FRIEND SPORTSMAN,--I arrived safely after a terrible voyage--the American beat beating us by one day--breaking down in mid-ocean three times. It was a great surprise for ...
Article : 1,531 wordsSINCE writing that Pets Jackson was keeping a saloon in Frisco, Joe Goddard has altered the feature of things by putting in an appearance at the Sydney Amateur Gymnastic ...
Article : 376 wordsTHE following extaordinary effusion appears in the Son Francisco Post of the 20th January. The writer most be a second Buttercup, for he has "mixed those items up" in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,498 wordsA FIGHT to a finish between Billy Murphy and Nipper Peekes was witnessed by a crowded House at O'Bierne's Athletic Hall last night. Although the contest was quickly decided, it ...
Article : 640 wordsTHE Apollo Hall was well patronised on Saturday night, when a pice little programme was put forward. Those to appear to the interval the two "Yankee," ...
Article : 215 wordsON Friday, at Batman's Hotel, Spencer-street, an interesting and amusing taxing came off in private. Messrs. Lindermann and "Jamieson Bob," the nom de ...
Article : 280 wordsJACK MACGOWAN and George Griffiths have signed articles for a contest at the Melbourne Athletic Club on Saturday, 18th April. They are to box for the Bantam Championship of ...
Article : 87 wordsMONS. VICTOR publishes a card to the effect that he has become proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Bay-street, Port Melbourne. In connection therewith he has opened a complete ...
Article : 51 wordsADELAIDE, 17th March.--SIR,--I have waited nearly nine months for a business reply from Griffo, and got no satisfaction. He is fighting for a title that don't ...
Article : 183 wordsIT gives us pleasure to again draw the attention of pedestrians and others to the above grounds, more particularly because the energy and determination already shown by ...
Article : 193 wordsTHE Peekes and Billy Murphy contest will be followed by the M'Carthy-Burge match, for which articles have been signed for 8th April. This will be a fight to a finish with four ...
Article : 464 wordsBY the 'Frisco mail I learn that there is not much likelihood of Jim Hall and Bob Fitzsimmons meeting in America for some time to come. The World's Champion ...
Article : 1,455 wordsON 9th February Frank Slavin end Charley Mitchell gave an exhibition in the Leinster Hall, Dublin, and the affair proved a decided success. The building was packed to the ...
Article : 295 wordsTHE following despatches are from the London Sportsman:--Carroll and Fitzsimmons have fallen out at Chicago and separated. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 wordsTHE Commotion Gymnasium was crowded on Friday night to witness "Friday" and Cullen contest the best of eight rounds for a £10 purse kindly donated by a well-known ...
Article : 191 wordsTHE athletes of Melbourne and variety artists have come forward nobly to assist in the benefit to be given to the widow and family of the ex-Champion, W. Farnan, at the ...
Article : 279 wordsRECENTLY a wrestling match took place at East Trentham between Doncan Simpson, of Woodend, and Burt Healey. The conditions specified that each competitor could make use ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 wordsFOR a long while there has been a lot of fuss about the title of Champion Amateur Boxer of Australia. Geo. Scale has held it against all comers, and on occasions has made ...
Article : 191 wordsMARTIN COSTELLO writes us that he is preparing a great programme for his benefit. He has so many promises of support that he will be able to give five genuine glove ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 299 wordsUNDER date, Waverley, 23rd March, Joe Goddard writes that there is a lot of talk about the Doolcy-Choynski match; also, that between Mace and Dawson. The Sydney ...
Article : 136 wordsTHE entries for the above sports meeting, which is to be held on the M.C.C. Ground on Easter Saturday, are considered very satisfactory. There are twenty-three competitors for ...
Article : 248 wordsI WAS talking with Sinnott about his last fight with M'Shane, in which he undertook to stop him in six rounds. Sinnott now feels confident he can stop M'Shane in eight ...
Article : 71 wordsMR. JOHN G. GOWLAND, the well-known amateur boxer. and who recently won the tournament in Sydney, asks us to contradict the statement that he has taken an hotel in ...
Article : 55 wordsANOTHER hose-reel race will take place in Ballarat on the 25th April, when Mr. A Bennolds. of the Ballarat Fire Brigade, who beat Mr. Douglass of the City brigade, in a ...
Article : 136 wordsTHE third annual file of the above association, in aid of the local charities, will be held on the 18th April. The programme will include a Football Match, a Bicycle ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 25 Mar 1891, Page 2
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