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BOAT RACE

Oxford And Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

First game of the Andover / Exeter football rivalry, the oldest consecutive high school rivalry in the US.

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

March 23 FA Cup - Wanderers FC beat Royal Engineers 3-1, their fifth and final title.

BIRTHS

June 15 - Wollmar Boström , Swedish tennis player (d. 1956 )

August 8 - Eric Green , British field hockey player (d. 1972 )