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Encyclopedia > 1873 in sports

See also: 1872 in sports, other events of 1873, 1874 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

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Boat race

Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ... Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ...

Football (Soccer)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. ... Oxford University Association Football club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford. ... The Scottish Cup The Scottish FA Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ...

Horse racing

Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ...

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Penn Sports Teams in the 1800s, University of Pennsylvania Archives (138 words)
Sports are arranged according to the year of the earliest known university organization and also the year of the earliest known team.
All of these sports had been played earlier by Penn students, both as individuals and in contests between College classes.
The first Athletic Association was founded by students in 1873.
Sports timeline: Information from Answers.com (2885 words)
1993 in sports - Monica Seles is stabbed during a tennis tournament; Zambia national football team die in air crash.
1931 in sports - France are expelled from the rugby union Five Nations Championship for professionalism.
Today, it is known as the Cincinnati Masters and Women's Open, and is the oldest tournament in the U.S. played in its original city.
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