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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1913

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sBOXING. Langford's Victory. Boston

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

Sam Langford knocked out Rocky Flynn in the fourth round of a scheduled 15 rounds bout. Flynn floored Langford in the first round…

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Lawn Tennis. Wagga v. YASS

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

The team selected to represent the Wagga Tennis Club at Yass on Saturday next is as follows:—A. H. Raleigh (captain), Yule, Haydon,…

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Sydney Boxing Jones Versus Rudd. Sydney, Midnight

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

At the Stadium the fight between Sol. Jones and Dill Rudd was stopped by the police in the third round and Rudd was declared the winner…

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Boxing M'cormack's Opinion of M'farlane. Fremantle

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

John M'Cormack, the Irish tenor, is coming to Sydney by the Mooltan. lie stiff devotes time to the noble art of self-defence, and says Packey…

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Boxing in America Langford Knocks Out Flynn. Boston

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 5

Sam. Langford knocked out "Porky Flynn in four rounds of a scheduled 15 rounds fight. Flynn floored Langford in the first…

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Cricket. Four Successful Centuries. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

Hardings (Kent) has scored four centuries in succession. This feat only three other batsmen have accomplished…

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Tennis Championship M'loughlin Retains It. New York

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 5

Maurice M'Loughlin has retained we national tennis championship by defeating Norris Williams, of Philadelphia, in a singles match…

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Canterbury Park Races. Two Jockeys Badly Injured.—Relievo and Danaus Win the Double.—Warneton Scores at Last.—Voldon Wins the Welter.—Two Horses Killed

The Worker · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 7

Except that a serious accident happened in the Hurdle Race, the sport last Saturday at Canterbury Park was most interesting. In the race…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 2

In the play-off of the tie in the Open Bogey Handicap in connection with the recent amateur golf tournament, Mr. R.G. Green (18) of…

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Football

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 3
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On Saturday last on the Adelong Oval, the local team picked to mo[?] the Wagga team, when it visits Adelong. met and played a team from…

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King's Tennis Partner

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 7

Earl Braney, who distributed the prizes at Temple grove School, Eastbourne, remarked that his son-in-law, Lord Willingdon, Governor of Bombay, owed, in a considerable degree, his success in life to cricket and horse…

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Boxing. Rudd Defeats Jones. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 4

Bill Rudd knocked out Sol. Jones in the third round at the Stadium last night…

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Football. Australian Rules. Narrandera

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 4

Narrandera and Matong met on Saturday at Grong Grong in the final of the Southern Districts Australian Football Association premiership, and…

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Football. To-morrow's Grand Final

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 4

The Narandera imperials have exercised the privilege they gained by be coming minor premiers and have challenged the Matong team to play off…

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Boxing. a Country Contest. Young Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 3

Murphy outpointed Hock Keys in a 15-rounds contest at Wellington (New Zealand). During a contest at Cathcart, near…

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Football. Gundagai Cadets Score a Win Over Coota

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 4

A team of Gundagai Cadets visited Cootamundra on Wednesday and played a match against fifteen from the local ranks. The match was…

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Cricket. County Championship. Won by Kent. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 3

Kent defeated Northamptonshire by five wickets, thus winning the County Championship…

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Sporting. Football. South Western District Association’s [?] Matong Defeats Narandera

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 4

Be above teams me on the Grong Grong ground on Saturday last to contest the final of the district association’s premership. There was a large…

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International Tennis Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 7

Doust and wilding and Rabe and [?]cuzis reached the semifinals of the singles international tennis championship…

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