b'733CIGARETTE/TRADING CARDS: assortment with a few sets, plus part-sets and odd cards with CRICKET: 1928 Wills Cricketers [30/50], 1992 County Print 1950s Test Cricketers [50/50, excellent condition], other odds from Turf & Players; SOCCER: 1930 Association Cup Winners [50/50]; HORSE RACING: Players Derby and Grand National Winners [15/50]; some other older 1930s cards by Turf and some modern cards by Brooke Bond; mixed condition, (200 approx)$120200BASKETBALL34SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE MAGIC: early 2000s team jersey with signatures including Ben Knight, Mike Kelly, Clint McDaniel & Brett Wheeler$80120BOXING35A pair of antique boxing gloves; small size, late 19th/early 20th century, 15cm. $6010036361908 TOMMY BURNS v JACK JOHNSON: 10 D10 Ringside Ticket (8.5x12cm) for the greatest ever boxing match held in Australia, a heavyweight world title fight between Tommy Burns & Jack Johnson, held at Rushcutters Bay Stadium on Boxing Day, Dec 26th, 1908. On reverse is an oval cachet for the fights promoter Hugh D. McIntosh. The ticket has some faults, and is accompanied by the photograph frame it has been displayed in for many years. It is the only 10 ticket known, and is accompanied by a Richard Macdonald letter of authentication (12/7/2017).Provenance: Inherited from the estate of the vendors grandfather, who had bought the ticket and witnessed the fight.According to a 2014 Sydney Morning Herald article, Australias foremost boxing collector, Jack Stitt, stated that hed never seen a ticket for sale in 70 years of looking, and in the same article American boxing memorabilia expert David Bergin was quoted as stating that hed only heard of one ticket coming on to the US market, which sold for US $5200 on Ebay. It was for a 10/- ticket.Johnson became the first African American to win World Heavyweight Championship after defeating Burns over 14 rounds. Johnson had been denied a licence to fight for the belt in America due the colour bar, and had followed Burns around the world for 2 years in an attempt get his shot at the title. Australian entrepreneur Hugh McIntosh asked Burns how much he wanted to fight Johnson and when the fighter stated 6000, McIntosh accepted his demand with a handshake. An African-American winning the championship led to worldwide uproar and journalist Jack London, who covered the fight, coined the phrase Great White Hope when musing as to which white boxer might take up the challenge to fight Johnson and reclaim the belt.N.B. a 10 ticket would equate to a cost of approximately $1500 today$10,00015,000'