A SPECIAL general meeting of the Melbourne Athletic Club was held in the reading-room of the club, on Thursday night. Mr. W. Power, who was in the chair, explained the ...
Article : 1,165 wordsEntries for this Handicap close on Anniversary Dat at the promoter's 190 Exhibition street. The handicap appears in THE SPORTSMAN issue of the 28th inst., and the ...
Article : 27 wordsTHE eccentric Ike Weir won't add much to his reputation as a boxer by his Australian trip. There is no gainsaying his cleverness-- that he can fight a tough battle he has not ...
Article : 1,079 wordsTHE best fight ever witnessed at the Barrier took place at O'Bierne's Hall last night between Billy Murphy, the champion feather weighted America, and Jim Burge, for a purse ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 232 wordsA MEETING of the executive committee was held at the Town Hall on Thursday night. Present--Messrs. A. S. Railes, M.L.A. (chairman) J. Sternberg, J. Michelsen, G. Powell ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 748 wordsWho Won the American Middle-weight Championship and £2000 from Jack Dempsey. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 13 wordsTHE programme put forward by Martin Costello at the Apollo Hall on Saturday night was full of excitement. The preliminary items even were of a legitimate nature. Woods and ...
Article : 996 wordsDown goes another American boxer. Jack Dempsey, for a long time Middle-Weight Champion (11st) of America, and whose first defeat was by La Blanche, has had to haul ...
Article : 1,060 wordsTHE Omeo Easter Festival attractive programme prepared W. Barner the hon.,sec. All the men [?] ...
Article : 62 wordsFROM Mooroopna comes a swimming[?] lenge. If a deposit, say of £5, is [?] the defi. will be inserted. ...
Article : 27 wordsA MEETING of the St. Patrick's Da[?] committee was held on Thursday[?] last in the Library Hall, Ballarat; [?]Mechan in the chair. It was[?] ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 433 wordsA CORRESPONDENT writes:--Chapman of Melbourne and Linnett of Wangaratta met on Friday for £15 a side. Round 1--When they shook hands it was ...
Article : 248 wordsMR. CURRAN had a couple of improm[?] Contests at his gymnasium on Friday evening last. The first pair to try conclusions[?] Molly Abrahams and Harry Edwards. [?] ...
Article : 186 words[?] veterans there is none [?] respected than Peter [?] of the "noble art" he[?] before the public for ...
Article : 132 wordsNEXT Saturday night Mick Trenchen Dronin, and Ted Alford, of Warrigal, and box six rounds, M.Q. rules, for a purse of a sovereigns, put up by Mr. Backcoller. Another ...
Article : 76 wordsON Monday afternoon at the SPORTSMAN office," Starlight" and M'Inerney signed articles for a match. "They are to box the best of eight rounds at the Apollo Hall on the ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Crystal Palace management renew their boxing season next Monday. They are lucky enough to be able to present a sensational programme in the meeting of Tom ...
Article : 107 wordsTHE teams shall consist of equal number competitors. The rope shall be of sufficient length allow for a "pull" of twelve feet, and ...
Article : 242 wordsMr. J. E. Donegan wants to know where M. Hurley, the champion high jumper of Australia resides. The prize he won at the Exhibition is ready for him. ...
Article : 31 wordsSIR.--A letter appeared in your last issue signed "President," in which I am accused of certain things, which are in many respect untrue. In the first place, I know H. Carter ...
Article : 151 wordsIKE WEIR (The "Spider") is coming to Victoria under Martin Costello's management he will box eight rounds at the Apollo. Jack Burke and Ted Pritchard are to ...
Article : 178 wordsSIR,--I have received information that the there are several would-be boxers in Hamilton, who have been using my name in a way that does not suit me. I will undertake to knock out ...
Article : 49 wordsSTAWELL will be up to the armpits in sports for the next three months. On the 26th our great Carnival takes place, for which the secretary has received grand entries for the ...
Article : 138 wordsSIR,--I hereby challenge to box any list amateur the best of eight rounds, or to a finish in the Musk Creek district--D. JONES, Musk Creek. ...
Article : 31 wordsMace [?] his match with Dawson. He says he will be leaving for Melbourne[?] ...
Article : 122 wordsA MATCH took place on the 14th inst., on the Carlton Oval at 7.35 p.m. between H. Lynch, bootmaker, of North Carlton, and J. Dunn, milkman, of North Fitzroy. Dunn ...
Article : 77 wordsTuesday, 18th March is the date of the above [?]. Mr. Hugh M.Kenzie the[?]sends along a programme, the prize money which tots up to£150. Of this the ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 21 Jan 1891, Page 2
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