FRANK. P. SLAVIN, the Champion pugilist of Australia, and Charlie Mitchell, the boxing champion of England, arrived to-day off Queens town from New York, after a splendid ...
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Article : 646 wordsSIR,--I have had up a deposit since Easter week to nay that Will box any 7st 8lb lad in Victoria, but If it is not covered in a fortnight's time, I Will draw' my deposit. ...
Article : 45 wordsDAN CREEDON has asked as to say that he is ready to go to America and box Alick Greggains. All he asks is a fair purse and adequate expenses. Creedon expects to have ...
Article : 118 wordsENTRIES close on Saturday next at advertised places for all athletic events in connection with the Athletic Carnival which will be held at the Exhibition on Queen's ...
Article : 90 wordsON the 24th May the Melton folks purpose holding a sports meeting. The programme forwarded by Mr. J. H. Minas, the hon. secretary, includes a Handicap Hurdle Race. ...
Article : 57 wordsON Friday night Artie Tully and young O'Neill were the first pair. They provided four rounds. At the Conclusion the referee could not separate the lads, and ordered ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 472 wordsENTRIES for the Catholic Picnic, to be brought off on the Warehousemen's Cricket Ground on the 24th inst., close next Saturday. ...
Article : 24 wordsTHE first meeting of those in favor of forming a gymnasium in Hamilton was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on the 6th May, when there were about seventy persons present. ...
Article : 103 wordsAT the show ground, Bourke, on Thursday, the 26th April, a foot race took place between G. Flanagan and G. Robards, for £10 a side, distance 150yds; Flanagan ...
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Article : 118 wordsIf Jack Slavin has not improved considerably on his Australian form his match for £200 in London with Con Riordan should be a good thing for the latter. Jack is plucky ...
Article : 76 wordsSIR,--Please find postal note for £1, bring the deposit for the ten-mile sweepstake as seen in THE SPORTSMAN entered by A. P. Fosse, champion ten-mile runner of ...
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Article : 44 wordsTHE night of Tuesday, the 21th inst.., Should be a busy one in the gymnasium of the Melbourne Athletic Club. For one thing, the Birthday meeting is certain to ...
Article : 496 wordsON Saturday week two foot races between J. A. Green, of Hillston, and J. Viant, of the Lake, 100 yards, took place at Cudgellico, N.S.W. The first event, for £5 a side, was ...
Article : 78 wordsThe attendance at the Royal Athletic Hall on Saturday night was very limited, consequently Jimmy Murphy and Jim Weir, who were matched to box eight rounds, only ...
Article : 86 wordsJack PERRYMAN has left a tenner forfeit with us for J. F. Hogan to cover. He is willing to wrestle the latter the best of five falls Catch-as-catch-can at any time he ...
Article : 152 wordsTED O'NEILL called in yesterday afternoon and stated that he would accept Artie Tolly's challenge for a finish contest. As soon as Tully puts his money up in our hands ...
Article : 49 wordsOUR correspondent writes:--The pedestrians Charlie Swan and J. P. Gorman commenced two-days' walking match on Friday in the Pirie-street Athletic Hall. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Tue 10 May 1892, Page 2
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