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  2. BOXERS AND THEIR DOINGS

    Frank Thorn leaves for Melbourne to-day to fulfil a coming engagement. Bob Williams says a match with Meeghan, Thorn, or Griffin would suit him. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,153 words
  3. SID SULLIVAN AGAIN.

    A large crowd witnessed the Sid Sullivan-Ted Green battle at the Gaiety Athletic Hall on Saturday night, falsely billed as for bantam-weight supremacy. Sid ...

    Article : 923 words
  4. A TRIO OF HEADS TOGETHER AND A PLOT.

    "You say you cannot understand how men could do such things," said the old ringstor, with a smile, to his athletic son, who had Just been listening to the story ...

    Article : 933 words
  5. MESSAGE FROM BILL SQUIRES.

    Boxing folk in this city were greatly disappointed on Friday last when it became known that Jack Johnson had left for America by the Sonoma that day. He ...

    Article : 692 words
  6. THREE BOUTS AT THE GAIETY.

    Through the postponement of the Turner Buckland fight till a week later, Charlie Campbell was compelled to put on a hurriedly arranged programme at the Gaiety ...

    Article : 199 words
  7. WRESTLING.

    I have a post card from New Zealand's champion wrestler, R. J. Scott, "with all good wishes." for which many thanks. I heartily reciprocate. ...

    Article : 26 words
  8. LIGHT-WEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The match between Ben Hur and Curnow will be decided at Wirths" Circus on Friday night next. Each man has £10 up, and the agreement provides for a decision ...

    Article : 72 words
  9. STRONG MAN WRESTLER.

    Florio Franisch, the Austrian Hercules, whose match with Gus Rennert fell through, opened at the Oxford Theatre, George-street, on Saturday night with a ...

    Article : 147 words
  10. NEWSY LETTER FROM 'FRISCO,

    The following interesting letter has been received by Dan Creedon from his old friend and trainer, Billy Delaney, who, of recent years, has been very well known as ...

    Article : 678 words
  11. JACK VALLENTINE FIGHTS AGAIN

    "CAPETOWN, March 5.—At the Masonic Hall, St. John-street, last night, Jack Vallentine and Willy Holt met in a twenty-rounds' contest, which proved a ...

    Article : 178 words
  12. BEN HUR'S RECORD

    Ben Hur yesterday handed me the following measurements, list of his principal successes, and challenge:— "Since entering the professional arena ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. JACK JOHNSON AND BURNS.

    "Tad," a well-known New York caricaturist and writer, is responsible for this: "In spite of the 'bear' reports from the coast, sports are still hoping for a fight ...

    Article : 341 words
  14. NEWCASTLE NOTES.

    Bob Whitelaw and Chewey Williams met at the Metropolitan Hotel on Tuesday night, and decided to accept the purse of £100 offered by Mr. C. Spruce. They ...

    Article : 471 words
  15. HACKENSCHMIDT TO RETIRE.

    For those interested in wrestling, there is news to-day, for Georges Hacken-schmidt, the undefeated Russian, is fulfilling his final West End engagement, says ...

    Article : 465 words
  16. JIM GRIFFIN DEFEATS RUSSELL.

    A resumption was made with the boxing entertainments at Wren's Athletic Pavilion last evening in the presence of but a moderate company. The programme put forth ...

    Article : 449 words
  17. TWEEDIE DEFEATS MURPHY

    One of the largest audiences that has assembled at an entertainment of this description attended the Federal Hall last night to witness the boxing events set ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 432 words
  18. FIGHT AT WARWICK.

    A Warwick (Q.) correspondent, writing under date April 7, supplies the following:— "A boxing contest, the best of 20 rounds, ...

    Article : 237 words
  19. JIMMY ANTHONY.

    These who followed the boxing game during the past decade will remember that clever, reputable (in bearing and skill) little Victorian boxer, Jimmy Anthony, ...

    Article : 306 words
  20. MONEY SPEAKS

    "If Sullivan will give me another match, he can have it for £10 aside and the whole of the house," said Tommy Hanley yesterday, and the lad spoke very ...

    Article : 196 words
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  22. TURNER AND BUCKLAND

    Bob Turner and Fred Buckland, South Africa's light-weight champion will fight their battle (the best of twenty rounds) at the Gaiety next Tuesday night. Fred ...

    Article : 55 words
  23. RAFF BEATS TOOHEY.

    After a hard battle all the trip, Harry Raft knocked Peter Toohey out at Glebe Pastime Club on Monday night in the 20th round. Peter gave away more than a fair ...

    Article : 38 words
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