1884 Gaelic Athletic Association is established in a meeting at Hayes’ Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary; Clare teacher Michael Cusack is credited as founder; objective to
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1888 Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tyre1907 Calgary City Rugby Football Club’s 1st game defeating Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15-0 at Calgary1908
1871 Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago for 1st National Association baseball pennant1919 Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of spitball1922 Anxious to compete with the Yankees,
1889 ”World Championship” Baseball Series, Polo Grounds, NYC: defending champion NY Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA), 3-2 in Game 9 to claim series, 6-31910
1890 ”World Championship” Baseball Series, Washington Park, NY: Louisville Colonels beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 6-2 in Game 7 to tie series 3-3-1; deciding game never played1900
1888 ”World Championship” Baseball Series, Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis; St. Louis Browns rout NY Giants, 18-7 in Game 10 but lose series, 6-41931 Chuhei Numbu
1863 Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer, splitting with rugby1869 1st American steeplechase horserace at Westchester, NY1887 ”World Championship” Baseball Series, Sportsman’s Park, Detroit
1621 Governor Bradford head of the colony of American Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day1884 1st ”World Championship” Baseball Series, Polo Grounds, NYC: Providence Grays
1857 Recognised by FIFA as oldest existing club still playing football in the world, Sheffield FC is founded in Yorkshire, England; now based in Dronfield,
1871 Replacement yacht Sappho (US) beats Livonia (UK) by 25:27 in race 5 to win 3rd America’s Cup off Newport, RI 4-1; original defender Columbia