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Sport, 1902

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Swimming

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Tighes' Hill Perseverance Swimming Club splashed off a 6Oyds handicap in the local lake on Xmas afternoon in the presence of a fair crowd of the residents. The…

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Boxing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

M'Call's backer assures me that if the local theatre can be secured for the "go" with Scanlon (and I think it can) that they Will meet here. It…

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Golf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

This morning a bogey handicap competition of 18 holes will be played at Hunter's Hill. The Australian Golf Club proposes to offer a Summer Cup for competition on January 27. Full details…

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To-day's Aquatics. Newcastle Regatta

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday Afternoon.—The annual regatta took place in the harbor to-day, and attracted a large attendance of spectators. The steamer Sydney was the flagship, under command…

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Football

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

THE Metropolitan Rugby Football Union held a smoke concert in the Protestant Half' on 'Friday evening, December 20. Advantage' was taken during the interval…

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Coursing. Fixtures. 1902. February

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

10, &c.—English Waterloo Cup, at Altoar, MAY. 7, 8—North Western (Tas.) C.C. 7, 8, 9— Orange C.C…

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Another Boxing Bout

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The heavyweight champion boxers, "Jim" Jeffries and "Sailor" Sharkey have signed articles to box 20 rounds at San Francisco, in April…

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Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 6

HAMES DITTON (Waverley) asks : Since the match in which H. Moses scored 31 ad 30, both not out, for New South Wales against Shaw's team, how many…

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Boxing. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

Jeffries and Sharkey will engage in a boxing match of 20 rounds at San Francisco in April next. IF YOU WANT TO BORROW MONEY, go to…

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The Golf Girl

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

Oh! "she used to be awfully lazy, And she never would walk a yard ; But she took the ai[?] a carriage and pair, Or she sometimes motor-carred…

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Tattersall's Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

TATTERSALL'S Club Annual meeting was brought off under propitious circumstances, both climatically and financially, and the good crowd that put in an appearance must…

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Queensland Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

With the holidays on as we have had no cricket locally, but a team visited Gymple at Nmas, meeting an eleven from the Gympie Association. The Queensland C.A. team, composed…

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Bowls. Entries for the Championships

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

The closing date for the receipt of entries for the medal and rink championships has been altered from April 1 to Monday next, the 6th inst. The notice is somewhat short, and a circular letter has been issued to…

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A Fatal Racing Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 6

MORUYA, Monday.--Word came into town on Saturday night that the young man John Buchan, who was thrown at the Bateman's Bay races on Boxing Day, had succumbed to his injuries,…

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A.j.c. Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

THERE appeared to be a bigger attendance at Randwick last Thursday than has been the case for some considerable time. The tramway arrangements were vary bad,…

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Lawn Tennis. Newcastle V. Armidale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.--The lawn tennis matches yesterday resulted as follow:--Newcastle team versus Armidale: Hogue and Edgar (Newcastle) beat G. Crossman and Small, 15 to 10. ' The same pair heat White and…

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St. George Cricket Association

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

The seventh round of the competition conducted by the above association was concluded on Saturday last with the following results. All matches were played on…

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M.'sl.a. at Cricket

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

New South Wales legislators, who are looking forward to a visit next month from a team of Victorian Parliamentary cricketers, had better prepare themselves for a surprise…

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Cricket. New South Wales V. Victoria

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 8

THE 67th match of the series was commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, the 26th December. The weather was exceedingly hot and the…

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