Fierce Football. Police Assistance Called
The reputation for disorderly scenes which Australian football has put up in Victoria seems to have extended to Sydney. In the Leagues semi-final,…
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Football. Rugby
In the final of the Moore Cup competition Lake Albert defeated Wagga on the racecourse by 5 points to 3. For the winners Gorden Willis scored the…
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Owen Moran, an Englishman, and Abe Ettel, an American, yesterday tough at San Francisco for the feather-weight boxing championship…
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Despite counter attractions the Ascot (Sydney) Race Club brought off a very successful meeting last Saturday, when some interesting racing eventuated…
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A. F. D. Wilding, of New Zealand, has won the German lawn tennis championship, contested at Baden, beating [?]zben, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sport. a Swimming Record. London
Frank Beaurepaire, the yung Victorian swimmer, yesterday swam a quarter of a mile at Goran, Scotland, to 5min. 28 2-5th sec., thus establishing…
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The above club disposed of a very attractive programme last Wednesday before a very good attendance. Though the weather was threatening, rain fortunately held off,…
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Backers turned up in good force at Warwick Farm on Saturday last, notwithstanding that the weather was showery and a pony meeting was being run at Ascot, so…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Boxing. Squires- Lang Match Being Arranged
It is authoritatively stated that Mr. H. D. M'Tntosh is so annoyed with the conduct of the crowd at the Stadium during the match between…
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The V.R.C. American Float Welcome meeting was brought off at Flemington on the 2nd instant. Showery weather affected the attendance, but a great number of…
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A fair attendance turned up at the meeting held by the V.A.T.C. last Saturday at Caulfield, but the weather was showery all day. Several of the candidates fancied for…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Sporting Notes. Races to Come
Albury Racing Club (Show meeting)—September 11, 12. Cootamundra Turf Club—September 17, 18…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming. Beaureparire in England. a 440 Yards Record. London, Sept. 9
Frank beaurepaire, the Australian champion, has made a 440 yards swimming record, his time being 2min. 28 3-5 sec…
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The match between a combined team from this (Gundagai) union and Goulburn, played on the latter's ground on Saturday last,…
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In a final-of-the-season match to be played at the Farm to-day between the Wagga Norton Cup team and the Farm Club, the following have been selected…
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Frank Beaurepaire, the Australian champion has made a 440 yards swimming record, his time being 2min. [?] 5sec…
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The matches arranged against Yass and Goulburn for Friday and Saturday of this week were postponed for a week. To-day a stroke competition…
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The matches arranged against Yase and Goulburn for Friday and Saturday of this week were postponed for a week. To-day a stroke competition will take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing. Light-weight Championship. London, Sept. 11
In America "Battling" Nelson knocked out Joe Gans for the light-weight championship of the world. (Gans is a negro. He held the…
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A match has been arranged to take place on the Racecourse on Saturday next, 19th inst., between teams representing the Town and Country…
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