1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
This problem did not arise with the first round match, when the club were drawn to play at Totton who had only been formed the year before but had the use of a field within the grounds of a private estate at South Testwood Park. The report on the match published in the Southampton Times complemented the hosts on their ground which "in spite of the recent unfavourable weather, was in splendid condition, and the Totton club have good reason to congratulate themselves on having the privilege of playing their matches on such an excellent ground".


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The report went on to explain that, despite the visitors dominating the first half of the match, the score was 0–0 at half-time. In the second-half, "A. A. Fry ran the whole length of the field before landing the ball directly in front of his captain, just a few yards out – Bromley simply couldn't miss". This being the only goal, St. Mary's went through to the next round where they had a home draw against Petersfield.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
As the Common was not suitable for a cup-tie, the St. Mary's committee secured the use of the Antelope Ground, "by kind permission of the Pirates". The Pirates were a rugby club who shared the ground with a football team from Woolston Works. The Antelope Ground, which stood on the east side of St Mary's Road between Brinton's Terrace and  Clovelly Road, had previously been used by Hampshire County Cricket Club until they moved to the County Ground in Northlands Road in 1885.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The visitors could only muster ten men, and had two of their best players absent, and the Saints won easily, 10–0, with five goals from A. A. Fry and five from Ned Bromley.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
In the next round, the Saints received another home draw against Lymington; the Pirates already had a fixture on the date of the match (21 January 1888), so the match was played on the pitch behind the Anchor Hotel, Redbridge, four miles from the town centre. The match was won 4–0, but some of the Saints' fans misbehaved; their "hilarious" behaviour was such that the owner of the ground (a Mr. Steadfast) demanded that the gate receipts should be paid to the Royal South Hants Hospital.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The semi-final draw gave St. Mary's a match against the Bournemouth Arabs and was played at the County Ground on 18 February 1888. The "Arabs" were a strong side and took the lead, after which Carter and Muir in defence ("certainly the best on the field" according to the Southampton Times) prevented them from playing other than by shots from distance. The equaliser came from McDonald before, late in the second-half, Bromley "dribbled in great style down the field, and put the ball through for St. Mary's", thus securing a place in the final.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The final was played on 10 March 1888 at the County Ground against Southampton Harriers, another strong local side who played their home matches on Southampton Common, having been founded as the Temperance Amateur Athletic Association, but changed their name in 1885. Many of the Harriers players had "transferred" from the Freemantle club in the summer of 1887, following the failure of the latter club to enter either Hampshire cup competition.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The Southampton Times estimated the crowd for the final at approximately 600, despite the "threatening" weather. St. Mary's fell behind early in the game and were 2–0 down at half-time but fought back to draw level at 2–2, with goals from Warn and Ned Bromley who unleashed a "splendid shot" with three minutes left to play. The match report in the Bournemouth Guardian however claimed that St. Mary's had scored a third goal but failed to claim it, as required by the rules "to the astonishment of both umpires and referee".


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
In the absence of goal nets, the ball had crossed the line, but the Harriers "kicked off from the six yards' mark and no claim was made by St. Mary's for the point. I can't imagine how the Saints, who must be kicking themselves with chagrin at the slip, lost sight of the goal. I don't think they will get the chance again."


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The captains debated playing an extra half-hour to settle the match but George Noble, the Harriers' captain, refused as two of his players were carrying minor injuries.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
The replay was played two weeks later, again at the County Ground in front of a crowd of "over 500 people, exclusive of the ladies who, bless 'em, are admitted free." St. Mary's took a 2–0 lead through McDonald and Warn (after some "pretty passing") before the Harriers pulled one back. The report in the Southampton Times concluded: "Soon the final whistle sounded leaving "Saints" victorious by two goals to one. Though the Harriers played a great game, the St. Mary's played better football." The cup was presented to the "Saints" captain, Ned Bromley, with each of the winning team being presented with a silver medal "in commemoration of the match".


