As previously mentioned on the 13th prox. I propose starting the story of the life of Peter Jackson, the famous colored pugilist, admittedly tho cleverest big man the ...
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Article : 2,024 wordsThe Gaiety held a very large crowd on Monday night, and they saw a fight fast and willing from the Jump till half way through the seventh round, whim Johns, of ...
Article : 635 wordsCHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Alfred Mace, tho evangelist, oldest son of Jem Mace, the pugilist, In In Chicago to preach tho Gospel. Thirty years ago tho elder Mace made ...
Article : 261 wordsThere was a double bill at tho Golden Gate on Saturday night, and the usual week-end crowd rolled up to witness it. Bert Weekes and Howell boxed three good ...
Article : 545 wordsMike Donovan, of Rochester, N.Y., knocked out "Australian Billy" Edwards In one of the fastest and cleverest battles ever fought at the Metropolitan Athletic Club. ...
Article : 151 wordsAbe Willis badly wants to set Into harness again, and to that end asked mo yesterday to challenge Bert Weekes on bis behalf. Abe undertakes to weigh not more ...
Article : 60 wordsIn response to Mr. James' cable that Tim Hegarty wouldn't be able to leave Sydney till March, Mr. Hurting, of 'Frisco, sent another message on Monday to the effect ...
Article : 72 wordsLast week I had occasion to animadvert upon the action of the Melbourne boxer. Silver, In signing to meet Joe Thomal at the "Gate," and then backing out of his ...
Article : 329 wordsWriting to Mr. George Meacie of this city, under date Patterson's Creek (N.Z.), Jan. 25, Harry Dunn, the famous wrestler, says:—"Too New Year sports In this ...
Article : 223 wordsDear "Amateur."—Just a fow lines to enlighten your readers about last Saturday night's disappointing light, self v. Bob Turner. I would like the spectators that were ...
Article : 176 wordsTim Nolan, the N.S.W. heavy-weight, who is matched to light Tut Ryan at the Melbourne Democratic Club next Monday right, arrived In Melbourne last Sunday ...
Article : 106 wordsBALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 8.—Jerry Marshall, until very recently Instructor of boxing at the John S. Hopkins University and a veteran boxer, is In a serious condition ...
Article : 179 wordsThe second deposit in tic Green-M'Coll glove contest was made good with the stakeholder, Mr. Foster Reay, of the Newmarket Hotel on Saturday night, It is ...
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Article : 131 wordsThe Twentieth Contury Club has offered to match Cribb and Thurston, who fought, one of the gamest battles ever witnessed in this section us preliminary for its show ...
Article : 198 wordsStarlight gave me a call yesterday. He looks fresher and better than I expected after that severe bout of Influenza and congestion of the lungs. The groat old battler ...
Article : 105 wordsThe above-named feather-weights are both training for their contest, which takes place at the Melbourne Democratic Club on March 25, Instead of March IS, the original ...
Article : 35 wordsPeter Felix, the colored heavy-weight, is still to be soon ,in Bourke-street Felix stales that be is prepared to fight the winner of the Nolan-Ryan contest, or falling ...
Article : 48 wordsBilly M'Kell writes:— "Friend Amateur.—I saw in the last Referee where Bob Turner made a statement that he never gave the Gaiety people ...
Article : 224 wordsAlf Stoncham and George Regan, better known as "Johns," left for America by the Sonoma on Tuesday afternoon last Johns didn"t arrive ti11 almost the last ...
Article : 103 wordsNickey Duggan, the Melbourne light-weight. Is seeking a match with any list 41b boxer, bar Jack M'Gowan. If Palmer or Atkinson can find a small side-wager he ...
Article : 43 wordsThe fight between Cox and Herrera at Bakersfield New York's Eve was ended in the eighth round, Herrera winning by a knock-out. ...
Article : 75 wordsAt the Democratic Club last night Tom Mitchell easily outpointed Tot Higgins in thirteen rounds. The winner, although not a hard hitter, got there fast and frequently ...
Article : 76 wordsA Yankee critic : "Choynski in private life ia an Intelligent and polished gentleman. He has an ideal home at La Grange, just outside Chicago, and is very ...
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Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939), Wed 27 Feb 1901, Page 7
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