BANTAM-WEIGHT fights with large gloves are as a rule very unsatisfactory affairs, but the battle between Abe Willis of Australia and George Dixon of Boston, in the California ...
Article : 1,838 wordsMr DEAR SPORTSMAN:--Kindly see that my papers are for the future addressed to the Sportsman office here. By-the-bye, you might as well send me a couple more each week. I ...
Article : 2,407 wordsLAST night, at the Crystal Palace, Richmond, Joe Goddard, local Champion of Australia, and Tom Lees boxed eight rounds, Marquis of Queensberry rules. It will be ...
Article : 1,565 wordsA more extraordinary contest has never been witnessed. It looked as if Lees were to win in one punch. But after knocking Goddard down he quietly allowed the ...
Article : 125 wordsTHE committee met on Tuesday evening at the Beehive Exchange. Letters Were received from the mayor and others promising to assist at the sports. The Mayor enclosed £2 2s.; the ...
Article : 189 wordsSINCE the time of writing my last letter things in general have been very dull here. The V.D.L. Bank failure has temporality paralysed business. No one seems know ...
Article : 656 wordsTHE following interesting letter has been handed to us by Joe Harris. It is from a gentleman who occupies a prominent place in the ranks of California sporting (and ...
Article : 633 wordsMATTERS pugilistic in the United States have not been booming since my last and I have to chronicle but few important engagements. For the month of September we have ...
Article : 1,104 wordsNEXT Saturday night at the Melbourne Athletic Club will be a lively one. Herbert Goddard and Ned Ryan are down on the programme to meet one another for a £100 ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 236 wordsON Friday night, pursuant to invitation, we were present at the formal opening of Abe Hickin's new gymnasium. This is situated on the top floor of the Town Hall Chambers, ...
Article : 833 wordsTHERE boxing contests, the best yet witnessed in "Wangaratta, took place in the Royal Hall on Saturday night. There was a large attendance of sports from all parts of ...
Article : 1,092 wordsBANTAM ABE WILLIS, who, greatly to the surprise of many 'Frisco sports, was beaten by George Dixon, returned by the Alameda this week. Though treated with great kindness ...
Article : 227 wordsMUNYIP, 10th September. -- Sir, -- The committee of the Minyip Athletic Club desire me to express through the medium of your valuable paper their strong ...
Article : 200 wordsTHERE was a full house at the Fitzroy Gymnasium on Wednesday last. The principal item set down for decision was a four-round contest between Harry Mace and Jim Rogars. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsA MEETING of the Horsham Athletic Club was held in Jeffery's Hotel on 14th September. A letter was received from the Bairnsdate Club, thanking them for their assistance and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsTHE Melbourne Harriers held a Four-mile Point-to-Point Handicap Steeplechase at Heidelberg on Saturday. starting at 4 o'clock. The run was from the Old England Hotel to ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Tue 22 Sep 1891, Page 2
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