ON Monday next a benefit is to be tendered to old Mat Hardy, whose fistic encounters in the early days with the "raw 'runs" will be well remembered by the patrons of the ...
Article : 354 wordsTHE age of chivalry is never past. Not while there are valiant men-at-arms like William Conway and John Dalrymple? Sean the pages of last week's police tournament ...
Article : 952 wordsTHE boxing match between Dan Creedon, Victorian Middle-weight Champion, and Jim Ryan, the trickiest boxer of the weight in New South Wales, comet off in the ...
Article : 1,586 wordsFILES by the Monowai, which arrived from 'Frisco to-day, contain full details of the Sullivan and Corbett fight. The San Francisco Chronicle says:--John ...
Article : 2,245 words[?]Oct. 13.--St. Francis Xavier's Sports, M.C.C. Ground. 28--Wesley College Sports. Nov. 5--Melbourne Harriers' Third Annual Sports Meeting, Sydney v. Melbourne, M.C.C.G. ...
Article : 1,641 wordsTHE next exhibition night has been fixed for Saturday evening, 15th October, at 8 o'clock sharp. The principal events in the programme will be found below. Lindsay ...
Article : 261 wordsA LARGE crowd put in an appearance at the Hickin's Athletic Hall last night to witness the contest which had been adve[?]sed to take place between "Starlight" and ...
Article : 484 wordsTO-NIGHT, at the Cumberland Club, a benefit will be tendered to Tom Meadows, who leaves for America by next boat. The principal item on the programme will be an ...
Article : 96 wordsTHE big man ([?] most of the advanta[?] the new style of rin[?] the scene, the prop[?] ...
Article : 166 wordsTHE adjourned annual meeting of the Bendigo Athletic Club was held on Friday at the Town Ball. The secretary's annual report congratulated the members upon the ...
Article : 203 wordsIT has alway[?] rower, that girl [?] accustomed to [?]ment. As if [?] ...
Article : 230 wordsSPORTING matters are pretty lively in this district just now. We have three fights coming off during the next month, and on the 5th of next month the athletes of ...
Article : 81 wordsNEXT Thursday night the committee of the Cumberland Athletic Club promise a clipping programme. The first contest will be between two good amateurs. Then will ...
Article : 73 wordsTO-MORROW night in the Bendigo Athletic Club Tom Duggan and Minter, the local boxer, are to box twelve rounds for a puree of £30. Minter has the reputation of being ...
Article : 70 wordsTHERE was a large attendance at the above club on Thursday night last to witness an eight rounds contest between Elliott and Coffey, both of Port Melbourne. Neither ...
Article : 116 wordsPEDESTRIANS will he glad to learn that running is to be revived at the Austral Running Grounds, Separation-street, Richmond. Messrs. Robert and W. Clarke, the ...
Article : 165 wordsCOOTAMUNDRA, 6th October--Sir,--Just a few lines to let you know that I am still alive. I am travelling around the shows with a boxing tent with George ...
Article : 546 wordsI SEE there is a challenge in your last week's paper from Davis, Richmond, to box me. I will box him the best of eight rounds or a finish in any hall in Melbourne for a ...
Article : 56 wordsSo Mr. Charlie Mitchell has been brought to book at last. Two months' hard labor for beating an old man is very pretty for the man who aspires to championship honors. Why ...
Article : 128 wordsI WILL box the winner of Nipper Peekes and Jerry Marshall at 9st for any suitable purse that can be obtained in any club in Melbourne.--PAT M'SHANE, Port Melbourne. ...
Article : 36 wordsIN reference to the challenges of Tynan and Monaghan in last week's issue of THE SPORTSMAN, I can find a side wager, win or lose, with Anthony to stop both inside eight ...
Article : 44 wordsMR. BLAKE (Stewart's backer) dropped in yesterday to complain that Jack Perryman had backed down after all. Stewart repeats his offer to throw Perryman five times in an ...
Article : 128 wordsIN answer to our advice to boxers who want work to send in their names and performances to THE SPORTSMAN, Harry Edwards and W. Bell write that they are ...
Article : 82 wordsTHE late Mr. D[?] Mr. Clark £100,000 [?] the three horses he [?] year (observes a [?] ...
Article : 234 wordsTHE above fete is to be brought off on the 9th November on the Recreation Reserve. A capital programme has been prepared, the principal item of which is a £10 ...
Article : 45 wordsANDY FENELLY asks us to say that there is £25 behind Hegarty to meet Anthony. ...
Article : 18 wordsPADDY MURPHY and young Gibbs, of Port Melbourne, meet at the Commotion Gymnasium on Friday night for a purse. ...
Article : 23 wordsA boxing contest took place here recently between George Kirby, Feather-weight Champion of Tasmania, and a local lad for a small stake. The contest was very willing ...
Article : 68 wordsDUGAL CAMEROM writes that he will accept Stewart's offer to throw three hammers and two shots and Stewart to give Cameron 15ft. start, at catch weight. The conditions ...
Article : 201 wordsFRIDAY informs us that he is very anxious to measure arms with Sandy M'Gregor. so is Jimmy Murphy. ...
Article : 20 wordsNED DOHERTY takes a benefit at Hickin's on Wednesday. It will be remembered that he broke his hand with Friday. ...
Article : 24 wordsMARYBOROUGH promises to be as lively as ever on New Year's Day. The Highland Society is out with its usual liberal programme containing such tit-bits as the ...
Article : 62 wordsW. D[?]TY will box next Monday, at Hickin's, Walter Duggan, or Morris, of Port Melbourne. "HAWKINS is very fond of his horse, isn't ...
Article : 38 wordsWE have letters in our rack for Messrs. J. Kernshenong. Martin Denny, Mr. Scott, T. Mauritius, Billy Williams, and W. H. Henderson. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Tue 11 Oct 1892, Page 2
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