Listen to this, Refereaders, from the 'Frisco "Bulletin," of December 8. Lor, how these Yankee papers do lay down to the leg-pulling process:— ...
Article : 454 wordsBondi Club set a splendid example on Saturday last that other Sydney clubs might well profit by. Not a single hitch marred the programme from beginning to end. The ...
Article : 4,000 wordsMelbourne had another night at the "Gate" on Saturday, when Bob Fraser and Jack Willis faced each other a second time. Jack has been with us so long (perhaps 18 ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 884 wordsAccording to our London files of December 4, on the previous Monday, Wonderland (a London Athletic Hall) was packed by sporting men alive to the opportunity presented ...
Article : 214 wordsThis is self-explanatory:— Dear "Amateur,"—Seeing a letter in your popular paper of the 1st last, from Jack Dunne, of Adelaide, wherein he makes reference to a contest ...
Article : 157 wordsThe story of the Sturgeon-Dawson fight at the Gaiety on Monday night is soon told. Two very fit men faced each other before a packed gallery, and a satisfactory house ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 597 wordsJimmy Lenton paid me a visit the other day to deny Paddy King's statement that he (King) defeated Lenton. The fight was a draw, Jimmy says, but to settle the ...
Article : 225 wordsJudging from present appearances, there is very little likelihood of Billy M'Kell and Paddy King meeting after all. This is to be regretted, as it was generally conceded ...
Article : 641 wordsA wrestling match between Harry Dunn, the champion wrestler of the world, and R. J. Scott, o New Zealander, took place at the Agricultural Hall, on December 31 ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 669 wordsI've been an admirer of the South Melbourne pet, Jack M'Gowan, since his first engagement with the late young Collis, of Albury (writes our Melbourne ...
Article : 310 wordsBilly M'Kell received a letter from Mr. Chapman, of Newcastle, during the week to the effect that arrangements had been made with Paddy King to fight Billy at the local ...
Article : 52 wordsThe benefit at the Gaiety on Friday night last to Herb M'Kell didn't pan out as well as expected. There was only a moderate attendance. Four men competed for the ...
Article : 86 wordsPreston easily defeated Phillips in seven rounds last night. Preston afterwards accepted Tut Ryan's challenge, and they will meet in four ...
Article : 115 wordsTweedie and Jim Barron are reported in great fettle for their match at the Gaiety next Monday night. Each expresses himself fit to fight for a kingdom, and both look ...
Article : 71 wordsNews (says London "Sportsman" of Dec. 2) is to hand of the death of the well-known light-weight boxer, Arthur Valentine, who was found lying unconscious in ...
Article : 455 wordsBill Jennings and Jim Scanlan, the American, fight in Newcastle next Saturday night. Mr. Harry Ford is to act as referee. There are several people who think Jennings ...
Article : 73 wordsA Remarkable Display of Grit. Graphic Description of an exciting Finish—Tom King Throws Down the Gage—His ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 3,158 wordsWriting to Mick Dunn on December 2 from the Chicago Athletic Club, "Gentleman" George Dawson, erst champion lightweight of Australia, says:— ...
Article : 319 wordsTut Ryan is not satisfied at his defeat at the hands of M'Coll, and wants another go. Had he been caught napping, or fluked out, I would not be surprised at him wanting ...
Article : 207 wordsA common fault with the solo whist novice when playing against a misere is his inconsistency in discarding. A player discards originally from his shortest suit (one without the deuce, for ...
Article : 288 wordsSince Young Corbett put him away in the second round at Hartford, Conn., on Thanksgiving Day, Terry M'Govern has been doing some hard thinking. The result of this ...
Article : 315 wordsA fair crowd assembled at the Fitzroy Athletic Club on Tuesday night to witness the match between M'Mahon and Moore, who hails from Broken Hill. He might as ...
Article : 46 wordsAccording to Yankee writers, Terry M'Govern has always been good to the newsboys, and now Young Corbett is going to follow his example by giving the little ...
Article : 387 wordsThe sleet beat upon the throng that hurried across City Hall Park, New York, on December 2. The lightning rays of electricity brought into strong relief the ...
Article : 314 wordsAdditional zest has been lent to the match between Mat Mitchie and Denny Moloney, fixed to take place at the Golden Gate Athletic Hall next Saturday week. Yesterday ...
Article : 138 wordsHere is a little task for solo players to amuse themselves with. What is the correct opening, lead against a misere from the following [?] and why?:— ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 90 wordsNew York, December 13.—Joseph Choynski, probably one of the cleverest fighters that ever donned the mits, is out with a business-like challenge to meet Jim Jeffries ...
Article : 150 wordsNEW YORK, November 22.—Ernest Roeber, the champion, defeated Nechard, the Turk, to-night at a Graeco-Roman wrestling contest for the championship at the ...
Article : 122 wordsThe committee of the Berrima District Gun Club are out [?] with the conditions of another open handicap. The prize-money has been raised to £50, and the day of shooting is Saturday next. ...
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