459:'s code, though one important difference is the introduction of the touchdown as the primary means of scoring instead of the field goal (a change that will later occur in rugby football itself). Three of the schools (Harvard, Columbia and Princeton) form an Intercollegiate Football Association as a result of the meeting. Yale will join in 1879.
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American Championship title against
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627:After three years of inactivity,
435:23 November — representatives of
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507:founded as a winter activity by
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552:Football Association of Wales
16:Sports-related events of 1876
1089:Cyber Boxing Zone – Joe Goss
998:are all established in 1876
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653:14 January — formation of
509:Middlesbrough Cricket Club
453:Springfield, Massachusetts
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1033:Royal Canadian Yacht Club
655:Essex County Cricket Club
118:Australian rules football
674:Grace makes his highest
1135:Harvard University site
663:Hornchurch Cricket Club
587:Chicago White Stockings
729:2,622 @ 62.42 (HS 344)
736:191 @ 13.61 (BB 8–37)
604:Major League Baseball
577:National championship
550:Establishment of the
1057:www.scottishfa.co.uk
1029:Countess of Dufferin
952:Harvard–Yale Regatta
858:Irish Grand National
789:2,000 Guineas Stakes
783:1,000 Guineas Stakes
475:Association football
457:Rugby Football Union
413:College championship
108:Association football
1027:defeats challenger
1017:New York Yacht Club
1115:www.britannica.com
864:Irish Derby Stakes
678:score of 344, for
522:Scottish Cup final
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748:Major tournaments
598:2 February — the
538:Hamilton Crescent
406:American football
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260:Modern pentathlon
250:Lumberjack sports
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98:American football
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860:– Grand National
813:St. Leger Stakes
505:Middlesbrough FC
445:Princeton Tigers
280:Precision sports
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437:Harvard Crimson
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210:Field hockey
190:Dance sports
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988:Oldham RLFC
976:Cardiff RFC
897:Ice skating
734:Alfred Shaw
727:W. G. Grace
676:first-class
669:W. G. Grace
557:25 March —
465:enrolls at
463:Walter Camp
322:Rugby union
292:Racquetball
255:Mind sports
215:Flying disc
1451:Categories
1062:5 February
1039:References
933:8 April —
910:Glaciarium
891:– Algerine
847:– Norah P.
758:Bob Martin
659:Chelmsford
374:Volleyball
265:Motorsport
240:Ice sports
235:Ice hockey
225:Gymnastics
133:Basketball
93:Air sports
1031:, of the
1025:Madeleine
984:Kelso RFC
935:Cambridge
885:– Shirley
879:– Vagrant
823:Australia
798:The Derby
785:– Camelia
696:Yorkshire
629:Tom Allen
392:Athletics
369:Triathlon
123:Badminton
113:Athletics
996:Saracens
914:ice rink
866:– Umpire
817:Petrarch
807:The Oaks
793:Petrarch
633:Joe Goss
571:Baseball
563:Scotland
516:Scotland
499:The Oval
326:Snooker
312:Speedway
285:Shooting
245:Korfball
230:Handball
164:Cricket
148:Climbing
128:Baseball
852:Ireland
833:Briseis
779:– Regal
771:England
711:England
700:innings
642:Cricket
610:majors.
481:England
335:1876–77
330:1875–76
302:Sailing
205:Esports
185:Cycling
178:1876–77
168:1875–76
970:Events
922:Rowing
903:Events
839:Canada
802:Kisber
648:Events
622:Events
616:Boxing
593:Events
430:Events
364:Tennis
354:Squash
307:Skiing
692:Notts
636:1880.
559:Wales
545:Wales
195:Darts
143:Chess
1436:1900
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684:Kent
528:2–0
493:3–0
447:and
220:Golf
173:1876
158:Sumo
69:1879
64:1878
59:1877
53:1876
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