A week or two since we published ab account of W. S. Maltby's cycling tour of the world. Since then he has been showing at the St. James's Park Skating Rink with ...
Article : 243 wordsThough the fight, under London Prize Ring Raise, between John Laurence Sullivan and "Jake Kilrain," otherwise Joseph Killon, has created little interest in this country, if ...
Article : 1,398 wordsIn conversation with me to-day John L. Sullivan said: "Of course I expected to lick Kilrain, and knew I had him beaten after the third round. ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Cunard Royal Mail Steamship Scythia arrived off the harbor this evening from Boston, with 378 passengers on board, several of whom disembarked here. Immediately on the steam ...
Article : 461 wordsKilrain feels his defeat keenly. After the fight he cried like a child, and kept exclaiming "I had him beaten." He telegraphed his wife in Baltimore--"Nature gave out; not ...
Article : 553 wordsThe principal item set down for decision at the Apollo Athletic Hall on Saturday night was an eight-rounds contest between Sinnots of Sydney and Stredley of Carlton. The first ...
Article : 347 wordsA singular looking person, says the "New York Herald," entered the sporting resort of "Parson" Davies, Chicago, on Sunday. A rusty brown coat, a pair of trousers that could ...
Article : 402 wordsKilrain was first to throw his hat into the ring, and he was seconded by Charlie Mitchell and Mike Donovan. John Murphy was bottle-holder. Sullivan followed a minute latter, and ...
Article : 2,738 wordsAn Albury correspondent writes us that fistic matters have been lively in his district lately. Two young follows, "who don't want their names published," had ago in ...
Article : 320 wordsOnly those who have any idea of the amount of interest taken in pugilistic matters by the inhabitants of Birmingham can understand the eagerness with which the result of the great ...
Article : 163 wordsCablegrams during the last few days have conveyed the intelligence that Sullivan has been tried and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Further, that he has appealed ...
Article : 35 wordsOur American exchanges state that five days before the Sullivan-Kilrain fight "Pony" Moore arrived in Baltimore, where he was met by Charley Mitchell, Mrs Mitchell. Mrs ...
Article : 144 wordsJohn L. is extremely bitter against Mitchell. Whilst in the ring he hurled all sorts of opprobrious epithets at him and after the fight tried to strike him. "Pony" Moore says he expects ...
Article : 101 wordsExactly fifteen months ago a certain section of the sporting Press, blinded by prejudice and jealousy, made known, or wished to make known, to the world at large that John L. ...
Article : 976 wordsA telegram from New Orleans says:-- Johnston, who was Sullivan's backer, wonts to back him against Jem Smith or anyone else, but it must be under the Queensberry Rules, ...
Article : 226 wordsThe gate will be worth L10,000. Everybody was satisfied with all the arrangements. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe London New York Herald has some additional details of the fight. Soon after they entered the ring the Sheriff of Marion county arrived and informed Sullivan and Kilrain ...
Article : 281 wordsElsewhere will be found the particulars of the benefit to be tendered Abe Hickin at the Hibernian Hall next Monday night. How does this list of athletics, who will ...
Article : 163 wordsOh! the Sheriff he rose with the lark that morn. And proudly his thumped his chest. And he chuckled to think that he'd soon ...
Article : 469 wordsNews from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, says:--"Wooli Bendolf, the English pugilist, and J. Couper, teh Champion of South Africa, are matched to box to a finish for L500 aside." ...
Article : 77 wordsKilrain says he was fairly beaten in his fight with John L., but it was owing to improper training. He was over confident, and would like to have another try. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 509 wordsAccording to a New York telegram the American public is highly amused by the chase promoted by the Governor of Messrs.[?] Mr. Lowrey after teh pugilists Sullivan ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsThe following account of Sullivan's crashing defeat of Kilrain was cabled from New Orleans to London on Monday night by the correspondent of the New York Herald:-- ...
Article : 479 wordsA well-known sportsman, telegraphing from Newmarket yesterday, says:--"Jem Smith, Champion of England, shall fight J. L. Sullivan, of Boston, now bolder of the World's ...
Article : 52 wordsA telegram dated New York, Monday night, says:--From all parts of the country comes the story of the intense interest displayed over the great fistic encounter. At Boston a ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 21 Aug 1889, Page 4
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