There was a decent house at the Apollo Athletic Hell on Monday night, when Harry Downie and Jim Fogarty met in an eight round contest for a division of the rate. ...
Article : 1,167 wordsSan Francisco exchanges of 26th of April state Joe M'Auliffe, the Frisco Galnt, who was the Champion of the Pacific Coast until Peter Jackson defeated him, came in from his ...
Article : 2,998 wordsThose old rivals, the Melbourne and East Melbourne first tens, met for the second time during the present season on Thursday evening last. The match took piece in the M.C.C. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 136 wordsThere was Only a fair attendance at the Apollo Athletic Hall on Saturday evening to witness Jerry Marshall, the Newcastle colored light-weight, and Tommy Williams for ...
Article : 371 wordsA big crowd rolled up at the Athletic Hall to see Sullivan and Boland fight eight rounds for L25 and the gate--to be decided By a knockout or points. Luke Keegan was chosen ...
Article : 1,220 wordsMessrs Tom Busst, Fenton and Mayes, returned from Sydney during the week, after having spent a very jolly time among the Sydney boys. They speak in very high terms ...
Article : 1,593 wordsAt the Apollo Athletic Hall, on Saturday night, the Ten-Stone Amateur Competition will be commenced. The prizes are--For the first man a gold and diamond ...
Article : 171 wordsLast Friday night, at the Victoria Hall, Frank Clark, in introducing Jack Burke to the audience, announced that the latter could be backed far a large stake to box any man his ...
Article : 107 wordsThe famous Pelican Club of Loudon having outgrown its old quarters in Denman street has selected a site for a new and elegant club house in Gerard street, Scho. The corner stone ...
Article : 145 wordsA boxing match between J. Farrell and J. O'Brien came off at the Oddfellows' Hall last Friday, where there was a fair attendance. Mr Cochrane was appointed ...
Article : 83 wordsRayner has left a cheque for L10 with us to back up his statement that he was willing to make one in a sweepstaken of £50 each. He will meet Hackford, Harriman or any others ...
Article : 68 wordsMr Joe Thomson has written a short letter from London in connection with Slavin's trip home. He advises the champion to start at once. He is says Mr ...
Article : 222 wordsSIR,--In reference to my last running at Morwell,on 24th May, the same being a private meeting, for the benefit of a local church, I by the verdict of the public, and also ...
Article : 125 wordsThe Albert Park Bowling Club celebrated their annual dinner on Thursday evening in the Mechanics Institute South Melbourne. It passed off most enjoyably, 60 members ...
Article : 712 wordsLast week Harry Mace wrote us that he was willing to accept Moloney's challenge to meet any 10st Fitzroy boxer. Further, that he was ready to make an eight round match with ...
Article : 53 wordsThere was a fair house at the Wellington Hall, Collingwood, on Monday, to witness the boxing competition for the gold medal given to ten-stone boxers by Harry ...
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Advertising : 506 wordsSIR,--"Fair Play.'' Yea, seems to take his defeat very badly. He now wishes to console himself by giving everyone connected with the Yeasports an all-round rating. If he could prove ...
Article : 304 wordsThere is no need to complain of Australian reciprocity with the world in the sporting line. Not content with Searle, in England. Peter Jackson, in America, and F. P. Slavin ...
Article : 193 wordsSIR,--I saw by your last week's issue the prizes for the Adelaide 25-Mile World's Championship Walking Match--Champion Belt; 10-Miles Running Handicap--Australia ...
Article : 260 wordsOn Saturday night, at Foley's, Griffe and a stranger, who it was thought would give the Sydney lad some trouble, were billed for ten rounds, but Griffe gave it to him so hot on the ...
Article : 136 wordsCharles Green, of Wigan, Lancashire, called at the Police Gazette office, and issued the following challenge:--New York, 19th April, 1889. To Sporting Editor--I am prepared to ...
Article : 232 wordsOn Monday next, at the Hibernian Hall, a benefit is to be tendered Hackford, Harriman, Rayner and Croft, the placed men in the recent Six Days Go-as-You Please. As we stated ...
Article : 92 wordsI hereby accept the challenge of A Shanly of Rarung, to box him eight rounds under the Marquis of Queesbery Rules, in a hall for the amount he named or L50 a side, if he likes, ...
Article : 81 wordsNext Saturday fortnight at the Apollo Hall Nipper Peekes and Tracey are to box eight rounds. The latter was the winner of the 9st competition. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 19 Jun 1889, Page 4
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