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Sport, 1914

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Sport. GOLF

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

The opening day of the 1914 season of the Cootamundra Golf Club has been fixed for Saturday, the 25th April…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Beaten

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

Dave Smith, after brilliantly outboxing the famous American, Eddie M'Goorty, for eight rounds, was knocked out in the tenth at the…

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Lawn Tennis. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

In the singles tournament at Cannes Wilding easily defeated Brookes. Mr. A. H. Raleigh, of Wagga, won the tennis championship at Albury…

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Special Cable News. Boxing and Hereditary

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

Carpentier and George Mitchell, the ex-amateur champion, son of a Bradford millowner, nephew of Mr. Hillingworth, the Liberal Whip in the…

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New Zealand Races. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 3

The New Zealand Great Easter Handicap was won by Chudie, with Except second and Silver Shield third. The Auckland Great Northern Oaks…

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Wagga Pony Races. Easter Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

The Easter meeting of the Wagga Pony and Galloway Race Club opened at the Farmers' Home Racecourse on Saturday last, and was continued on…

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Boxing. Smith-m'goorty Fight

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

Everyone now knows that Dave Smith was for the third time beaten by the American, Eddie M'Goorty, when he met that hard hitter at the…

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Lawn Tennis. Albury Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

In winning the open singles championship at Albury on Monday. Mr. A. H. Raleigh, of Wagga, met the pick of the players from the southern…

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New Zealand Racing. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

The New Zealand Great Autumn Handicap was won by Bronze, with [?]oga second, and, Warstep third…

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Urana Amateur Picnic Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

The first meeting of the Urana Amateur Picnic Race Club was held on Monday, and was very successful. The stipendiary steward (Mr. Thos…

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Golf. Mitchell Beats Duncan. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

Abe Mitchell beat George Duncan in the medal round at the, Sonning Golf Club, by 73 to 81…

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Boxing Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 2

Mat Wells, the celebrated welterweight boxer, left for England to-day…

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Boxing London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 3

Snowy Baker has arranged for Albert Scanlon to go to Australia, and Tight Jerome at Brisbane…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Beaten

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

Dave Smith, after brilliantly out-boxing the famous American, Eddie M'Goorty, for eight rounds, was knocked out in the tenth at the Sydney Stadium…

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Boxing. Carpentier's Amateur. Lasts Half a Round. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 3

About 100 people assembled at the Paris Gymnasium to witness the match between Carpentier and Mitchell, the amateur, the Natter having…

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Lawn Tennis. Victory for Brookes. Montreux

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 3

Brookes beat Guatier in the first round at the Montreux International Tournament, 6-2, 6-1…

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Sale of a Racing Mare Peculiar Incident. Necessity for Registration Reform

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

On May 2, 1910, Mr. E. J. Kelly., the well-known drover and brother of "Jimmy" Kelly, the well-known cross country horseman, purchased at…

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Golf Carnival at Mount Kosciusko

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 6

The Kosciusko Golf Club is an active body, which now numbers 60 members. It hopes to eventually count its players with the aid of three figures, and judging…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Ill. Supposed Appendicitis. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

The boxer, Dave Smith, is tying seriously ill at his residence at Mosman. His medical adviser is as yet unable to say with any degree of…

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Lawn Tennis. Brookes Wins Again. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

Brookes beat Tamburm in the second round at Montreux, 6-0, 6-0…

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