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I AM going to discuss "ring quitters," a nasty and unnecessary word, coined, I am positive, by a man who never knew the feel of the inside of a padded mitt. I stand by this statement: that no man who is a coward…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Victorian cricket fans were sorely tried in the Shield match between Victoria and South Australia. Seldom has duller batting been seen. The South Australians were tied down by good length bowling and a well placed field. The older Victorians used safety first tactics because they had…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →THE story of the negro in pugilism presents a fascinating study for historians of the ring. It opens nigh on 300 years ago in some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Australasian Coursing Club's meeting set down for to-day at Mascot has been postponed. Fixtures have been arranged for Thursday anad Friday of next week, when four 16-dogs stakes for maiden,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →THE final of the single-handed championship of Newcastle district was won by A. Meyers, who defeated Matt Ross, a runner-up in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NO swimming pool within 60 miles of Sydney is as clean as the Lidcombe baths, Aid Daniels told the local council last night. But he added,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was the smallest attendance seen in [?] years at Ascot for the pony and all-helghts [?] meeting held yesterday in fine, warm weather. A. Wells, rider of Go By in the first [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The annual gathering of the Parramatta Amateur Swimming Club, at which trophies won during the year were presented, was held recently at the local…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the N.S.W. L.T.A. Courts at the White City, Rushcutters Bay, the Interstate tennis matches between N.S.W. and Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. John Tockey, with commendable enterprise, has just constructed double tennis courts on part of the Palm Estate. Westmead, for the Palm Courts Tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Following are the qualifying heats for the N.S.W. Championships to he swum at the Domain liaths to-night. The [?] event is [?] for 7.30:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MATTHEW DOWNIE, need £3 at Ryde court to-day for having assaulted constable watton on December 20, was said to have struck him on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Notwithstanding showery weather, the Greyhound Coursing Association's mechanical hare meeting, held at Harold Park last night attraoted a fairly large attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →At Rushcutter Bay yesterday, left (Nepean), Misses M. Bryon, U. Satler, M, Anderson, E. Blair, Mr. B. Spence; (Newcastle), Mrs. H. Walker, Miss J. Guyot, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Bennett…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →[?] Yeend. of the No. 4 team, stumped at Petersham Oval yesterday by R. Thompson, of the No. 3 team…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The State Athletic Commission on Tuesday decided to withdraw the world's heavyweight championship recognition from Max Schmcllng. It announced that it would consider a match between…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rain again held up play at 3 p.m., and competitors had to wait naif an hour for the courts to dry. The southerly which followed the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Decks are being cleared for action, and the chief competition of the bowling year--"the pennants"--will be started on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The last round of the first series of the, Catholic Young Men's1 Cricket Association's competition was concluded on Saturday last. Surry Hills and Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A heavy shower early in the morning delayed the start of the match and it was not until 11.30 that the teams took the field…
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