JIM BURGE, the iron man of Sydney, arrived during the week, and has gone into native training for the forthcoming fight with Billy Murphy. The date of the meeting has ...
Article : 494 wordsFRANK P. SLAVIN and Charlie Mitchell are it is cabled, to pay America a visit. The latter boxer is as conning as they make them. Only the other day he was calling Slavin ...
Article : 245 wordsTHE following letter has been handed to us for publication:--San Francisco, 11th December, 1890.--FRIEND MILLER,--We have had, as you ...
Article : 573 wordsTHROUGH the weather was unfavorable, there was a fair house at the Australian Athletic Club on Saturday night. The chief attraction was a go to a conclusion between ...
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Article : 158 wordsGOOD old Captain Morse has been the means of introducing many of the American athletes to Australian soil, and few, if any have done aim any discredit--Costello and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 958 words[?]of letter sent to Barron requesting him to make a match to a finish with Loo O'Brien, of this city. Now, Mr. Editor, I, as a friend of the noble art, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 wordsA MEETING of the committee was held at the Town Hall recently. There were present--Messrs. A. H. Bailes (in the chair). T. Hogan, R. O'Neill, J. Michelsen, R. P. ...
Article : 256 wordsON Monday afternoon a fair crowd put in an appearance at Gurney's Flemington Running Ground to witness the running of Bob Williamson's Handicap. The running, on ...
Article : 331 wordsON the 3rd December, Frank P. Slavin sued Mrs. Ellen Poole, of the South London Palace. Southwark, to recover £120 for four nights' performances. The defence was that plaintiff ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 68 words[?]ement that Nipper Peekes and [?] of Sydney, would box the best [?] is drew a full house at the [?] ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 10 wordsTHE Caledonian Society this year announce that they are giving away nearly £300 in prizes. A glance at the advertised complete programme will prove the truth of this. This ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 219 wordsTHE recent American and English mails have brought us the comments of the sporting journalists of both countries on the Jackson and Goddge eight-round match at the Crystal, ...
Article : 1,777 wordsWE have laid our latest files under the following contributions:--Frank Slavin, the Australian heavy-weight pugilist, says that he would kick the so-called ...
Article : 617 wordsJACK BARNETT was tendered a complimentary benefit at the Apollo Hall on Monday night, which passed off very successfully. In company with Jim Hall, the middle-weight ...
Article : 247 wordsA MEETING of the Horsham Athletic Club was held on Wednesday evening at Meredith's rooms. Present--Mr. Geo. Nisbet (president), and Messrs. Commins, Barrett, Culliver. ...
Article : 169 wordsJIM HALL wrote us from Sydney under date 6th January. He attributes his being stopped from going by the Mo[?] to some of his "jealous friends, and if I were not ...
Article : 91 wordsJOB GODARD, who returned from Sydney at last week [?] match with Joe Choyankt, his questers are at the Cricket Club Hotel. South Melbourne. The match is on the 10th February. ...
Article : 27 wordsFROM the New York Daily News:--"The Melbourne SPORTSMAN on the 8th February, 1889, after Slavin knocked out Burke, published the following:--''In regard to Slavin. ...
Article : 174 words"STARLIGHT" is surprised no 11st 4lb boxer has responded to hie challenge or covered his deposit. He will leave the latter up another week. Surely there must be ...
Article : 34 wordsSIR,--Am glad to see that Mr. Kneebooe has at last settled his mind for an all-round heavy-weight athletic match before he retires from his wonderful athletic career. And as ...
Article : 259 wordsJIM HALL and Billy M'Carthy will have an eight-round contest at Australian Athletic Club, on Thursday night next. This should be very interesting show, and give a line to ...
Article : 79 wordsNEXT Friday night Chapman and Linnett, of Wangaratta, box to a finish, £15 a-side. This ought to be a lively go, aa both lads are very evenly matched. ...
Article : 30 wordsGREENWOOD, the winner of the Quarter Mile at the Bendigo Athletic Club's sports on Racing Day, has signed the declaration that was forwarded to him, and the money has ...
Article : 46 wordsPROFESSOR MILLAR writes us that, having been appointed manager of the Melbourne Athletic Club he has resigned his positions at the Crystal Palace, Richmond. He will, ...
Article : 59 wordsConcerning the [?] Athletic Club [?] for him to meet [?] Powell contest, but ...
Article : 59 words[?]orters of boxing in Warragul [?] appointment on Saturday night [?] the non-arrival of Joe Brown, of [?] had undertaken to knock out Ted ...
Article : 115 wordsTHE footrace between J. J. Kilbride, of Lanriston, and H. Duke, of Malmsbury, of 440 yards, for £10 a-side, is creating some interest in sporting circles. Mr. J. O'Brien has ...
Article : 82 wordsTHE London correspondent of the Leader writes:--"I told you that Jackson had been going the same road as most of the pugilists in luck, and trying to break up his ...
Article : 53 wordsI, Dan Keeley, was [?] (of Albury) challenge [?] Wangaratta for from [?] all the gate money [?] ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 14 Jan 1891, Page 2
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