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  2. BOXING IN BALLARAT.

    Jack Francis, the boxer, who has [?] frequently assisted other athletes in their tournaments is at present lying da[?] ill in the Ballarat Hospital. He [?] ...

    Article : 78 words
  3. PERRYMAN WILL WRESTLE PICKUP

    JACK PERRYMAN has a backer up to £300 for a Gr[?]co-Roamn match with Abe Pickup, of Newcastle. This is in answer to the statement in the Australian Star that the ...

    Article : 79 words
  4. THE MELBOURNE ATHLETIC CLUB.

    THE members, honorary members, and "deadheads" attended in such numbers at the Melbourne Athletic Club on Tuesday night that the Gymnasium was more than ...

    Article : 4,342 words
  5. Athletic Doings.

    [?]E two Australian heavy-weights have [?]t long last. For five years they have gradually nearing one another. As far as 1887, as our readers will doubtless ...

    Article : 3,830 words
  6. FOR THE GODDARD-M'AULIFFE CONTEST

    (FROM OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENT.) THE California Athletic Club is of the opinion that its present premises will not be large enough to accommodate all who ...

    Article : 144 words
  7. Compliment to a Sporting Scribe.

    MR. GRO. W. COLLINS having decided to leave Melbourne, a number of the leading athletes have decided to give him a complimentary send-off. The committee of ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. Foot Race at Benall[?]

    A FOOT-RACE for £10 a-side [?] the Benalla Recreation Reser[?] the 21st inst., between A. H. [?] Melbourne, and W. J. Carey [?] ...

    Article : 62 words
  9. Royal Athletic Hall.

    OWING to the unfavorable state of the weather there was only a very limited attendance at the above hall on Saturday night. As a result, the contest between Ryan and ...

    Article : 96 words
  10. To Australian Bantam-weights.

    VICTOR has left with us a fiver to back a lad against all comers at from 7st 6lb up to 7st 12lb, for £25 a-side, and the best purse to be had. First come first served. ...

    Article : 42 words
  11. Correspondence.

    WE have letters in our rack for the following : -- Messrs. W. Williams, J. De Grasse. J. M'Pherson, W. Meteer, D. Stuart, J. Kerushenong, and D. R. Hay. ...

    Article : 33 words
  12. Bendigo Athletic Club.

    THE Bendigo Amateur Athletic Club have arranged a number of amateur contests, the first of which will come off on the 15th of June, and be continued as the committee ...

    Article : 179 words
  13. SYDNEY ATHLETICS.

    The disgust occasioned by the "g[?] fight" was doubtless the reason for a reduced attendance at the California on Wednesday night. Folks should remember, ...

    Article : 998 words
  14. An Emphatic Denial.

    MOUNT ZEEHAN, TASMANIA, 22nd May. -- SIR, -- In your last issue of THE SPORTSMAN I notice that you have an account of a contest which took place here between Jim Baxter ...

    Article : 381 words
  15. What They Think of Hall.

    JIM HALL seems to have won a host of friends since his arrival a week ago in this city (says the New York Illustrated News). His sturdy appearance and quiet gentlemanly ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. DAN CREEDON TO MARTIN COSTELLO.

    DAN CREEDON'S attention has been called to a statement that a purse of £250 is to be offered for him to box Martin Costello in Sydney. Creedon is willing to go over and ...

    Article : 175 words
  17. Flood's Refutation.

    SIR, -- Kindly allow me space in your widely-circulated paper to refute some statements re my Sydney trip. After boxing Clarke I was challenged by Jim Ryan. This ...

    Article : 127 words
  18. CUMBERLAND ATHLETIC CLUB

    MR. BEYNOLDS, the hon. sec. of the Cumberland Athletic Club, notifies that the 8st 7lb amateur competition for the valuable gold watch presented by Mr. Ferne begins ...

    Article : 222 words
  19. Why Such a Delay ?

    SIR,-- I have read in your valuable paper of the 17th inst. a letter under the above heading from Harry Walker, hon. secretary Eldorado sports, and should have ignored it ...

    Article : 330 words
  20. OVER THE CABLES.

    THE cable brings us the news that Jim Hall and Ted Pritchard are to be matched in the National Sporting Club for £1000. This will not interfere with Hall's match with ...

    Article : 168 words
  21. The Donegan Complimentary Send-off.

    A COMPLIMENTARY entertainment was tendered to the Donegan Family at the Hibernian Hall last evening, prior to their departure for Europe. A ...

    Article : 70 words
  22. Booth to Duggan.

    FRED BOOTH Asked us to state that he is willing to meet Tom Duggan to a finish if any of the clubs will put tip a purse. He has no money for a side wager. This was ...

    Article : 58 words
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