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Sport, 1911

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Boxing

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 11

The final beats of the Gaiety Hall's tournament was witnessed by a large crowd last night. Results :— In the 10st 71b division, W. Daley (9st 91b) beat…

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Kensington Races

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 2

The Kensington Club offer £350 in prizes for their meeting [?] Saturday. The Handicap, six furlongs, is for £60. Full particulars of the programme appear…

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Ascot Races

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 9

Next Wednesday there will be racing at Ascot—the first pony fixture of the year—and the entries indicate that the club named will start 1911 auspiciously. The usual special service of trams…

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Rosebery Races

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 2

Rosebery Club is out with its programme for Wednesday, January 11, £300 will be distributed over the seven events, £60 going to the Handicap, one mile. Entries…

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Tennis Champion Dead. London

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 3

R. F. Doherty, the well-known tennis player, is dead. [Doherty and his brother were the two best known tennis champions in England…

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Newcastle New Year's Day Races

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 9

At Newcastle to-morrow local racegoers will be catered for by the N.J.C., and the sport promises to be up to the usual standard. The first race is to start at 2.10. As usual Sydney visitors…

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Lawn Tennis. Blue Mountain Tournament. Katoomba, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 11

The Blue Mountain lawn tennis tourney started to-day in cloudy weather, but a large programme was got through. In the Singles Championship Hadley beat Carr,…

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Boxing News. The Middleweight Championship. Claimed Bt Hugo Kelly. Chicago

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 3

Following upon Papke's defeat in Sydney by Dave Smith, Hugo Kelly, an Italian prizefighter, now claims the middle weight championship…

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Gossip About "Sports." the King and Athletics

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 20

Lord Alverstone, president of the Amateur Athletic Association of England, has received the following communication from Marlborough House :—…

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Cycling and Athletic Ca[?]

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 5

All the champions, inclu[?] world's Marathen winner, [?] gerald, are connecting [?] athletic carnival [?]…

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Cricket. (Continued From Page 9.) New South Wales Scores 406 Against Tasmania. R. B. Minnett Compiles 151 by Brilliant Cricket. Fast Bowler Scott Hits Up 50 Under Half-an-hour. the Tasmanians Bowl and Field Pluckily All Day—after Sending the Home Team to the Wickets

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 10

The New South Wales v. Tasmania match was started at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday in dull weather. The home team, having lost the toss, were…

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Swimming. Test Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

The following nominations have been received by Mr. A. C. W. Hill, the hon. secretary of the N.S.W. A.S.A., for the test races in connection with selection of representatives for Ausiralian swimming…

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Bowing. Taree Regatta. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

The Taree regatta to-day attracted a large attend ance. The weather was fine. Results:- Oil Launch Handicap, 4m.—lsmene, 1; Ferro, 2; [?]ina, [?]. Ten entries. Nine started…

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Bowls. Saturday's Play

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

Saturday was quite an off-day in bowls, many of the players are spending Christmas in the ecuntry, consequently the programme was a light one. All competitions were set aside, and only a few…

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Cycling and Athletic Carnival. To-night's Racing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

Patrons of cycling and athletics will have a night's entertainment provided for them at the Sports Ground this evening, when an excellent programme is to be run under the auspices of the League of New South Wales…

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Boxing. Meeghan-bronson Bout

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 7

Ray Bronson will have to be at his best at the Stadium to-night if he wants to get Hughie Meeghan's scalp, and incidentally the title of lightweight champion of Australia. Mccghan is in as good condition…

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Boxing. Lightweight Championship Contest

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 2

The contest at the stadi[?] to-night between Hugsie Me[?] of Victoria, and Rev Bronson, of Ameri[?] for the lightweight championship of Australia, promises to be our of the…

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Ascot Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

The following weights have been declared for the pony and galloway race meeting to take place on Wednesday next:— Flying Welter Handicap, 4f.—Shot Tower (Vic.); 10st…

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Boxing. "Cyclone" Thompson Beats Jerome

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

BRISBANE Monday—"Cyclone" Jo[?]ny Thompson, the American boxer met [?]rry jerome. the aboriginal to-day in a contest limited to twenty rounds Thompson's…

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Racing at Canley Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

There will be a good programme of cycle races at Canley park to-day for members of the three local union clubs, in a championship of the Central Cumberland Club. This is practically the only union fixture…

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