Prof. Miller was approached on the subject of the powers of a referee in America. Asked whether that official occupied any different position there to what he did in Australia, ...
Article : 1,180 wordsTHE city was all agog on Thursday morning, afternoon, and evening. It was known that Frank P. Slavin and Jake Kilrain were matched to box for £2000, on the 16th ...
Article : 1,551 wordsTHERE was another large assemblage in the Gymnasium of the Melbourne Athletic Club on Saturday night. As presented on paper, the programme looked a sensational ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 573 wordsTHE Champion, who, many think, has been taking things too easily, goes to Botany to train in earnest, on Monday, accompanied by Jack Bateman, who always trains George ...
Article : 495 wordsGOING carefully through the American files, I have picked out a lot of interesting stuff anent the Jackson-Corbett contest last month, which created quite a sensation in ...
Article : 760 wordsCraig's Royal Hotel, Lydiard-street, Ballarat, 19th June. Friend SPORTSMAN, -- So our friend, Frank Slavin. has come out on top again. Good luck to him; I could not get ...
Article : 217 wordsTHE following letters are to hand regarding this match : -- BOWMAN'S FOREST, 16th June -- SIR, -- I notice Ross' answer in THE SPORTSMAN. ...
Article : 366 wordsOn Friday Mr. J. Dougharty sent the following cablegram to New York : -- "Well done, Frank. Congratulations." ...
Article : 20 wordsA MATCH arranged between Messrs. Castieau and O'Neill, of the office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, was run off in the Flinders Park on Friday last. It was over 100yds, both ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 244 wordsCAPITAL as were the entertainments promoted by THE SPORTSMAN and given by the athletes of Melbourne in aid of the Creswick and Bulli sufferers. they bid fair to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsBEN SETH has signified his willingness to meet Tommy Williams. He offers, if the Melbourne Athletic will give a purse, to bet £200 side wager. Yesterday the following offer ...
Article : 221 wordsTHE following letter was received per last mail : -- Pine Apple Inn, Regent-road, Manchester, 11th May, 1891. -- To the Editor, SPORTSMAN. ...
Article : 278 wordsACTIVE work begins at the Crystal Palace Athletic Grounds next Monday. when the amateur lightweight boxing competition will be started. Those who have ...
Article : 179 wordsTHE W.A. Athletic Club hold a meeting on 4th July, on the W.A. Cricket Association's Grounds, when a handicap of 150 yards, also a hurdle race of 120 yards, are to be contested. ...
Article : 47 wordsAT Zeehan the magistrates refused an application of the Superintendent of Police to bind Tim Dwyer and Wm. Regan over to keep the peace on the grounds that they had ...
Article : 108 wordsSWIFT-STREET, ALBURY, 14th June. -- [?] -- I regret to have to inform you of poor little Mick's death. He died on the 11th June. We had him in Melbourne twice to Dr. ...
Article : 162 wordsAn inquiry has been instituted by the authorities as to whether pugilists under contract to fight should be allowed to enter the United States, as it has been alleged that ...
Article : 56 wordsWHAT a triumphal march Paddy is making And how different a man if he to the green an who shaped at Foley's a comparatively short time since ! Little did he or ...
Article : 688 wordsA CORRESPONDENT sends us the following : -- An exciting glove contest came off at Kooroocheang on Saturday, the 13th inst., between two well-known local amateurs, Pete ...
Article : 188 wordsTHE Apollo Hall was very well patronised on Saturday evening, when Jack King, in the absence of Martin Costello, provided a very nice little programme. The usual number of ...
Article : 158 wordsWE have letters in our rack for [?] Frank Goertz, Evans, M. Quilligan, B. Seth, W. Bent, and Jack Barnett. ...
Article : 22 wordsTHE above gymnasium was busy last night with the usual exhibitions of athletics. The list of engagements for the future includes a match next Monday between Dave Stevens ...
Article : 48 wordsJACK PERRYMAN writes to THE SPORTSMAN to this effect : -- Seeing in the Sydney Referee that Duncan C. Ross and Donald Dinnie are going to wrestle the best of three falls, namely, ...
Article : 85 wordsTO-NIGHT, in the Colombia S[?] Francis beat Beattie in the fifth round. The latter was continually claiming a foul, and before the fifth round was completed he took ...
Article : 58 wordsTOM BURROWS, finding no one willing to cover his deposit for a club swinging match, is prepared to make one in a sweepstakes, or if that won't suit, he will change the deposit ...
Article : 45 wordsI AM opened to box W. Hawkins to a finish, according to Marquis of Queensberry rules, for £50 a-side, to come off six weeks from signing articles. -- JAMES GEARD, Melbourne. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Tue 23 Jun 1891, Page 2
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