Author: Margaret Roberts

On This Week – 4th September 2017

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Sep 4, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

4th- Today in 1875 Miss Emily Parker, a rival of the celebrated Agnes Beckwith, eclipsed...

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On this Week – 28th August 2017

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Aug 28, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

28th – Lida Scott Howell, American archer was born on this day in 1859. She won three gold...

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On this Week – 21st August

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Aug 21, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

21st-On this day in 1878 Middlesex and Surrey cricketer Edward Pooley completed a then first-class...

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Running under the Roof: A Century of Indoor Athletics in England

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Aug 17, 2017 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH] | 0

The Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) first muted the idea of an indoor athletics competition in...

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On This week 14th August

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Aug 14, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

14th- American tennis player Frederick Alexander was born in 1880. He won the singles title at...

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