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19:Overview of the events of 1887 in sports
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431:College football national championship
391:– the youngest ever Wimbledon champion
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653:World Middleweight Championship
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1043:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
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546:Victorian Football Association
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1016:3–2 to win the inaugural
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542:Carlton Football Club
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852:1,000 Guineas Stakes
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624:International League
592:American Association
562:Unions Football Club
476:West Bromwich Albion
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448:Association football
424:College championship
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1199:New York Yacht Club
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751:70 @ 7.68 (BB 8–32)
1303:www.britannica.com
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515:Scottish Cup final
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817:Other tournaments
801:Major tournaments
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417:American football
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1201:retains the
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1186:Yacht racing
1178:Laura Knight
1164:Henry Slocum
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740:Most runs –
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719:Most runs –
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270:Orienteering
210:Field hockey
190:Dance sports
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1308:29 December
1037:26 March —
1012:defeat the
932:– Eglentine
721:W. G. Grace
690:Alfred Shaw
568:premiership
558:premiership
548:premiership
491:are founded
485:Barnsley FC
472:Aston Villa
322:Rugby union
292:Racquetball
255:Mind sports
215:Flying disc
1628:Categories
1275:2009-06-17
1249:5 February
1226:References
1139:Lottie Dod
987:Ice hockey
957:– Dunboyne
951:– Montrose
865:Enterprise
848:– Gamecock
389:Lottie Dod
374:Volleyball
265:Motorsport
240:Ice sports
235:Ice hockey
225:Gymnastics
133:Basketball
93:Air sports
1217:, of the
1208:Volunteer
1039:Cambridge
963:– Hanover
938:– Pet Fox
898:Australia
892:Kilwarlin
883:Reve d'Or
870:The Derby
856:Reve d'Or
735:Australia
564:wins the
554:wins the
544:wins the
523:Dumbarton
519:Hibernian
403:Athletics
369:Triathlon
123:Badminton
113:Athletics
1269:Archived
1071:Softball
997:defeats
906:– Dunlop
879:The Oaks
574:Baseball
509:Scotland
480:The Oval
326:Snooker
312:Speedway
285:Shooting
245:Korfball
230:Handball
164:Cricket
148:Climbing
128:Baseball
1214:Thistle
1115:England
969:Hurling
924:Ireland
840:England
777:hurling
705:England
673:Cricket
496:Germany
462:England
335:1887–88
330:1886–87
302:Sailing
205:Esports
185:Cycling
178:1887–88
168:1886–87
1101:Events
1095:Tennis
1077:Events
1026:Rowing
911:Canada
715:Surrey
694:Wisden
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