The competition for the L100 given by the proprietors of the above popular place of amusement was continued on Thursday and Monday night a last. The attendance on each ...
Article : 888 wordsA couple of meetings were held last week at THE SPORTSMAN officer between Kneebone and Dinnie. The latter was acting as M'Hardy's deputy. There was considerable argument ...
Article : 449 wordsDawson and Barge are both getting ready for their next great match. The former, who is one of the instructors at the Amateur Gymnastic Club, has a month's leave, and ...
Article : 138 wordsTwo thousand spectators filled the Gymnasium at the California Athletic Club this evening, when Jack De[?] met Billy M'Carthy, of Australia, in a fight to a finish ...
Article : 1,133 wordsProfessor Miller Duncan C. Ross are to wrestle next Saturday afternoon at the Theatre Royal, the scene of the contests between Miller and Thomas and Blackburn combined, ...
Article : 378 wordsThe latest cable news is to the effect that the California Athletic Club will hang up a purse of L4000 for a match between John L. Sullivan and Peter ...
Article : 159 wordsNew Orleans exchanger, in furnishing details of the victory of Jim Cobett over Jake Kitrain, [?] 10th February states:--Kilrain's weight was given as about 14st 9lb, and he ...
Article : 724 wordsTom Mace and Charles Mitchell appeared recently at the Grand Theatre, Glasgow, where they boxed four exhibition rounds. The panto[?] of Sinbad the Sailor, ...
Article : 978 wordsThere was a fair attendance at the Apollo Hall on Saturday night to witness the Greeco-Roman wrestling match for L50 between Andre Christol and J.B. Benjamin. Both ...
Article : 513 wordsSaturday night, at Foley's, there was a good house. In the preliminary bouts, Griffo and Ryan sparred four rounds, which were so good that "The Silver Falls" ...
Article : 698 wordsThe annual meeting of the above Association was held last Tuesday. The report read by Mr. Andrew Anderson was eminently satisfactory. Several new members had been ...
Article : 355 wordsAt 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Joe Goddard, the Barrier champion, and his brother, Herbert, left for Sydney in the Warrego, They go over to see what can be done ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 495 wordsSIR,--I notice of late all [?] tions from Messrs. Dinnie, M'Hardy, Kneebone and Company contain my name. For what purpose I am at a loss to know. On my ...
Article : 514 wordsThe boxing at the Apollo Hall next Saturday night should be of an exciting character. Marian C[?]tello has given a purse of L25 for Alwy Aitkell and Nipper Perkes to box eight ...
Article : 74 wordsSIR,--Allow me a small space to complain about the treatment I got in the Mile Race, to be run for on Good Friday. Now, Sir, my performances as entered are:--Two last miles ...
Article : 208 wordsNew York exchanges of the 14th February contain the following:--A well known sporting man, who is an authority, says that the next man that will meet Peter Jackson in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 266 wordsThe Rev. T. Varney, who, since New Year's Day, has been acting as "[?]" at All Saints' Church, Southend, and who has labored for some years among the poor of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 482 wordsSIR,--Two weeks ago I issued a challenge through THE SPORTSMAN to all mounted swordsmen, barring only Mr Duncan C. Ross. I particularly signalled out Capt. Jennings, of ...
Article : 171 wordsOne of the best and most interesting wrestling matches in the history of athletic sports ended at Milwaukee, Wis., on the 15th inst., Jack Carkeek still retaining the World's ...
Article : 215 wordsSir,--Anyone who knows anything about pedestrianism most be struck with the ridiculousness of putting any man in Australia on the mark with Junner in a half mile; while in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 263 wordsPreparations for the annual Easter Carnival to be held in the Agricultural Show Grounds on Easter Monday and the two following days are progressing favorably (says the "Tiacr of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 227 wordsThe annual meeting of the above was held on Thursday evening. Mr. T. Leary in the chair. The secretary reported that all arrangements in connection with the forthcoming ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 220 wordsA comprehensive report from the city surveyor and the reserve curator, setting forth the improvements necessary to make the Upper Reserve a permanent sports ground, ...
Article : 164 wordsSIR,--Will you kindly state through your columns that I am prepared to wrestle Andre Chrystol another match for any part of L100, providing he wrestles as a middle-weight (11 ...
Article : 62 wordsIn reply to W. Fox's challenge in last week's issue, Peter Newton tells us he has an amateur who will box any number of rounds in private for a trophy, but not for money, as that would ...
Article : 55 wordsSIR,--Seeing that the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Brigade Sports is claiming the bonus offered by a contributor of your paper. I would suggest that the club whose programme ...
Article : 71 wordsLast week the following telegram was received from Sydney from Mr. Corbett:--Kindly ask Maber immediately if be will fight Faller to a finish at our club on the ...
Article : 68 wordsWagga, 27th March. 1890.--Sir,--Kindly let me know when the enclosed handicap--(the Daley and M'Grath) is to be run, and where, and oblige.--J. Dawson, care of T. Edward ...
Article : 39 wordsIn reply to Frank Glovers offer to meet any 10st wrestler. Tom Burrowes asks us to state that next week he will put up a forfeit. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 2 Apr 1890, Page 4
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