ON Thursday evening those who turned up witnessed a rattling good will between the light weights, Jack Cullen and Joe Curnow, Cullen was seconded by ...
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Article : 485 wordsAT Jack Ferryman's hall on Thursday evening the new comer, Billy Smiths of Adelaide, will box his initial contest on Victorian soil with Jack Usher, who was ...
Article : 82 wordsCON SULLIVAN is extremely anxious to get on a go with some of the big "roosthers" over your way. It took Jim Quigley 22 rounds to best Sullivan, ...
Article : 192 wordsTHE following letter has been placed at our disposal:--SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A., 25th July, 1891--Mr. Tom Dover, Harbour View Hotel, Newcastle, N.S.W.-- ...
Article : 259 wordsTHERE was a fair gathering at Mick Nathan's hall on Saturday evening last, when the ten rounds contest between the well-known light-weights Harry Perry ...
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Article : 170 wordsIT is satisfactory to learn that, although the ancient pastime of wrestling is somewhat declining in the South of England, it still continues to be as popular as ever ...
Article : 540 wordsTED O'NEILL, the well-known light-weight, called in last evening and stated he was willing to box any 9st 41b lad in Australia for a substantial side wager, ...
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Advertising : 72 wordsMANY Melbourne Harriers waited anxiously at the Port Phillip Club Hotel on Saturday evening last to hear the result of the Sydney Harriers v. ...
Article : 1,720 wordsAn Offer for George Johnson. Police Gazette Office, New York, 18th July.--John J. Quinn put up a deposit of £100 at the Police Gazette ...
Article : 68 wordsSHORTLY after going to press on Monday evening last week the following message came to hand:-- ...
Article : 60 words"WILLIAMS would be very pleased to box Walcott, at and under the rules of the National Sporting Club, if the directors of that institution will put up ...
Article : 156 wordsJIM ANTHONY called in yesterday and left a fiver forfeit for his match with Levy, of Sydney. The latter declined to box for Jess than £50 a side, and ...
Article : 81 wordsBILLY WILLIAMS' hall was fairly patronised on Friday evening by a good class of sports to witness the eight, rounds' contest arranged between Jack ...
Article : 275 wordsWE have letters in our rack for Messrs. J. Kersbenong, Jack Graham, F.C. Gizzier, Geo. M'Kenzie, T.J. M'Auliffe (pedestrian), Frank Surmen, P. Quinn, ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Tue 28 Aug 1894, Page 2
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