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A semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to
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19:Overview of the events of 1881 in sports
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1110:Cyber Boxing Zone – Paddy Ryan
948:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
686:Lancashire County Cricket Club
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692:goes to Australia for the
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1038:1881 Men's Tennis season
537:FC Girondins de Bordeaux
624:Chicago White Stockings
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1036:The 6th pre-open era
726:173 @ 12.68 (BB 8–30)
614:National championship
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823:2,000 Guineas Stakes
817:1,000 Guineas Stakes
747:32 @ 11.25 (BB 5–34)
740:318 @ 35.33 (HS 113)
567:Berwick Rangers F.C.
467:Association football
424:College championship
108:Association football
1059:New York Yacht Club
1014:, precursor of the
694:1881–82 Test series
552:wins the inaugural
447:Michigan Wolverines
1148:www.britannica.com
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588:Scottish Cup final
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878:– Vice Chancellor
759:Major tournaments
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260:Modern pentathlon
250:Lumberjack sports
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847:St. Leger Stakes
666:John L. Sullivan
550:Moyola Park F.C.
523:Newcastle United
501:Bolton Wanderers
497:Blackburn Rovers
459:Princeton Tigers
280:Precision sports
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765:British Open
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715:Most runs –
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479:FA Cup final
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359:Table tennis
270:Orienteering
210:Field hockey
190:Dance sports
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1153:28 December
1100:until 1889.
925:– Saunterer
919:– Saunterer
813:– Woodbrook
745:Edwin Evans
690:Alfred Shaw
572:12 March —
322:Rugby union
292:Racquetball
255:Mind sports
215:Flying disc
1473:Categories
1092:Note that
1080:References
942:8 April —
776:Gymnastics
711:Lancashire
660:Paddy Ryan
576:makes his
517:Burnley FC
374:Volleyball
265:Motorsport
240:Ice sports
235:Ice hockey
225:Gymnastics
133:Basketball
93:Air sports
1018:, won by
857:Australia
843:– Thebais
832:The Derby
827:Peregrine
819:– Thebais
738:Tom Horan
731:Australia
724:Ted Peate
596:Dumbarton
403:Athletics
369:Triathlon
123:Badminton
113:Athletics
1073:Atalanta
1068:Mischief
851:Iroquois
841:The Oaks
836:Iroquois
608:Baseball
582:football
578:Scotland
560:Scotland
511:Deepdale
491:The Oval
326:Snooker
312:Speedway
285:Shooting
245:Korfball
230:Handball
164:Cricket
148:Climbing
128:Baseball
1016:US Open
984:England
971:England
883:Ireland
805:England
701:England
674:Cricket
544:Ireland
473:England
335:1881–82
330:1880–81
302:Sailing
205:Esports
185:Cycling
178:1881–82
168:1880–81
1010:First
978:Tennis
961:Events
944:Oxford
931:Rowing
912:Hindoo
870:Canada
865:– Zulu
782:Events
680:Events
654:Events
648:Boxing
630:Events
584:player
530:France
441:Events
364:Tennis
354:Squash
307:Skiing
1031:World
967:Wales
195:Darts
143:Chess
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753:Golf
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499:and
485:3–0
457:and
220:Golf
173:1881
158:Sumo
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64:1883
59:1882
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902:USA
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