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  2. SPORTING GOSSIP AND ANECDOTES

    The Rev. G. V. Portus, a well-known Sydney Rugby footballer, recently back from Oxford University, whither he went as a Rhodes Scholar, has been appointed lecturer under the ...

    Article : 39 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 121 words
  4. JUDGE, SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST.

    It is not six months ago since Mr. Justice Grantham, whose remarks from the Bench have caused so much criticism, travelled many thousands of miles by land and water on a ...

    Article : 247 words
  5. ENGLISH v. AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.

    The proposal has again been made for an athletic contest between Oxford and Cambridge and Yale and Harvard or between Cambridge and Harvard, and the matter is being considered ...

    Article : 39 words
  6. NEW RUGBY UNION PRESIDENT.

    Mr. A. M. Crook, Lancashire County, has been nominated by the Rugby Union Committee as president for next season, in succession to Mr. T. C. Pring, Devon. ...

    Article : 30 words
  7. DOCTOR CANNOT REFEREE.

    Dr. H. M. Moran, who captained "The Wallabies" during their tour of Great Britain, and who had been expected to play a practical part in Rugby this year—that is, as a referee—is ...

    Article : 58 words
  8. WARNING TO ARMY FOOTBALLERS.

    An important order has been issued by General Smith-Dorrien, warning army footballers against being bought out to become professional players, as, according to Rule 32 of the F.A., ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. KILLED THROUGH FOOTBALL.

    Philip E. Hore, aged 18, a son of the secretary of the local branch of the Hibernian Society, Gympic (Q.), died from hemorrhage of the brain caused by getting a bump on the head when ...

    Article : 40 words
  10. ONE ON THE BARRACKERS.

    A writer in an English paper says:—"I wonder what some of the high-souled British workmen who are regularly guilty of 'barracking' would say if their houses were to stand behind ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. A CIVIL SECOND.

    George Unholz wished draw referee Bill Squires' attenton to the fact that Bob Whitelaw was fouling brother Rudie when that pair met at Maitland on July 26, 1909, and these are the ...

    Article : 48 words
  12. FAMOUS GOALKEEPER TRANSFERS.

    The transfer of L. R. Roose, the famous Welsh International goalkeeper, from Sunderland to Huddersfield is announced. Roose has played regularly for Sunderland for the last three ...

    Article : 49 words
  13. MINER-FOOTBALLER CRUSHED.

    Two miners, Walter-Moat and John Jinks were buried by a fall of roof at the Silkstone pl[?] of the Whitworth, Colliery, Normanton. Jinks was a player of great promise, and was ...

    Article : 53 words
  14. ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN FOR RHODESIA.

    A. L. H. Gotley, who captained England against Scotland at Twickenham recently in the Calcutta Cup football match, has left for Rhodesia, to take up an appointment under the ...

    Article : 67 words
  15. FELL TWICE.

    In the principal event at Oral (N.Z.) Sports Club's Meeting last week, Dowd, the rider of Gamester, was thrown from his mount when doing a preliminary. On the conclusion of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. DIED FROM DOPING.

    At the last Canning Park (W.A.) races the Benvollo mare, Herondale, dropped dead while being saddled up for the Third-class Plate. A post-mortem examination disclosed that her ...

    Article : 52 words
  17. THE KING AND ATHLETICS.

    The King has intimated to the Polytechnic authorities that he will be pleased to allow the start of the Polytechnic Harriers' "Marathon" race to take place from the private grounds of ...

    Article : 75 words
  18. DONEGAL FOR SHOOTING.

    Writing to the Sydney "Referee" in reference to a statement regarding big bags, a correspondent says: "I would back Donegal against any county in Ireland for good ...

    Article : 104 words
  19. JUDGE'S SON EXCELS.

    Another interesting victory is to be credited to J. H. Parry, son of Judge Parry, who won the quarter-mile race and the long jump at the Oxford University sports last month. He won ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. SHOOTING AT 101.

    Mr. "Jim" Sharman, a resident of the ancient town of Camden (N.S.W.) for over 60 years, who was "scouting" for a number of pigeon-shooters at Sydney last week, to the ...

    Article : 55 words
  21. SPLENDID COXSWAINS.

    A really great cox. (said Mr. W. G. East, ex-champion amateur sculler of England) must have a perfect genius for noting to a nicety just the crucial moments to do this or that; ...

    Article : 244 words
  22. THREE TIMES IN SUCCESSION.

    For the third year in succession J. Bouin has won the cross-country championship of France. This time showed improved form by his easy win from H. Ballon and J. Keyser Bouin ran ...

    Article : 98 words
  23. NAMED AFTER AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER.

    Evidently an English racehorse owner believes that the naming of horses has something to do with their success or otherwise, for we find that Mr. M. Raphael has given the name ...

    Article : 102 words
  24. A BIG STRAIN ON GRAY.

    Gray has now been playing day after day without rest for more than three months, four [?]ours per Gtem in public and almost as much in private, for it he is to maintain his wonderful ...

    Article : 198 words
  25. BOWLED.

    Connected by marriage with the Lytielton family, Dr. Talbot, the recently-appointed Bishop of Winchester, shares their enthusiasm for cricket. ...

    Article : 80 words
  26. THE MATAURA LADIES' BOWLING CLUB, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE SOUTH ISLAND OF N.Z.

