Athletics
The management of the Olympia Athletic Club, Newtown, has received a cable from Mr. Howe, who recently went to America in search of boxing talent,…
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Sport, 1914
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Swimming Contest. Sydney
At the Swimming Carnival, to-night, the principal event resulted as follows:— 880 Yards Championship of Australia.— W. Longworth (N.S.W.), 1: e. Adrian…
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The newly completed lawn tennis court at the Wallsend Hospital was opened for play on Saturday, and in response to the invitations sent out there were a large…
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M'Nabb has declined the offer of the manager of the Cessnock Stadium to fight Whitelaw for a purse of £100. Arthur Douglas will now take M'Nabb's place…
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A committee meeting of the Northern District Bowling Association was held st the Builders' Association rooms, Watt-street, on Monday evening. There were…
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At "Premierland," Kid Lewis beat Paul Til, the French boxer, for a purse of £600. Til was disqualified in the twelfth round for holding…
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Jim Hardcastle, formerly of the Newcastle United, England, writes desiring to know why the followers of the British game do not give the leading players…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mile Swimming Race. Longworth Still Champion. Sydney
The Mile Swimming championship of Australia was decided at the Domain Baths this afternoon. The competitors were:—W. Longworth (holder of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South African Cricket. a Drawn Game. Capetown
In the cricket match between the Marylebone eleven and a Transvaal eleven, Marylebone in their first innings scored 380 (Hearne 136), The…
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Mr. Cohen, the Wiliandra promoter, has matched "Battling Simmons" and Jim Hall, for March 16, for, a £50 purse. Simmons has undertaken to stop Hall in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby Football. the English Visit. London
The committee of the Northern Rugby Union has discussed the cable message from the New South Wales League…
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The League of Swimmers will run off their third 50 yards handicap next Saturday in the Ocean Baths. Handicaps will appear in to-morrow's issue…
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W. A. Hill and Jiro Rosoku have signed articles for a ju-jitsu contest, to be decided inside three weeks, at a place to be mutually agreed upon. The contract…
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While the proposed visit to Newcastle of six strong rinks from Sydney will be a welcome incident, it is questionable whether the object of the match will have…
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Mr. R. Baker has secured While Ritchie to visit Australia after fighting Tommy Murray. Mrs. Baker is seriously ill, which…
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Mr. J. Guilfoyle will provide another attractive programme for his patrons on the Newcastle Cricket Ground to-morrow night…
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On the City green, yesterday in the semi-final of the champion pairs, Barden and Breckenridge beat Greaves and Bruce, 22-17…
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Somerset County Cricket Club had a loss of £530 on the year's working. However the deficit has been reduced from £327 to £162, through the receipt of…
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The Newcastle Jockey Club has put forward an unusually attractive programme for this afternoon, and it is safe to anticipate that there will be a large…
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The National Sporting Club has offered Jack Johnson and Sam Langford a £3000 purse for a match for the world's heavyweight championship…
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