…

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Victorian Cricket Dispute. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 6

The old fight between the supporters of the Board of Control and the supporters of the Melbourne Cricket Club has been revived with bitterness, and…

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The Cricket Squabble. Reply to Mayne. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

The Manchester "Guardian" says it is useless to answer the complaints of Mr. E. R. Mayne, because if cricketers: begin questioning the decisions of…

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