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Hampshire Junior Cup
Following the match, the Harriers team dissolved with most of their players returning to Freemantle, although the Harriers' centre-half William "Banquo" Stride joined St. Mary's.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Friendly matches
St. Mary's continued to play friendly matches throughout the season, although reports are not available for many of these. For example, there were two matches against Cowes on the Isle of Wight, including an away victory a week before the initial Hampshire Junior Cup match.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Friendly matches
The final match of the season was played at the Antelope Ground on 14 April 1888 against Woolston Works who had won the inaugural Hampshire Senior Cup. The clubs had decided that they should compete to decide which was Southampton's top club. The home side were victorious by three goals to nil; the Bournemouth Guardian report on the match summed up the clubs' season:


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Friendly matches
Both teams have had a wonderfully good time of it on the whole and the people of Southampton ought to feel proud of their football population.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Friendly matches, Results
The results of the friendly matches that are known were as follows:


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Club name and nickname
As recorded in the Hampshire F.A. handbook, at the start of the season the club were registered as St. Mary's Young Men's Association FC. By the end of the season, however, all match reports had dropped references to the "Young Men's Association" and the club were recorded as simply St. Mary's Football Club.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Club name and nickname
The club had originally been founded by members of the St. Mary's Young Men's Association in 1885 and the members were expected to be practicing members of the Church of England, and participate in Bible classes and teach in Sunday School. The recruitment of players such as George Carter, who had been signed for his abilities as a footballer rather than a Sunday School teacher, indicated a shift away from this policy. In January 1888, Canon Basil Wilberforce convened a meeting of the Young Men's Association which resolved:


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Club name and nickname
that St. Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association should, in future, consist only of members who are either active workers in some branch of the parochial organization, or regular attendants at one of the Bible classes. For the purpose of effectively carrying this out, it was resolved to make a fresh enrolment of all those who desire to belong to the Association on this understanding.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Club name and nickname
There is no record of how many of the football club members confirmed their membership of the Young Men's Association and it seems that the church and parish were happy for the football club to continue under the banner of "St. Mary's", with Canon Wilberforce continuing as club president until he left the parish in 1894. In the April parish magazine, the football club's achievements were reported in glowing terms:


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Club name and nickname
S. MARY'S FOOTBALL CLUB – We are glad to record a great triumph for the above club, which has now, by following up its many victories won the much coveted "Cup" for the year. We cordially congratulate them on their success.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Club name and nickname
By the end of the season, match reports were also referring to the club as "the Saints"; the first known record of this was on the day of the initial Hampshire Junior Cup final when the Southampton Times reported: "The Saints journeyed to Cowes on Saturday to decide the return match with the town club." This nickname continues to be used today.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Player statistics
The players who appeared in  the Hampshire Junior Cup were as follows. This list does not include appearances or goals in friendly matches.


1887–88 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season, Players
The following is known about the players who made their debut this season:


1887–88 Stoke F.C. season
The 1887–88 season was the fifth season Stoke took part in the FA Cup.


1887–88 Stoke F.C. season, Season review
In the 1887–88 FA Cup Stoke advanced past local rivals Burslem Port Vale whom they beat 1–0 with a goal from George Lawton, Over Wanderers, Oswestry Town plus a fourth round Bye before losing 4–1 to West Bromwich Albion.


1887–88 Welsh Cup
The 1887–88 Welsh Cup was the eleventh season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Chirk AAA who defeated Newtown 5–0 in the final, at Owens Field, Chester Road, Wrexham.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
The 1887–88 season was the 10th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club. The club reached the FA Cup final for the third successive season and won the competition for the first time, beating Preston North End 2–1. Albion also competed in four local cup competitions, winning the Walsall Senior Cup and West Bromwich Charity Cup and finishing as runners-up in the Birmingham Senior Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup. Due to a congested fixture list, the club refused to take part in the Birmingham Charity Cup.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion began their fifth season in the FA Cup with a 7–1 first round victory against Wednesbury Old Athletic, including a hat-trick from Jem Bayliss. Bayliss also scored the only goal of the second round match away at  Mitchell St George's. Albion defeated Midlands rivals  Wolverhampton Wanderers (2–0) in round three. After receiving a bye in the fourth round, Albion faced Stoke in round five. Bayliss scored all four of Albion's goals in a 4–1 victory, becoming the first Albion player to score four in an FA Cup game. Old Carthusians were defeated 4–2 in the quarter-final.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, FA Cup
The semi-final took place at Stoke's Victoria Ground and saw Albion beat Derby Junction 3–0. Goals from Bayliss, Wilson and Woodhall saw Albion reach the final for the third year running. In the final, the team faced Preston North End at the Kennington Oval in front of 18,904 spectators. Billy Bassett crossed the ball for Bayliss to put Albion ahead, his 10th goal of the competition. Preston equalised just after half-time, but Bassett's pass set up Woodhall for the winning goal and Albion's first major honour. Upon their return to West Bromwich, the players were greeted by thousands of supporters as they drove through the town in a "four-horse brake".


