Davis Sporting Collection No. 1. 1862-1936 : Box 37

Item No Name Title Year Notes
Item 37-1 [Letters from unidentifiable correspondents toJ. J. Davis, Sydney Morning Herald, 1911, and to Miss Wells, Mirror, 1916; along with manuscript notes on Major Verney, WilliamWilson Hill and others] 1911-1916 Manuscript
Item 37-2 Coombes, R. (Richard), 1858-1935 [Miscellaneous papers re R. Coombes of the Referee, 1898-1928 : a reference from J. A. Hogue, Chief Secretary; a lease between Coombes and Daniel Cooper, 1898; a letter declaring Harry Pearce winner of a rowing championship race in 1909; and an invitation to the opening of St Mary's Cathedral, 1928] 1898-1928 Manuscript
Item 37-3 New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association A complete list of amateur championships of Australasia and New South Wales, 1889- 1908-09 1909 Manuscript
Item 37-4 New South Wales Rowing Association [Manuscript article, 'Rowing : N. S. Wales Association annual regatta : a great success : Mosman wins half the events'] [n.d.] Manuscript
Item 37-5 [Pages 8-18 of a manuscript article on rowing, mentioning rowers such as Beach, Kemp and Searle] [n.d.] Manuscript
Item 37-6 [Manuscript pages of statistics relating to amateur athletics clubs : Botany Harriers,East Sydney, Kensington, Northern Suburbs, South Sydney and Western Suburbs [blank]] [n.d.] Manuscript
Item 37-7 [Pages 6-12 and 14-21 of a manuscript article on rowing history, mentioning rowers such as Beach, Pearce, Searle and Trickett] [n.d.]
Item 37-8 Programme of the boat race between W. Webb (N.Z.) and Jas. Stanbury (N.S.W.) [Wanganui River, 26 December 1906; articles of agreement] 1906 Manuscript
Item 37-9 New South Wales Rugby Football League [Two cards containing handwritten results from club rugby league matches played in Sydney in season 1911] 1911 Manuscript
Item 37-10 [Scrapbook containing notes on Australian cricket teams, 1878-1911, and newscuttings on cricket in Australia, 1911] 1911 Scrapbook is 1910 Usher Diary, listing international sporting results
Item 37-11 [Scrapbook containing newscuttings chiefly on cricket, tennis and billiards, c. 1911] [c. 1911] Scrapbook is 1909 Usher Diary, listing international sporting results
Item 37-12 [Folder of newscuttings from Australian and English newspapers, c. 1910 – c. 1915, chiefly on tennis, cricket, swimming and rowing] [c. 1910-c.1915]
Item 37-13 [Seven cards containing handwritten results from interstate and international cricket matches in Australia, c. 1912] [c. 1912] Manuscript
Item 37-14 Sculling Championship of Australia Sculling championship of Australia : boat race: articles of agreement [entry form] 1914 Sculling Championship of Australia' crossed out; signed by William McDevitt and Syd Kemp; witnessed by Peter Kemp, George Towns and R. Coombes
Item 37-15 Articles of agreement : billiard match betweenW. Parker and W. Weston commencing 16th Jany. 1893 : 50 pound aside : 5000 points up (spot barred) 1893 Manuscript; signed by Weston and Parker and witnessed by J.C. Davis and R. Coombes
Item 37-16 Articles of agreement : walking match between D. Malcolm and F. W. Bowen commencing 21st Dec. 1894 : 100 pounds aside : 25 hrs duration 1894 Manuscript; not signed
Item 37-17 Articles of agreement : billiard match betweenW. Parker and B. Ford : October 25th 1892 & following days : 25 pounds aside : 2000 points up : all in 1892 Manuscript; signed by Ford and Parker and witnessed by S. Manning and R.Coombes
Item 37-18 Articles of agreement [for professional foot- races between Charles E. Holway and A. A. Taylor, dated 18 October 1911] 1911 Manuscript; written on Sunday Times letterhead; signed by Holway and L. McLachlan and witnessed by R. Coombes
Item 37-19 Articles of agreement [for professional walking match between Fred Morshead and Marshall Cann, dated 2 March 1891] 1891 Manuscript; written on Sydney Referee letterhead; signed by Morshead and Cann and witnessed by R. Coombes and R.J. Weston
Item 37-20 Articles of agreement [for professional walking match between James Penney and Frank Bowker, dated 23 November 1912] 1912 Manuscript; signed by Penney and Bowker and witnessed by Ernest Biggs andG. Gettens
Item 37-21 Sculling Championship of Australia Sculling championship of Australia : boat race: articles of agreement [entry form] 1913 Signed by Alf D. Felton and James Paddon; witnessed by Archie G. Priddleand R. Arnst
Item 37-22 Sydney Observatory [Manuscript list of sunrise and sunset times over Parramatta River in January and February 1913] 1913 Manuscript
Item 37-23 Articles of agreement : billiard match betweenW. Parker and W. Weston : 3rd & 4th October1892 : ₤10 aside : 2000 points up : spotbarred 1892 Manuscript; titleamended inpencil to read'Billiard matchbetween B. Fordand W. Parkercommencing 28thOctober 1892 : []aside : 2000points up : all in';signed by Westonand Parker andwitnessed byJames A. Burkeand J. C. Davis
Item 37-24 Sculling Championship of New South Wales Sculling championship of New South Wales : boat race : articles of agreement [entry form] 1914 Signed byCharles Townsand W. Ripley;witnessed by R.Arnst and Alf D. Felton
Item 37-25 T. Reece v. F. Smith Junr. [articles of agreement for snooker match, dated 3 July 1911] 1911 Roneoed; annotated; not signed
Item 37-26 New South Wales Rugby Football Union [Two cards containing handwritten results from club rugby union matches played in Sydney circa season 1911] [c. 1911] Manuscript
Item 37-27 [Original photograph captioned '”Major” A. A. Taylor : one of the world's best sprinters over 100 yards'] [n.d.] Mounted
Item 37-28 New South Wales Amateur Swimming Championships Complete list of New South Wales championships [1889–1907-08] 1908 Manuscript
Item 37-29 Australasian Amateur Swimming Championships Complete list of Australasian swimming championships [1894–1908] 1908 Manuscript