There was a packed house at Roachock's on Monday week to see the glove fight between Fred Evans and Stanley. The match was for L25 a side, the winner to take the whole of ...
Article : 307 wordsOn Saturday night there was a good house at the Apollo Athletic Hall to witness the eight round go between Jack Fuller, the Sydney boxer,and "Billy" Williams, who had ...
Article : 346 wordsAs will be even by the subjoined articles Boland and Smith have made a match of eight rounds. This should result in a spirited contests:-- ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,828 wordsThe charges preferred against Hanneyace Captain of the Port Melbourne Club for striking Jackson, and using foul language to Farley of the St. Hilda Club, were investigated in ...
Article : 761 wordsThe Australian cricketers commenced their match against the County of Surrey at Kennington Oval to-day. The weather was unfavorable and the wicket heavy owing ...
Article : 188 wordsA correspondent writes:--A walking match for L10 aside came off on Tuesday last at the public Hall, Shepparton, between M. Curtain and Wm. Smith, both residents of Shepparton. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,096 wordsAt Foley's, on Saturday night, W. Hudson, the New Zealand champion Cumberland wrestler, and J. Keating, a Sydney collar and elbow man, met in a three-style match for a ...
Article : 169 wordsThe following letter is to band:--SIR,--I beg to contradict a statement made in one of your issues to the effect that I was to fight a man named Ellis in Christchurch. There is another ...
Article : 83 wordsThe cricket match Australians versus the South of England, which was postponed yesterday, was commenced at Hastings to-day in splendid weather. ...
Article : 169 wordsOn Friday night, in the boxing room attached to Curran's Amateur Athletic Club, Fitzroy, Morris Abrahams was given a trial with Jim Burke, the Queensland boxer. Frank ...
Article : 163 wordsTo-night, at the Foresters'Hall, Smith street, an amateur athletic entertainment is to be given by Mr. J. Mitchell and pupils. A good programme is promised, with a rattling ...
Article : 32 wordsA Boort correspondent writes under date 29th July.--SIR,--The impression is abroad that Sullivan fought Mitchell in a special large ring. This is a mistake. They fought under ...
Article : 173 wordsThe U. F. S. (late Temperance Hall) Queensberry street, North Melbourne, has been secured for the match on Friday, the 10th of August, Perryman v. Lawrence, for a L10 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 874 wordsMr W. Hourigan Loch writes:-- I see that in your last issue, none of those newspaper wrestles viz. Dawson, Eyton, Griffiths, Murphy, Cameron, Spadoni, Burrows, ...
Article : 183 wordsThe cricket match, Australians versus the South of England, which was postponed yesterday, was commenced at Hastings to-day. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 116 wordsTonight at the South Melbourne Town Hall, an Assault-at-Arms is to be given. The programme includes boxing, wrestling,fencing, clubs winging, heavy-weight lifting, etc., ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Australian Cricketers commenced a match at Canterbury to-day against the County of Kent. The visitors went first to the wickets, ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Emerald Hill Club held their last meeting, prior to engaging with their powerful opponents from Myers Flat, on Saturday next, on the Albert Park ground, in the first ...
Article : 482 wordsA meeting of the above sports committee war held at the Mechanics Hall recently. As not reply has been received from James Mayne, the winner of the Camperdown Cup, he was ...
Article : 243 wordsThe final for this event was run on Monday evening. The winner turned up in A. Church, 29½yds. who put down the fiver, Samuels, off the same mark. W. A Gray, 34yds, L. ...
Article : 85 wordsMr "Sammy" Jones, the well-known Australian cricketer, who was attacked with small pox some time since, has now recovered and is coming up to London. It is ...
Article : 56 wordsThe proprietor of Botany intends running a Sir Joseph Banks Handicap each month, with 150sovs. prize for the winner of all future handicaps; there will be five tracks to run ...
Article : 65 wordsThe annual sports in connection with the University Athletic Association are to be held on Saturday, 15th September. The programme has 27 different events included. Among others ...
Article : 156 wordsLast night, at the Apollo Athletic Hall, Andre Christel and J. Pearce wrestled the best of three falls, Greeco-Roman, for the whole of the gate receipts. Messrs Casben and Hall were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 wordsThe above club have just ended their first year. The prizes given by Mr G. Franks for best all round, and second-best all round athletes were won by G. Rye and G. Adkins ...
Article : 82 wordsJohn L. Sullivan is still smarting over derogatory reports circulated by a member of his European combination--that his friends had to bribe Jack Baldock to rave him from defeat by ...
Article : 436 wordsNext week the Slavin Combination leaves for Gippsland on a tour. It will consist of Frank P. Slavin, "Prof. Victor, W. Slavin, and one or two others, with Mr Sam Nixon as ...
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Advertising : 92 wordsOn the evening of the 3rd inst. the annual meeting of the Tamar Rowing Club was held in the Mechanics Institute, Launceston. Mr G. T. Collins, president of the club, being ...
Article : 239 wordsNext Saturday night, at the above hall Maber and Morris are to box eight rounds The former says be is in a bit better kick than on a previous occasion, and hopes to give a ...
Article : 43 wordsThe tournament was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday week last. On the previous Monday night the following games were played after we went to press:--B. S. ...
Article : 231 wordsThe committee of the above club met on Wednesday evening, 1st August, to prepare the programme for the next sports, arrange other details connected with them, and ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 8 Aug 1888, Page 7
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