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1879 |
Irish Athletic Club of Boston is established. |
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06/26/1880 |
John L. Sullivan issues a challenge to other boxers. |
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1880 |
Candlepin bowling is invented in Worcester. |
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1880 |
George Dixon wins the world featherweight boxing championship. |
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01/03/1881 |
John L. Sullivan beats Canadian champion Jack Steward in a fight at the Boston Music Hall. |
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05/16/1881 |
John L. Sullivan beats John Flood in New York. |
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09/28/1881 |
Sears (Eleonora) is born in the Back Bay. |
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09/30/1881 |
Richard Sears wins the first U.S. National Lawn Tennis singles championship in Newport, Rhode Island. |
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1881 |
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association offers exercise classes to promote physical fitness. |
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01/12/1882 |
John L. Sullivan beats Alf Greenfield in a fight at the Dudley Street Opera House. |
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