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Yonkers cow pasture to friends
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1403:"Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica"
1319:"Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA"
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division is for fighters weighing between 140 and 147lb.
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Zealand and Australia
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394:describes the year's events in world sport.
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406:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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19:Overview of the events of 1888 in sports
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1255:Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship
447:Tackling below the waist is legalised.
427:College football national championship
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1290:American Women's Singles Championship
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874:Wisden Six Great Bowlers of the Year
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1276:American Men's Singles Championship
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1115:2–1 in a playoff to capture the
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765:World Middleweight Championship
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1142:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
783:World Lightweight Championship
756:World Heavyweight Championship
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815:Glamorgan County Cricket Club
512:Origin of the Football League
16:Sports-related events of 1888
934:- “Father of American Golf”
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517:One of the problems facing
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543:The founder members are:
118:Australian rules football
1263:Blanche Bingley Hillyard
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589:Wolverhampton Wanderers
1117:1888 AHAC championship
863:1,886 @ 32.51 (HS 215)
813:5 July — formation of
769:Jack Nonpareil Dempsey
750:Lineal world champions
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1221:Bristol Football Club
920:106 @ 13.59 (BB 8–39)
913:815 @ 62.69 (HS 297*)
870:283 @ 11.68 (BB 9–15)
691:Saint Louis Cardinals
672:National championship
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483:Walsall Football Club
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1109:Montreal Hockey Club
1062:Irish Grand National
999:2,000 Guineas Stakes
993:1,000 Guineas Stakes
819:Angel Hotel, Cardiff
817:at a meeting in the
683:American Association
645:Celtic Football Club
585:West Bromwich Albion
469:West Bromwich Albion
453:Association football
420:College championship
108:Association football
1369:"Cyber Boxing Zone"
488:Small Heath, later
1407:www.britannica.com
1113:Montreal Victorias
1068:Irish Derby Stakes
693:(AA) 6 games to 4.
632:Scottish Cup Final
507:that still stands.
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958:Other tournaments
942:Major tournaments
577:Preston North End
473:Preston North End
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250:Lumberjack sports
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1023:St. Leger Stakes
760:John L. Sullivan
729:- The inaugural
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553:Blackburn Rovers
533:William McGregor
280:Precision sports
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602:MTK Budapest FC
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1280:Henry Slocum
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1265:(GB) 6–3 6–3
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1083:– MacBeth II
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1064:– The Maroon
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190:Dance sports
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894:Sammy Woods
886:John Ferris
861:W. G. Grace
778:Paddy Duffy
735:Paddy Duffy
649:Celtic Park
549:Aston Villa
529:Aston Villa
435:Walter Camp
322:Rugby union
292:Racquetball
255:Mind sports
215:Flying disc
1732:Categories
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1354:2009-06-13
1328:5 February
1305:References
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1101:Ice hockey
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989:– Playfair
952:Jack Burns
898:Bobby Peel
826:Bobby Peel
807:Derbyshire
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640:Cambuslang
615:Durand Cup
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265:Motorsport
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904:Australia
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369:Triathlon
123:Badminton
113:Athletics
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1038:– Mentor
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1003:Ayrshire
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665:Baseball
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326:Snooker
312:Speedway
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596:Hungary
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330:1887–88
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168:1887–88
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1125:Rowing
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800:Events
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709:Boxing
698:Events
636:Renton
523:FA Cup
505:record
442:Events
364:Tennis
354:Squash
307:Skiing
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609:India
195:Darts
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173:1888
158:Sumo
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