Next Monday night, at the Hibernian Hall, Swanston street, Jack Burke (the "Irish Led") and Frank P, Slavin (the champion boxer of Australia), are to meet in right rounds, ...
Article : 1,247 wordsThe combination of Professor William Miller and Captain James C. Daly as wrestlers and John L. Sullivan as referee attracted 2000 persons to the Chestnut street Rink Phladelobia ...
Article : 5,052 wordsThere was another good house at the Apollo Athletic Hall, on Saturday night, to witness the eight round go between Luke Keegan and W. Slavin (the champion's. brother). ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 782 wordsWhat a number of "frozen out" actors there are hanging about Melbourne justnow! I was passing "the corner" the other day with on old and well-known actor-manager, and his words ...
Article : 2,179 wordsPeter Newton writes in an indignant strain with reference to the assertion that, after promising to box W. Smith, he has refused todo-o without giving a reason. Newton ...
Article : 119 wordsThat the interest taken in the matches in connection with the tournament now being held to decide the amateur championship is not flagging was evident from the goodly ...
Article : 1,093 wordsPeter Boland writes: -- A letter appeared lately in a Sydney paper concerning the late fight at Broken Hill, Poland v. Carroll, in which my conduct appears in a rather dubious, ...
Article : 193 wordsPursuant to the challenge issued by Jack Hall on Saturday night at the Apollo Athletic Hall to box Peter Boland. the two met at THE SPORTSMAN office on Tuesday afternoon to ...
Article : 77 wordsOur Adelaide correspondent writes: -- I have been amused at a paragraph in your last issue, anent a pummelling received from his wife by Jem Stewart, the champion boxer of Scotland. ...
Article : 241 wordsThere was a fair house at Boland's Athletic Hall on Monday night. Griffo and Poulteney, the young Englishman, had been announced to box, but the latter failed to turn up. Griffo ...
Article : 84 wordsIn another column Peter Boland advertises that be has a novelty for his hall next Saturday night. He has arranged a match between Ah Kit and Goug Wing. They are to fight ...
Article : 92 wordsSince 1884, when Maxwell and Harte broke the 16lb and hammer records respectively, each recurring Cork College meeting has been marked by one or more sensational ...
Article : 330 wordsMr E. Kneebone writes from Bowman's Forest: -- In reply to J. M'Donald in last week's SPORTSMAN, in which he says he accepts my challenge for putting the weights, I may ...
Article : 145 wordsA capital programme has been prepared for Saturday night at the above hall. The two principal items of the bill of fare will be Mick Nathan v. An Unknown, four ...
Article : 84 wordsAN OLD SPORT writes : -- SIR, -- Allow me a few remarks on the article about wrestlers from Ithe L. V. Mirror which appeared in your ast issue. I have known (intimately) most of ...
Article : 428 wordsTo-day (Independence Day) the majority of Americans in the colonies are keeping high holiday. Just two lines to remind the patrons of athletics among them that Clarence ...
Article : 152 wordsThe mail brings word that Peter Jackson has a good engagement at the Athletic Club in 'Frisco. He will shortly go east to meet Godfrey. the colored pugilist. ...
Article : 95 wordsSIR, -- Seeing that Mr Perryman was not successful in arranging with Mr Sievwright, I will now give him a chance wrestle me, the best of five falls (Graeco-Roman) for the amateur ...
Article : 108 wordsAn exchange says: -- The "noble art of self-defence" appears to be undergoing a marked revival in Tasmania, as well as the neighboring colonies. Recently W. Smith, one of the ...
Article : 200 wordsAt the last committee meeting of the Northern Tasmanian Cycling Club, it was decided that a road race of 7 miles from the N[?] to Erauda[?]le, be held on Saturday afternoon ...
Article : 50 wordsIn reply to Mr. Sievwright's letter in our last issue, Mr Perryman thinks a letter of apology should have arrived at the time appointed. However, be is ready to meet the ...
Article : 50 wordsMorris Abrahams, who defeated George Hamlyn recently, is anxious for more work. He write to say that he is prepared to "box any of them on any terms for a stake or a ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 4 Jul 1888, Page 7
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