DIRECTLY it was known that the rival athletes, Miller and Dinnie, had at last come to terms for another trial of their wrestling powers, considerable public interest was ...
Article : 4,004 wordsTHE following interview, from the Turf Field, and Farm, with Seth Green, every where acknowledged the world's greatest pisciculturist, will be found both, interesting ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,302 wordsSIR,--The Miller v. Dinnie match of Saturday last has once more demonstrated the difficulties which have to bo contended against in endeavouring to make a fair match between ...
Article : 395 wordsSIR--I was disappointed on Sunday with a race that I had to run with J. Groves, through two of my backers not coming to the scratch; they say they heard that I was going to sell the ...
Article : 118 wordsTO-MORROW night, at the Nugget Theatre, Clarence Whistler, the American champion, and John Thomas, the Australian 12st. champion, wrestle for £100. The style ...
Article : 254 wordsSIR,--A letter appeared in the SPORTSMAN of the 1st last. from T. M. Malone, of Sydney, declining to accept my challenge of the 24th ult, but repeating his former challengs ...
Article : 402 wordsTHERE are letters lying at this office for Messrs. R. Matthews (from America), "champion boxer of New Zealand," Arthur Hancock, T.M. Malone, and F. Woodhouse, ...
Article : 28 wordsON Friday the last deposit of £10 a side was made with the Editor of the SPORTSMAN for the above match. The event is to be walked off in the Friendly Societies Gardens ...
Article : 252 wordsSIR,--Hearing so many stupid opinions of dancing, I herewith enclose £5, and will stake any sum from £50 to £500 that Miss E. Bagley ...
Article : 68 wordsSIR,--I herewith enclose you £5 as good feith that I am prepared to back D. Livingston to run O'Brien or any man in Australia for ten miles for £25 to £100 a-side. If this doss not ...
Article : 90 wordsSIR,--In reply to Clifford's letter in your last issue, I shall not go to the trouble of borrowing any Latin phrase, but will retaliate in plain English. In the first place, Clifford ...
Article : 274 wordsA MEETING of gentlemen will be held at Mr. Pilkington's hotel next Wednesday evening, 12th inst., for the purpose of forming a good club on a first-class basis, to ...
Article : 188 wordsJOHN CONNOR, the well-known Lancashire wrestler, has called at the SPORTSMAN office to say that he is prepared to wrestle Professor Miller [?]-Roman, Mixed, and Lancashire ...
Article : 116 wordsDEAR SIR,--In answer to Mr. Robert Chapman's letter of 27th July, 1885, published in your paper, I wish to state that I am prepared to walk him fortr-eight hours, walking twelve ...
Article : 100 wordsTHE friends of W. Hudson, the champion light-weight wrestler of New Zealand, have determined to give him a benefit at the Lyoeum Hall next Monday week. Hudson ...
Article : 59 wordsTHE Carlton Ball Court was well patronised on Saturday afternoon. Several first-class matches took place. The principal match of the evening was between T. Brouning and J ...
Article : 568 wordsSIR,--I observe by your last issue that you style Tom Cannon the "champion Mixed wrestle of the world." Now, in the face of facts, this is certainly rather "thin." I was travelling all ...
Article : 457 wordsJOHN CROFT, of Kyneton, who recently defeated William Wilson, of Metcalfe, in a hurdle race, and Henry Ives, of Lauriston, are matched to run 150 yards, for £10 a side, ...
Article : 101 wordsNEXT Monday, at the Lyceum Hall, a benefit is to be given Jack O'Shea, the well-known clever little light-weight. A capital programme has been prepared--Farnan, ...
Article : 62 wordsA PEDESTRIAN match has been arranged between Edward Roberts, of Sandhurst, and William Wilson, of Metcalfe. The distance is to be half a mile, and the stakes £25 ...
Article : 52 wordsIN Sydney Sheffield handicaps have proved both profitable to the promoters and conducive to the advance of pedestrianiem. In Melbourne, for some reason or other, ...
Article : 195 wordsSIR,--In your issue of 22nd July are two letters under the heading, "Who Caught the Tiger ?" one signed "The Driver of the Cart," the other " G. Thurston." Both writers assert ...
Article : 237 wordsOn Saturday, 16th August, Miller and Dinnie meet again. This is the second match agreed on, and is to be in the five styles named in the above article. As will be seen ...
Article : 96 wordsOUR artist in our picture to-day gives a view of the Australian and Scotch champion wrestlers in position in one of their bouts at the Bijou Theatre on Saturday. We hare, ...
Article : 68 wordsW. ATKINSON, who, it will be remembered stayed for twelve rounds with T. Lees, is to have a benefit at the Lyceum Hall. Among other matters, Atkinson will announce that ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 5 Aug 1885, Page 4
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