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first demonstrates golf on a
Yonkers cow pasture to friends
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division is for fighters weighing between 140 and 147lb.
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1888 British Isles tour of New
Zealand and Australia
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30:Overview of the events of 1888 in sports
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458:Tackling below the waist is legalised.
438:College football national championship
1301:American Women's Singles Championship
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1252:Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship
885:Wisden Six Great Bowlers of the Year
1287:American Men's Singles Championship
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1126:2–1 in a playoff to capture the
835:Thanks mainly to the bowling of
510:scores in his ninth consecutive
1386:from the original on 2009-06-14
1361:from the original on 2009-06-14
785:World Welterweight Championship
776:World Middleweight Championship
1173:1888 Home Nations Championship
1153:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
794:World Lightweight Championship
767:World Heavyweight Championship
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523:Origin of the Football League
27:Sports-related events of 1888
945:- “Father of American Golf”
742:World Welterweight Champion
528:One of the problems facing
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1177:Home Nations Championship
1175:is the 6th series of the
1166:Home Nations Championship
554:The founder members are:
129:Australian rules football
1274:Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1222:Victorian Rules football
600:Wolverhampton Wanderers
1128:1888 AHAC championship
874:1,886 @ 32.51 (HS 215)
824:5 July — formation of
780:Jack Nonpareil Dempsey
761:Lineal world champions
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1232:Bristol Football Club
931:106 @ 13.59 (BB 8–39)
924:815 @ 62.69 (HS 297*)
881:283 @ 11.68 (BB 9–15)
702:Saint Louis Cardinals
683:National championship
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494:Walsall Football Club
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1120:Montreal Hockey Club
1073:Irish Grand National
1010:2,000 Guineas Stakes
1004:1,000 Guineas Stakes
830:Angel Hotel, Cardiff
828:at a meeting in the
694:American Association
656:Celtic Football Club
596:West Bromwich Albion
480:West Bromwich Albion
464:Association football
431:College championship
119:Association football
1380:"Cyber Boxing Zone"
499:Small Heath, later
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1124:Montreal Victorias
1079:Irish Derby Stakes
704:(AA) 6 games to 4.
643:Scottish Cup Final
518:that still stands.
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588:Preston North End
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740:- The inaugural
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1276:(GB) 6–3 6–3
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1075:– The Maroon
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1036:– Seabreeze
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922:Harry Moses
905:Sammy Woods
897:John Ferris
872:W. G. Grace
789:Paddy Duffy
746:Paddy Duffy
660:Celtic Park
560:Aston Villa
540:Aston Villa
446:Walter Camp
333:Rugby union
303:Racquetball
266:Mind sports
226:Flying disc
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1365:2009-06-13
1339:5 February
1316:References
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1112:Ice hockey
1021:– Ayrshire
1000:– Playfair
963:Jack Burns
909:Bobby Peel
837:Bobby Peel
818:Derbyshire
738:30 October
651:Cambuslang
626:Durand Cup
592:Stoke F.C.
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276:Motorsport
251:Ice sports
246:Ice hockey
236:Gymnastics
144:Basketball
104:Air sports
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1041:Australia
1029:Seabreeze
1019:The Derby
979:John Ball
947:John Reid
915:Australia
849:The Ashes
845:Australia
410:Athletics
380:Triathlon
134:Badminton
124:Athletics
1384:Archived
1359:Archived
1185:Scotland
1122:defeats
1100:– Refund
1049:– Mentor
1025:The Oaks
1014:Ayrshire
843:defeats
732:10 March
676:Baseball
637:Scotland
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488:The Oval
337:Snooker
323:Speedway
296:Shooting
256:Korfball
241:Handball
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159:Climbing
139:Baseball
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992:England
856:England
841:England
805:Cricket
664:Rangers
607:Hungary
580:Everton
572:Burnley
512:England
470:England
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341:1887–88
313:Sailing
216:Esports
196:Cycling
189:1888–89
179:1887–88
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1228:codes.
1136:Rowing
1054:Canada
866:Surrey
811:Events
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720:Boxing
709:Events
647:Renton
534:FA Cup
516:record
453:Events
375:Tennis
365:Squash
318:Skiing
1189:Wales
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620:India
206:Darts
154:Chess
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184:1888
169:Sumo
80:1891
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