Next Saturday night. at the above hall, Luke Keegan, who fought two draws with W. Smith and W Slavin (brother to the Australian champion) are to box eight rounds. In ...
Article : 52 wordsThis match was decided on Monday, 7th May, at Battery D Armoury, Chicago and resulted in the defeat of the Englishman. The conditions were that the men should contest ...
Article : 653 wordsBoth Burke and Slavin are in close training for their eight round match at the Hibernian Hall on Monday, 9th July. A description of bow they work will appear next week. At ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 wordsOn Saturday night, at the Apollo Athletic Ball, the Athletic Editor cf THE SPORTSMAN was introduced to the Marquis of Queensberry, who had consented to refer[?] the contest ...
Article : 1,993 wordsThere was a capital house at the Apollo Athletic Hall on Saturday night to witness the second eight-round contest between Luke Keegan and W. Smith, the Sydney boxer. ...
Article : 495 wordsAn interesting case is pending (writes our correspondent) in the Sydney Law Courts. T, Budd, a ped, is suing the Carrington Ground Committee for £200 damages for ...
Article : 80 wordsThere was a full house at Uplands (late Victor's) Athletic Hall on Monday night, to witness the Queenberry encounter in which Boland undertook to knock Scott out in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,200 wordsAffairs have been particularly quiet in coursing circles during the past week, the only thing to engage the attention of coursers being the necessary preliminaries in ...
Article : 1,103 wordsThe difference of opinion regarding the respective merits of Messrs Daly and M'Guiness as sprinters has resulted in a match of which the following are the articles:-- ...
Article : 238 wordsThe adjourned committee meeting of the Camperdown Athletic Sports Society was held on the 22nd June, at the Mechanics' Institute. Mr. H. Clarke was voted to the chair. The ...
Article : 125 wordsMr Con. Egan, the hon. [?], writes:--The stakes won at our meeting were paid over at Ros[?] Hotel last Monday evening. As L[?]te, who entered the the protest against M'Leod was ...
Article : 104 wordsThe great six days' pedestrian contest finished on the 12th May in New York, when the following were the results:--Miles. Miles. ...
Article : 301 wordsThe first of the series of three races between these famous peds., for the Championship of the World and £100 a-side on each event, came off on the Pleasure Gardens' track at Preston ...
Article : 968 wordsThere was some excitement at Bruthen on Saturday, 16th June, when a [?] over hurdles took place at Bruthen Park between S. Pearson, of Lucknow, and J. Haughton, of ...
Article : 92 wordsThe following letter has been handed to us for publication:-- Dear Sir,--At a meeting of the Handball Association of New South Wales ...
Article : 337 wordsIn reply to E. K[?]bone putting the 28lb, 22lb and [?] stones, Scotch style, I hereby accept his challenge for L25 or L50 a side, to contest in Melbourne, any date to be agreed ...
Article : 76 wordsThe following members of the Melbourne Bicycle Club took a run to Kilrmore on Saturday afternoon, viz,:--Messrs. Burston. Baldwin, Burke, Chrisp, Graham, H. Kerr, C. ...
Article : 375 wordsAll I (Pendragon in the Referee) want to do to-day is to say that, whatever may be the passion for horse-racing in these islands the passion for pugilism far exceeds it. Horse ...
Article : 617 wordsWith reference to the boxing entertainment for charitable purposes the following letters have been received :-- To the Athletic Editor of The Sportsman. ...
Article : 252 wordsMr. Sievewright writes, under date 25th:-- "S[?]--Seeing in your paper a letter from J. Perryman re a challenge for the champion amateur wrestling (Gr[?]-Roman) of ...
Article : 268 wordsA Boston cablegram to our London namesake says:-- Bad blood has manifested itself among Sullivan's party, and there is a general break-up impending, accompanied by some ...
Article : 311 wordsAcceptances for the Separation Handicap are due to-morrow (Thursday) at the Flemington Hotel. Sprinters can signify their intention of starting by wire or post card. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 wordsRogers and Stevens advertise that on Saturday next they will give a variety show. In addition to exhibitions of dancing, Peter Boland will box The Stranger, and Griffo and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,420 wordsAs no man is a hero to his valet, so it seems that a champion boxer is not so very formidable to his wife. Jem Stewart, who holds that position in the realm of Scotland, gave an ...
Article : 261 wordsTom Gannon; who is po[?]ing at Melbourne, is another of the self-styled champions who could never hold his own in good company.. A few years ago, at Lillie Bridge, it will be ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 wordsIn another column Mr. Munro challenges Mr. Phipps to [?] eight national dances for the championship and a trophy of 20 [?] ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 27 Jun 1888, Page 7
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