    Back row (from the left) : Mr. W. B. Reld (coach), Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Amos, Miss H. Cameron, Mrs. Abernethy (skip), and Mr. J. C. Abernethy (coach). Front row : Mrs. Griffiths (skip), Miss J. Cameron, Mr. F. J. Sherwood (president), Miss McKelvie, and Mrs. Sherwood. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
  27. HACKENSCHMIDT HOPES TO MEET GOTCH.

    The famous wrestler, Hackenschmidt, arrived at Plymouth from America on April 8, after a five months tour, during which he has taken part in about 40 contests. His great regret ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. ANOTHER YOUTHFUL PRODIGY.

    While Mr. Harry Virr was winning the "Amateur Billiards Championship of the United Kingdom" in Dublin, a fourteen-year-old Bradfordian in Harry Taylor was winning the ...

    Article : 123 words
  29. DANNY MAHER LIKES ENGLAND.

    "Do you like English methods of racing?" was a question recently put to Danny Maher, the crack American jockey. "Most certainly, I do," he answered, "though ...

    Article : 291 words
  30. DUMB-BELL EXERCISES.

    Stand bells on hips (Fig. 1.). Place bells on shoulders, then under shoulders (Fig. 2). Thrust arms forward, then bend (Fig. 3). Arms in front of shoulders; held as in Fig. 4. Arms ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 285 words
  31. PRINCIPAL SPORT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,009 words
  32. WORLD'S RECORD WALKER.

    The Canadian and world's record holder, G. H. Goulding, has recently been in New York where he competed at the New York A.C.'s indoor athletic meetings. His walking ...

    Article : 151 words
  33. SHRUBB STILL RUNNING.

    Alfred Shrubb continues to delight American audience by his phenomenal running abilities. His latest victim was J. J. Hayes. the winner of the Olympic Marathon race, whom he met in ...

    Article : 173 words
  34. MILD FOOTBALL.

    Paul Withington, the Harvard (U.S.A.) coach, was praising the milder football of 1910:— "Football in the 90's was a terrible game," said Mr. Withington. "Bourget, you know, ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. UNDOUBTEDLY BEST IN THE WORLD.

    Interviewed at Fremantle on his arrival there Tom Reece, the English billiardist, said of Australia's boy champion: "I would like to say that George Gray is the most wonderful boy in ...

    Article : 192 words
  36. AUSTRALIANS BETTER.

    The Sydney light-weight, Ernest Huxley, left by the Mooltan for England, and his father, E. A. Huxley, caught the same boot at Adelaide. It is on the cards that the latter will put in for ...

    Article : 111 words
  37. OWNERS UP!

    "There's nothing like point-to-point and hunt races for providing amusing sport," remarked the old huntsman. "I remember an Army major," he continued, ...

    Article : 298 words
  38. FAME IN FOOTBALL.

    A young forward who has jumped into prominence in England this year is Winship, the dimisutive outside-left, who plays for Woolwich Arsenal. If he could add a few more inches in ...

    Article : 210 words
  39. LORD KINNAIRD'S BENEVOLENT AUTOCRACY.

    As a football legislator, Lord Kinnaird had exercised an invaluable influence for the gold of the game. Many followers of professional football have but little idea of the extent of ...

    Article : 109 words
  40. FELL IN TWO CUPS.

    Mr. Connolly, the West Australian owner, is known all over Australia as "Lucky Connolly," and for two or three seasons things went so much his way that the title seemed Justified. ...

    Article : 222 words
  41. RACECOURSE ACCIDENTS.

    Just after the start of the race for the Adelaide Cup last week a trooper on the course interfered with the horses, two of which (Dyed Garments and Goodwood) fell, walle the chances ...

    Article : 224 words
  42. THE AMERICA CUP POLO TEAM.

    Captain Hardress Lloyd is in charge of the English team to compete in the United States for the America Cup. He has taken 35 ponies to America, and will have the following ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. DONT'S FOR FISHERMEN.

    Don't run away with the idea, because you don't get a bite at once, that there are no fish in the sea. Don't try and jerk the head off your fish and ...

    Article : 326 words
  44. SAM LANGFORD NEARLY STARVED.

    Sam Langford recently gave an English pressman some information about his early struggles before coming into the limelight as a pugilist. "It is true that I was once a porter, janitor, ...

    Article : 351 words
  45. THE ANCIENT PUGILIST.

    It was an ancient pugilist. Upon a cushioned seat; He sat and watched a boxing show And spoke with frenzied heat. ...

    Article : 155 words
  46. A MUCH-SOLD RACER.

    A Brisbane resident wrote to an English paper stating:—"We have a horse, called Developer here. I believe he was a winner in England. If you could find sufficient space to ...

    Article : 293 words
  47. TRANSCONTINENTAL CYCLE RECORD.

    F. White, the cycling overlander, who was anxious to break the record of F. Birtles from Fremantle to Sydney—about 3077 miles—arrived in Sydney, at the G.P.O. at 9.3 p.m. on ...

    Article : 184 words
  48. ONE OF THE OLD BRIGADE.

    From Bathurst (N.S.W.) comes word of the death of one-old-time te[?]ated cricketer,Mr. G. B. Richardson. Deceased's first acquaintance with Bathurst was as a member of the ...

    Article : 166 words
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