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Article : 595 wordsSIR.--A letter appeared in your last issue from Mr. W. M'Coy, of West Melbourne, offering to match P. Molony and P. Cronin against any two players in this colony under 20 years of age. In ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 15 Oct 1884, Page 1
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