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Sport, 1908

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Early Sports Rugby Football Professional V. Amateur Will the Amateurs Increase Players Remuneration? Officials Say "Yes!"

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 15

In our cable columns today will be found messages relating to the visit of a British Rugby football team to New Zealand in April next, and also to the visit of a New…

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Boxing Jack (Twin) Sullivan Beaten

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

Jack (Twin) Sullivan, the conqueror of Bill Squires, the Australian champion, recently suffered defeat at San Francisco at the hands of Al Kaulfmann, a prominent…

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Boxing. Featherweight Championship. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 13

Owen Moran, an Englishman, and Abe Altell, an American, fought in San Francisco for the featherweight championship of the world…

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Inter State Junior Cricket

The St George Call · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

The Inter State Junior Cricket team playing for New South Wales against Victoria and South Australia were unfortunate in their first engagement…

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To Keep Out Colored Races

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The "Westminster Gazette" expresses the opinion that the Motherland and the colonies, would do well to devise a common policy…

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A Famous Old Racing Cutler, "The Bloodhound."

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 7

This celebrated craft was built for the Marquis of Ansa as far back as 1874. It was the intention of Mr. Thomas Dunlop, of Glasgow, who has owned her since 1902, to sell her, a short time ago, in order that she might be broken up; but the Marquis of Alisa, on hearing of the proposed fate of his old favourite, went to her rescue, and bought her…

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Late Sporting. Bowls. New South Wales Wins at Launceston

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 12

The New South Wales team which left for Tasmania on Sunday last arrived in Launceston on December 31, after a pleasant trip, and opened play against a team picked by the Tasmanian Association on New Year's…

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Bowls New South Wales V. Tasmania. Win for Welshmen

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

The New South Wales team of bowlers arrived safely in Launceston. Tasmania, after a pleasant trip. They opened play against a Tasmanian team on New Year's…

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Exciting Incident at a Cricket Match

The Arrow · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

When I was quite a boy (writes Mr. Frankfort Moore in "Some Humors of Cricket") I was present at a curious show of pique on a cricket-field. It was,…

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Cricket L. O. S. Poidevin in England

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

Mr. N. R. Poldevin, of Araluen, the father of the well-known cricketer and all-round athlete, Mr. L. O. S. Poldevin, is at present in Sydney on a holiday trip. Chatting with…

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British Rugby Team for New Zealand Leading Welsh Players Joining London, Friday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 1

Reggie Gibbs, Ralph Thomas, and J. L. Williams, of the Cardiff team, and all Welsh international representatives, have joined the British football team that is to visit New…

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Late Cole News. Received This Morning. Football. the British Team for N.Z. Strong Combination. the Invitation to Australia

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 8

LONDON. Friday Evening.— Reggie Gihbs. Ralph Thomas, and J. L. Williams, of Cardiff, have joined Che football team for New Zealand.Other leading Welsh players are considering…

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Athletics

The Arrow · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

THE Cyclists Union have decided to include a mile open handicap for members of the N.S.W. A.A.A. at their second night cardinal, to take place at the Sports…

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Second Test Match at Melbourne. England Leads by 116 Runs on First Innings. Hutchings 126. Noble and Trumper Compile 96 Without Loss in Second Innings. Great Interest—Large Attendance Very Hot Weather—Keen Cricket. MELBOURNE

The Arrow · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

The second Test match was resumed on the Melbourne Cricket. Ground at noon to-day, in cooler and more agreeable weather than that of the two first days. The…

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Professional Rugby

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 8

Dates have been fixed for meetings for the establishment of clubs in some of the metropolitan districts, notably Balmain. Glebe, and Newtown…

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Rugby Football Players' Remuneration Is It to Be Increased by the Union ?

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 15

In the "Sun's" cable columns to-day will be found mesages relating to the visit of a British Rugby football team to New Zealand in April next, and also to the visit of a New…

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Boxing a Fractured Jaw

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 15

There was a large crowd at the Gaiety Athletic Club last night, when Burns met and defeated Jafferalli[?] in five rounds. The bout was exciting while it lasted, Burns…

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Rosebery Races

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 8

Next Wednesday there will be a merlins at Rosebery, and as the entries are numerous, and the course in excellent order, the racing should be as satisfactory hb usual…

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Boxing. Burns Defeats Jaffer Allie

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 11

All things considered, there was 2 good house at the Gaiety last night, when Jaffer Allie and Ranji Burns supplied the principal event, which lasted till the close of the fifth round, when…

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Notes on the Racing

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 15

A win at the Middle Harbour Regatta on Wednesday broke Australian's run of ill-luck. She won the combined handicap of the Flying Squadron and Sydney Club yesterday…

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