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Sport, 1913

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Golf Notes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Norman E. Brookes, Playing on Saturday for Royal Melbourne against Metropolitan, on the Sandringham links, played first man and defeated…

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Cootamundra Golf Club

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

The beautiful grounds of the club again looked quite gay on Saturday afternoon. The weather was glorious, and about 40 members of the club and…

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Yarragundry Tennis Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held at the court on Saturday last when a large number of members assembled. The past year's…

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Golf for the People

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

For a century or more that portion of Moore Park lying on the Ken[?]ton or southern, side of Mounts Rennie, and Steel has been a waste…

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Rugby. Saturday's Match. Wagga Defeats Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

A very fine game was witnessed in the first grade competition on Saturday afternoon, when only one point separated the final scores of the Farm…

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International Boxing Union British Excluded. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

An International Boxing Union has been established and will prepare definite final rules for the boxing championship of the world, and decide all…

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Rugby League Rules. Flayer Loses Life. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Adolphus Bust died yesterday as a result of injures received at Auckland, the previous day, in a football match, under Rugby. League rules…

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Football. Leeton His. V. Narandera [?]

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

The first match played on the local park oval this season look place on saturday afternoon, when the team [?] presenting the Leeton [?] visited…

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A New Golf Rule. When Ball Is Out of Bounds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club. of St. [?], has agreed, in regard to ruled 23, that the penalty of the loss of a stroke and distance when a ball…

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BOXING. Death of Luther McCarihy. Champion "White Hope" Killed in a Contest at Calgary. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 3

In a boxing encounter at Calgary (U.S.A.) yesterday, Pelky struck Luther McCarthy-over the heart, the latter falling dead…

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International Boxing Union Formed in France. New York, Belgium and France Represented. But Not National Sporting Club. Framing Championship Rules. Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

An International Boxing Union has been established to prepare definite final rules for the championship of the world, and to decide disputes…

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Heavy Casualty List. Football Is New Zealand. One Man Killed. Nine Knock Outs in One Game. Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Saturday's football casually list was exceptionally heavy. Broken ribs and limbs aud dislocations were numerous. In one game at Wellington nine…

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Boxing. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

This evening Bill Carrie outpointed Black Paddy, the West Australian aboriginal. EDMONTON (Canada), Tuesday…

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International Boxing Union National Sporting Club's Attitude. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

The National Sporting Club's secretary states that the club refused to join the International Boxing Union because at present anyone is able to…

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The Boxing Fatality. Arena Destroyed by Fire. Calgary

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

The post mortem examination on the body of Luther M'Carty, disclosed that death was due to a dislocated neck…

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Football. Rugby. Half Holiday v. FARM

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 4

The above teams met at the Farm yesterday afternoon. The Farm men who were by far the heavier, Were the first to score. During…

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About Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 7

Bud Anderson knocked out Joe Mandot at New Orleans in the 12th round of a scheduled 20-round contest. Alf Spenceley (Eng.) and Jack Read…

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Terrier Coursing. Opening Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 3

Fine weather prevailed when the Riverina Terrier Coursing Club held their meeting yesterday afternoon. The attendance of nearly 100 persons…

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Melbourne Racing. Moonee Valley

The Worker · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 7

There were a couple of meetings in Melbourne last week. There was a large attendance at the Moonee Valley meeting although the weather was dull. In the…

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Progress of the Rescue. a Regatta Procession Formed. London, Later

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 2

The passengers from the Tainui have been landed at Plymouth. They describe their transfer to the Garth Castle as being like a regatta procession. The…

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