A meeting of intending competitors and other pedestrians was held at THE SPORTSMAN office on Friday night;the Athletic Editor ol this journal in the chair. ...
Article : 530 wordsThere was a big house at Foley's on Saturday night to witness the battle between the two comparatively unknown men, said before the end of the show the partisans on both sides ...
Article : 1,064 wordsTHE SPORTSMAN last week was enabled to scare heavily in connection with the Sullivan-Kilrain fight. Directly the taper was published on Wednesday morning ...
Article : 2,305 wordsThe walls of the Apollo Hall would have required to have here very elastic to held more people than attended on Monday night to see Ben Seth and Harry Downie box eight ...
Article : 1,270 wordsThe case of Mr. Seth Ferry against Tattersall's Club, L1000 damages occupied the attention of the court for several day, writes our Adelaide correspondent. In is ...
Article : 1,893 wordsWhat more graceful, what more tractable faithful friend is throe than this grand dog, the collie. He looks so wise, he seems almost to know what you want before you tell him [?] ...
Article : 998 wordsThe Apollo Hall was fairly well patronised on Saturday evening, when another good programme was provided. A noticeable feature was that those who now strip to spar have got ...
Article : 346 wordsSome excellent boxing was shown ut the Academy of Music, Electra street, Williamstown, on Friday night. The entertainment had been arranged by Jack Burke (the Irish ...
Article : 783 wordsBowman's Forest, 13th July.--SIR,--In answer to Mr Donald Dmme in your last issue. I should say the less he has to say about the match between ...
Article : 183 wordsWhen duelling was the arbitrator of most disputes, leave alone insults, it is laughable at times to read with what nonchalance challenges were given and accepted, and even more ...
Article : 477 wordsArrangements are proceeding for the six days' go-as-you-please match for L100 between Hackford and Rayner. The final deposit is due with THE SPORTSMAN as stakeholder the Tuesday. ...
Article : 247 wordsNext Monday the leading Melbourne athletes intend giving Captain Jackson Barry, the well-known old colonist, a complimentary benefit. The captain, who is 70 years old, has ...
Article : 274 wordsThere was recently quite a sensation among the visitors and employes at the Cemetery of Pere Laenaise, Paris, when a hears covered with flowers and coronals was seen entering the gate. ...
Article : 435 wordsGoddard, who defeated Rvan, has returned to Melbourne. He is now ready to renew negotiations for a match with Owen Sullivan, of Breken Hill. He will box ...
Article : 124 wordsPresident T. Hogan writes from Sandhurst under date 10th July:--SIR,--I have the honor to enclose for your perusal a copy of revised rules fora United Victorian Haring ...
Article : 142 wordsOn the 10th July a very pleasant and enjoyable social was tendered to the Latrobe Athletic Club, Geelong by the promoter of the institution, Mr. Trotter, The occasion ...
Article : 174 wordsThree carriage stallions imported from Germany were landed at Port Melbourne on Thursday from the ship Braunschweig. Six were originally shipped, but three died on the ...
Article : 316 wordsA change of programme is promised for Saturday night. Salvatore, who puts up such heavy weights with is to wrestle Andre Christol a Graeoo Roman match. In ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 275 wordsThere was a large crowd at the Wellington Hall, Collingwood, on Monday night to witness an eight-rounds content under the M.Q. rules between Chris. Maloney and ...
Article : 89 wordsA movement is under way for the formation of a gymnasium and athletic club under the same principle as the Olympic Club, San Francisco, and the New York Athletic Club. ...
Article : 116 wordsMr. R. Williamson advertises L60 to be run for on the Port Melbourne Cricket Ground on the 26th and 27th August. This amount will be divided into L25 for 130 yards handicap ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 17 Jul 1889, Page 4
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