Word: sportsman
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual tournament of the Raymond Sportsman Club was held at Wellington Friday, and W. L. Perry won the State championship medal...
...Turf, Field and Farm will offer an international cup, to be rowed for in August next. Ten men, including Hanlan and Lee, will contest for the prize, under the London Sportsman rules...
...next convention and shoot of the N. Y. State Sportsman's Association will be held at Niagara Falls...
...London Sportsman condemns the English treatment of the Hillside crew...
...following article on amateur boxing from the N. Y. Sportsman will be of interest : The youth who can use his hands well will rarely resort to a knife or a pistol, as the fist is much quicker than any concealed weapon, and, like the Irishman's shillelagh, never misses fire. The simple fact that boxing teaches self-reliance to a boy ought to be recommendation enough to paterfamilias, who should encourage his son to become proficient in the art of "hit, stop and get away." A broken head is soon remedied, but a cold leaden pill or a cruel thrust...