Pablo Fanque and Hurry Dowling, who boxed four such good rounds at the Commotim Gymnasium, are to meet again. This time they box eight rounds at the Apollo Hall ...
Article : 87 wordsA novel match was brought off in the Friendly Societies' Gardens on Saturday. This consisted of a cask chining competition between Messrs Callaghan and Bassit, ...
Article : 314 wordsThe boxing halls in the city and suburbs are booming ahead. Public patronage to each and all is good. To fact is, there are enough people who would go to a lot of inconvenience ...
Article : 1,457 wordsThe athletic contest between Engene Kneebone, of Borman's Forest, and Donald Dinnie, was brought off at Wangaratta on Saturday afternoon. The conditions were--Tossing the ...
Article : 721 wordsRegarding the movements of the Australian pugs since the Dempsey-M'Carthy fight, Billy Murphy defeated Tommy Warren on the 14th at the Occidental Club moms for a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 285 wordswas born in Bowman's Forest, 15 miles from Beechworth, on the 13th of February, 1864, and is therefore in his 27th year. He was raised on a farm, and has worked at nothing ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 242 wordsDuring the last week there has been some talk of matching an 8st lad against young Collers, of Albury. When Dan Abbott was in Melbourne he expressed his willingness ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 234 wordsWhen Burge was in Victoria he promised Mr W. Curran that, win or lose in his match with Dawson, he would box Mace to a finish for L100 aside. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe chief topic of conversation has been the 50 rounds and draw between Burge an Dawson an account of which was telegraphed for last issue. Opinions are pretty equally ...
Article : 601 wordsJoe Goddard will commence work next week for his match with Mick Dooley on the 24th June at the Sydney Amateur Gymnasium. They box for L100 a-side and a L200 purse, given by ...
Article : 90 wordsWriting of the Corbett-Kilrain fight the "Sporting Life" correspondent says:--The outcome of this encounter was a peremptory demand from Kilrain's friends that he ...
Article : 1,036 wordsAt the Apollo Hall next Saturday night Abe Aitken and Saxon are to box eight rounds. On Monday, at the Crystal Palace, ...
Article : 53 wordsThe annual meeting, of the above club was told at the Criterion Hotel last Wednesday evening. Mr. John Ross occupied the chair. The report was as follows:-- ...
Article : 241 wordsJudging from at tendance and the excitement manifested in the running off of the May Handicap at the above grounds on Mond y afternoon, there is every reason to believe that ...
Article : 1,079 wordsA grand entertainment, under the auspices of this association, was held in the Masonic Hall. The chair was occupied by Mr. H. R. Williams, M.L.A., M. W. Wright, ...
Article : 190 wordsThe "Mail" says:--The boxing contest between Willis O'Connor and Frank Nicholls, the former undertaking to knock the latter cut in six rounds for an alleged stake of L15 and ...
Article : 226 wordsA meeting of the sports committee was held recently, Mr. J. Creen in the chair. The secretary informed the meeting that the entries for the leading events had filled ...
Article : 160 wordsA meeting of the committee of the Carisbrook Friendly Societies' sports was held at Gray's Hotel on Wednesday to receive the balance-sheets in connection with the late ...
Article : 209 wordsThis gymnasium, which is located in the annexe of the Exhibition buildings, benders being conveniently situated, has a new and complete set of apparata, a spacious hall ...
Article : 97 wordsThe time for receiving nominations for the Camderdown athletic sports closed on Friday evening. A number of late entries were received, however, in consequence of an ...
Article : 132 wordsJack Graham, Dummy Mace, the little Ranvards and others are on the read. To-day they are showing at the Casterton races. Donald Dinnie will give a variety ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. T. D'Alton writes:--I have opened the season for the Winter months at the Victoria Hall, which is a very large building in the main street. I have fitted my gymnasium up ...
Article : 136 wordsSIR,--We omitted to state in programme sent you, that past two years performances must accompany nomination. Kindly see that this is inserted without fail. Yours, &c., ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 wordsJ. M'Dowell, of Sale, publishes a card to the effect that he is willing to match himself for any sum from L25 up to L50 to run a mile against D. C. Macdonald, the winner of ...
Article : 71 wordsAt Yes. the Sheffield Handicap is worth L15. Entries close on 13th May. handicaps will appear on the 21st, while acceptance must be notified on the 23rd. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 7 May 1890, Page 4
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