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Birmingham Senior Cup
In what was their seventh Birmingham Senior Cup campaign, Albion beat Small Heath Alliance in the first round, with both goals scored by Jem Bayliss. There followed victories over  Burslem Port Vale,  Aston Shakespeare and  Mitchell St. George's. Goals from Joe Wilson and George Timmins were enough to see off Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final, a result that meant that Albion had reached the final without having conceded a goal, and was their third Birmingham Senior Cup final in as many seasons. Pearson scored twice for Albion in the final at Aston Lower Grounds, but it was Aston Villa who ran out winners, by a 3–2 scoreline.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Staffordshire Senior Cup
West Bromwich Albion recorded their biggest win of the season by defeating Burton Wanderers 12–2 in the first round of the 1887–88 Staffordshire Senior Cup, including hat-tricks from Woodhall and Bayliss. They then beat Wednesbury Old Athletic (2–1) and Leek (3–2) respectively. The club won away from home for the fourth time in succession when they beat Stoke in the semi-final; a Joe Wilson goal was enough to secure the victory for Albion.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Staffordshire Senior Cup
Albion were participating in the competition for the sixth time and aiming to win the trophy for a third season in succession. The final against Wolverhampton Wanderers required two replays to determine a winner: after 0–0 and 1–1 draws, both played at Stoke, Albion lost the second replay 1–2 at home, despite Woodhall's seventh goal of the competition.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Walsall Senior Cup
West Bromwich Albion usually put out their reserves for the Walsall Senior Cup. However, after two draws against  Oldbury Town in the first round, it was decided that the first team should participate in the second replay. Albion won the match 5–1, before the second team took over once more, beating Walsall Swifts in the final by a 4–1 scoreline.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, West Bromwich Charity Cup
Taking part in the West Bromwich Charity Cup for the first time, Albion defeated Wednesbury Old Athletic 4–1 in the semi-final, which saw "skirmishes" between the two sets of supporters. In the final, the club recorded their second biggest win of the season, beating Great Bridge Unity 10–1.


1887–88 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Friendlies and benefit matches
With league football yet to be established, West Bromwich Albion played in a number of friendly matches throughout the season.


1887–88 in English football
The 1887–88 season was the 17th season of competitive football in England.


1887–88 in English football, National team
England won the 1888 British Home Championship, their first victory in the tournament, with comfortable victories over all three other home nations, in each of which England scored five goals.


1887–88 in English football, National team
Albert Allen, of Aston Villa, scored three goals against Ireland in his only appearance for England.


1887–88 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1887–88 in Scottish football
The 1887–88 season was the 15th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw two further additions to the list of regional competitions with the inaugural playing of the Glasgow Cup and the Aberdeenshire Cup.


1888
1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1888th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 888th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th  year of the 19th century, and the  9th   year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1888, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.


1888
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits.


1888 (EP)
1888 is the debut EP by English metal band The Defiled. It was released on 26 October 2009 through the IATDE Records. The band's first music video for the song "The Resurrectionists" was released a couple of months after the EP was released. This same song was re-recorded for their debut album, Grave Times, which was released on 14 February 2011. The band toured with the Jägermeister Stage and headlined this stage during the 2009 Sonisphere Festival.


1888 (EP), Critical reception
"The Defiled's meld of industrial, Marilyn Manson-esque swagger with a more serrated hardcore edge has seen them become lauded as one of the UK's most aggressively vital new live bands," according to Kerrang! 's October 2009 review. "Dealing exclusively in a vicious-chorus/big-verse songwriting format, the short running time is more blast than whimper... What you discover is a band with more witty lyrical nous and thematic depth than their energetic stage presence would suggest," wrote reviewer Sam Law, giving it 4 K's out of 5.


1888 (film)
1888 is a 2018 Indian thriller film shot using Guerrilla filmmaking technique. It's a micro-budget, independent Kannada film with Demonetization as the backdrop. About 50% of the film is shot inside a car. Neethu Shetty a well known Kannada actress plays an important character along with Prathap Kumar, Manju Raj and Vikram Kumar. The movie is directed by debutante Sourabh Shukla. Pradeep is the Director of Photography and Girish Hothur is the Music Composer. Considering the subject and Neethu's role in the movie, there are rumours that she could be essaying the role of Tamil Nadu's late CM, Jayalalithaa.


1888 AHAC season
The 1888 AHAC season was the second season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in a series format. The Montreal Hockey Club would win a playoff against the Montreal Victorias to win the Canadian championship for the first time.


1888 AHAC season, League business
The league at its annual meeting of November 9, 1887, decided to change the method of play for the season to a 'series' between the teams of the AHAC. Each team would play every other team twice. Ottawa did not attend and did not participate in the season.


