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Sport, 1903

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To-night's Cycling Races

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 4

A very full programme of racing will be submitted, when the league's carnival opens on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-night. The racing is always most exciting under the light of the…

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Tumberumba Races. Tumberumba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

The Tumberumba annual race meeting was opened to-day under most favourable circumstances. The weather was fine and very cool. The attendance was much better than in former years, and the…

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Forest Lodge Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 5

The pony and galloway races held at Forest Lodge on Saturday Were well attended. Appended are the results of the racing :—…

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Rosebery Park Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 5

Fourteen-three Handicap, 6¾ furlongs. —Kitty Sharp, 8st 41b (Price). 1 ; Signora, 8st 71b (Connell), 2 ; Miss Henry, 7st 71b (M'Donald), 3. Other starters :…

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Cricket. Hamden Park Pavilion

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

At the last meeting of the Paddington Council the Mayor urged that some arrangement should be made for the management of the recently-erected pavilion at Hampden Park. A suggestion had been made, he said,…

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Cricket. Hampden Park Oval

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

At the last meeting of the lyddington Borough Council the Mayor (Alderman G. Walker) reported that the recently erected pavilion at the Hampden Park Oval had been formally opened by the Premier (Sir John See). The…

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The Cycling Carnival. To-night's Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

Patrons of cycling will have submitted to them tonight at the Sydney Cricket Ground the third meeting of the series of night races. The finishes on the two former occasions were all that the most ardent…

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Swimming Result of Last Saturday's Event. 500 Yards Championship

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 6

G. Read (East Sydney) . . . 1 C. Corbett (Rockdale) . . . 2 W. J. Hobbs (East Sydney) . . . 3 Time 6min 49sec…

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Melbourne Boxing. Robbie Beats M'inerney. Melbourne

Referee · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 7

We had a very enjoyable time at the Lyeeum Athletic Club on Wednesday night when two amateurs named Ted Robbie and Ted M'Ineracy met in a fifteen rounds…

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Wednesday Local Cricket. First Grade

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 7

Globe v. Balmain, at Wentworth Park. —Balmain went to the wickets first, totalling 106 (M'Callum 28, M'Grath 15, O'Brish 13), [?] four for 18…

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Cricket Notes by "Not- Out."

Referee · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 8

THE result of the return match New South Wales v. South Australia leaven New South Wales in a goo I position in the Sheffield Should competition, inasmuch as…

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Amateur Sport. Cricket. Worrall's Trouble Revived

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

Mr. Worrall has resigned his position on the Victorian selection committee. At a meeting of the Cricket Association last night Mr. A. E. Johns wrote that because of Mr…

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Swimming. Mori's Dock Club's Annual Carnival. the 500 Yards' State Championship

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 123

The third annual championship carnival, under the auspices of the Mort's Dock Swimming Club. was held on Saturday afternoon at the Elkington Park Baths, White Hone Point, Balmain, under…

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Boxing. National Sporting Club. Murphy Defeats Moroney—cripps Beats Lynch

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

Eleven hundred people witnessed two very exciting boxing contests at the National Sporting Club last night. Mr. D. M'Donald was referee, and Mr. S. Bryant timekeeper…

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Queensland. Brisbane, January 11. A Slump In Racing

Referee · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 3

Had last week been a busy racing week no one would have expected anything better than a half-and-half sort of meeting at the main camp of the Brisbane Jockey Club…

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Inter-state Banks Cricket Match. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 5

The third annual cricket match between teams chosen from the various banking institutions in New South Wales and Victoria commenced to-day on the Warehousemen's Cricket Ground, under pleasant…

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Boxers and Their Doings The-heavy-weight Championship. Dan Creedon in Sydney. Does Swimming Affect Boxing—Hockenberg and Goddard on the Knock-out Blow—The Denny Moloney-Mitchic Flght—Fistic Chart Generally

Referee · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 7

Micko Walsh at the Gaiety on Monday night accepted Bob Turner's Challenge, win or lose with Hock Keys. Bod Turner, who went up to Woy Woy with jummer Farrell…

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Lord Hawke's Cricket Team. Proposal to Visit Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. -- Lord Hawke's team beat the Hawkes Bay 18 at Napier by an innings and 198 runs. The real strength of the visitors has not yet been seen. They have…

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Cycling. the Austral Meeting Notes and News. To-night's Racing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 8

The Major Taylor Carnival will be advanced another stage to-night, and as the programme is undoubtedly a good. one, the racing should be very…

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Brisk Boxing at the Gate. Gibson Wins the Novice Tourney. Woods Squelehas Edwards

Referee · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 7

There was no room for growl from the hungrlest fight-following regarding the bill-of-fare served up by the Golden Gate management on Saturday night last. A big…

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