Boxing patrons of Melbourne have to look a long way back to recall a heavyweight contest which provided the elements necessary to make it interesting. Of recent ...
Article : 605 wordsBob Moore, the crack American light weight boxer, has been matched against Eddie Newton in a 20-round contest to take place at statium here on Saturday night. Moore's fire ...
Article : 122 wordsBrookes and Wilding competed is the doobies event at Queen's club meeting and heat Folder and Aitken (South Africa) in the first round 6—0, 6—2. Dunlop, partnered by Harding on ...
Article : 50 wordsSouth Yarra v. Geelong, Malvern v. University, Aubura Heights v. M.C.C. Grace Park v. st. Kilda. SECOND GRADE. ...
Article : 128 wordsBill Lang, the Australian heavy weight boxer is now anxious to meet Tommy Burns. He has recovered from his recent illness, and states that the will be able to get into condition for a ...
Article : 109 wordsIt is now officially announced that Germany has withdrawn from this year's Davis Cup competition. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night "Kid" Lewis defeated Hughie Mehegan after a strenuous contest in which there was little to choose between the men. Mohegan fought at ...
Article : 88 wordsAnthony Wilding in a newspaper interview—a report of which was cabled to "The Age" on Tuesday—refers to the form of the two young players who defeated the recognised champions of ...
Article : 113 wordsIt is announced that Georges Carpentier, the French champion, will act as referee in the fight between Jack Johnson and Moran to take place In Paris on 27th inst. Moran is in first class ...
Article : 86 wordsAt Broken Hill Dick Peterson (holder) and Sol. Jones (challenger) fought on Saturday night at the stadium for the middle weight championship of the Barrier. The contest lasted for eleven ...
Article : 47 wordsThe London championship meeting, at Queen's club, West Kensington, which is regarded as a "dress rehearsal" for the Wimbledon world's championship fixture, followed the Kent Country ...
Article : 63 wordsLes Darcy the Australian middle weight boxer has issued a challenge to Dave Smith. Michael Hawkins his manager, claims that Darcy will be able to beat Smith in less than fifteen rounds. ...
Article : 39 wordsBadoud, the Swiss champion welter weight, last night defeated Demlen, the Belgian welter weight boxer, after 20 rounds of strenuous but unscientific boxing. ...
Article : 43 wordsJerry Delaney and Harry Stane engaged in a twenty-round contest at the National Sporting Club, London, on Monday night, for a purse of £700. Delaney easily outpointed his opponent. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe contests for the thirty-first premiership of Victoria were commenced on Saturday under discouraging weather conditions that were too bleak and threatening to attract large gatherings. ...
Article : 774 wordsColin Bell, the Australian heavy weight boxer, who in to meet Bombardier Wells on 30th inst., denies the rumors in circulation to the effect that be is suffering from illness. He states that he ...
Article : 379 wordsJ. C. Parke, Roper Barrett, T. M. Mavrogordate and Kingscote have been selected to represent British Iales in the Davis Cup preliminary [?] against Belgium, to be played at Folkestone in ...
Article : 99 wordsIn a contest a Premierland, London, on Saturday night, Sid. Burns, who a few months ago visited Australia under engagement to Mr. R. L. Baker, was defeated by ...
Article : 81 wordsInterest last Saturday centred of the Oakleigh links, where the first round of the annual competition for the possession of the Australasian Challenge Foursomes Shield took place. Sixteen ...
Article : 752 wordsBombardier Wells describes as "a wicked lie" the rumor circulated to the effect that he is not training seriously for his contest with the Australian Colin Bell. "I know I have got to win ...
Article : 55 wordsGeorges Carpentier knocked out the negro "Battling" Robinson in a contest which lasted three rounds at Beziers, a suburb of Paris, on Monday night. ...
Article : 20 wordsOn Tuesday evening Arthur Pelkey, the Canadian heavy weight boxer, learned for the first time that he had broken his left hand during his contest with Sam M'vea. "When I removed the ...
Article : 232 wordsA correspondent of the Morning Post" writes thus:—Some months ago it was stated that Gunboat Smith, the best of the white American heavy weights, and Sam Langford, the famous negro ...
Article : 788 wordsIt is proposed by Mr. Reg. L. Baker to approach the various State Governments. with a request that boxing should be taught among schoolboys and young, members of ...
Article : 98 wordsWord comes from Sydney that Jimmy Hill, the present holder of the Australian feather weight little, may on foxed into the light weight divided shortly. Charlie Simpson, the Victorian ...
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Advertising : 133 wordsThe twenty-ninth Beckenham Tournament to determine the holders of the Kent County Championship was concluded on Saturday. The contests for the Singles Championship, for ...
Article : 356 wordsThe British Open Championship commenced on the Presturck links, Scotlands, on Thursday Last night's cable shows that at the close of the day. H. Vardon headed the field, with a total ...
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Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Sat 20 Jun 1914, Page 25
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