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BASEBALL

World Series - New York NL defeats Brooklyn AA 6 games to 3.

CRICKET

12 March - 13 March , Port Elizabeth - South Africa plays its first Test Match , against England . England won by 8 Wicket s.

The major English County Cricket sides meet to agree a way of deciding an order of ranking for the next season; the County Cricket Championship is born.

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

Football League - Preston North End win the 1888-89 title unbeaten, an achievement that will not be equalled until 2003-04 by Arsenal .

FA Cup - Preston North End beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0, becoming the first team to complete The Double .

EVENTS

March 30 - Oxford And Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

July 8 - During the last championship Bare-knuckle Boxing match, John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds.

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