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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1915

607 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 31

Boxing. Sydney, Sunday. LLOYD v. COFFEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 3

Lloyd defeated Walter Coffey on points in twenty round at the Sta-dium last night…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 3

The following members have been selected to visit Sydney in connection with matches to be played during Eastern week:—Watson, Lugsdin,…

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Boxing. Moran. v. Wells. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 3

Moran knocked out Bombardier Well in the tenth round in London. Wells unaccountably walked to his corner half way through the openeing…

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Boxing. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight champion, outpointed Eddie Wallace at Brooklyn, in ten rounds…

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Yanco Football Club

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 15

At a well-attended meeting of local football enthusiasts held on March 19, it was unanimously decided to re-form the Yanco Rugby Union Football Club…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The Culcairn Cricket Club will play a match on Easter Monday against the Albury B cricket team. The visitors will arrive by the 10.40 a.m…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Les. Darcy defeated Demlen, the Belgian boxer, at the Sydney stadium on Saturday night. Demlen's towel was skied in the fifth round…

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Boxing. Hardwick Defeats King. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Hardwick (21st, 12th.) gained a points decision over Mick King (11st. 3[?]lb.) after a good fight. The winner showed great improvement. He won…

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Special Cable News Boxing. World's Heavyweight Championship. Jess Willard Knocks Out Jack Johnson. Cootamundra. Tuesday, 9.42

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Willard defeated Johnson for the world's heavyweight championship at Vancouver. Cootamundra. Tuesday. 10.23…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

The contest for the Albury and Border Lawn Tennis Association's Singles Championship has resolved itself into a match between A. H…

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Bowls. Wagga Defeats Waverley

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

Two rinks from Wagga visited Waverley. The visitors won by one point. The scores were: Wagga 46, Waverley 45…

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Ganmain Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

The picnic race meeting in aid of the Belgian Fund and the Ganmain Band Fund, was held on the Gammain Racecourse on Easter Monday, the day…

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New Zealand Racing. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

The New Zealand Great Autumn Handicap was won by Warstep, with Ladoga second and First Glance third…

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To Tan a Tennis Net

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

Proceed as directed below, and you will have good results. Boll 2½lb, of good old can in rain water for half-an-hour. Then fitter and press the residue, and you should…

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Boxing. World's Championship. Johnson Knocked Out. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson in the 26th round for the world's heavyweight championship. The seene was indeseribable when…

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The Sketcher. Fun on the Links. Comic Phases in American Golf

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

Golf has its funny side as well as its really serious and perplexing points, and, indeed, it is the unexpected occurrence of perplexing situations that…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 3

In connection with the Albury Tennis tournament it appears an arrangement was come to between A. H. Raleigh, who had to play off with…

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Cricket. North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 3

A very pleasant day was spent on the North Wagga cricket ground on Easter Monday, when the single member of the St. Mary' Young Men's Club tried…

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Control of Racing. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

Sir,-Re the Herbie-All Satin cast and other matters of interest referred to by "Yarraman" in the "Daily Advertiser" of April 1st.-If the…

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