1888 AHAC season, Playoff
The playing of the game was tarnished with some scandal. The AHAC council convened to set the date of the playoff. Two players for the Victorias, Ashe and J. J. Arnton Jr. were injured, and the council set the date for the playoff before the players were recovered. The deciding vote for the date was cast by J. Stewart, who played for the Montreal HC team. Hodgson of Montreal scored the first goal at 4½ minutes, followed two minutes by a goal of Campbell for the Vics.


1888 AHAC season, Playoff
5½ minutes later Hodgson lifted a shot past Arnton in the Vic's goal to put Montreal ahead to stay. The Vics protested that the goal was off-side to no avail. There was no more scoring in the match. The Montreal Daily Herald reporter praised referee Hamilton of the McGill Club, noting that both side broke the off-side rule often.


1888 AHAC season, Player statistics, Goaltender averages
Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average


1888 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 1888 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 6, 1888, in order to elect the Governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Seay ran for reelection to a second term.


1888 Albion football team
The 1888 Albion football team, sometimes known as the Albion Methodists, was an American football team that represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 0–2 record, and was outscored by a combined total of 84 to 4. Albion scheduled two of its games in 1888 against opponents that later became NCAA Division I FBS football programs, which today are among the top five in winning percentage and total wins at that level.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour, an unsuccessful attempt to raise funds for a revival of the Tailteann Games.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1888 provincial championships had been completed (Tipperary, Kilkenny and Monaghan winning them; no Connacht teams entered) but after the Invasion tour returned, the All-Ireland semi-final and final were not played.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, Leinster
Wicklow used illegal players, and the game was stopped by a pitch invasion with ten minutes to go, so a replay was ordered.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, Munster
Limerick were awarded the game due to Clare playing illegal players.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, Ulster
Neither team could field the full 21 players, so 15-a-side was agreed.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Championship statistics, Miscellaneous
Sligo and Mayo played a draw in the Connacht final. There is no record of a replay.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 May 1888; however, no All-Ireland final took place and the championship remains unfinished due to the North American invasion tour of Irish athletes, an unsuccessful attempt to raise funds for a revival of the Tailteann Games.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary were the defending champions; however, they were defeated in the provincial series.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of nine teams contested the championship, including four teams from the 1887 championship and five new entrants. Galway and Wexford did not field teams in the championship. Cork, Kildare, Laois, Limerick and Waterford all fielded teams in their respective provincial championships.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
For the first time the championship was organised on a provincial basis. Two separate championships were played in Leinster and Munster with the winners meeting in the All-Ireland final.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four participating teams make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the Leinster final.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are declared Leinster champions and qualify for the All-Ireland final.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two team drawn from the province. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final join the three other teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the Munster final.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are declared Munster champions and qualify for the All-Ireland final.


1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives from Leinster and Munster contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.


1888 American Cup
The 1888 American Cup was the fourth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. Having expanded into the New England district the first new champions came from Fall River, Massachusetts after Clark ONT of Newark had won the previous three editions. The Rovers defeated the Newark Almas in the final.


1888 American Cup, Participants
Previously only the New York and New Jersey districts were represented. With the addition of the New England district, the tournament now included five new teams from three different states. The draw was held on September 17, 1887. In order to reduce travel the teams were drawn in two sections with the Rhode Island and Massachusetts teams in the first section and the remaining teams in the second section. The fifteen entrants were as follows:


1888 American Cup, First round
Rovers: GK J.Clancy, DF T.Crann, W.Flanning, MF M.O'Hara, J.Selby, D.Dwyer, FW C.Gray, A.Hinckley, W.Hinckley, J.Morton, M.Down. Paterson: GK W.Doney, DF J.Smallwood, B.Henshall, MF J.Henshall, G.Henshall, FW T.Bisland, T.Evans, H.Curry, W.Warburton, W.Wyatt, J.Sutton


1888 American Cup, First round
Alma: GK F.Farrow, DF G.Wright, F.McDonald, MF E.Morton, F.Britchford, R.Pattison, FW J.Lucas, F.Cornall, T.Bright, J.Gray, P.Brennan. Caledonian: GK H.Eddis, DF W.McCormick, John Hood, MF J.Lindsay, John Hearne, W.McNeil, FW J.McWilliams, J.Low, S.Hood, R.Barr, James Hearne.


1888 American Cup, First round
Rovers: Long, Lonsdale, Bradley, Thomas, Waring, Adams, Bed, Blakely, Wild, Duff, Buckley. East Ends: Bracknell, Whittle, Karzenski, Coupe, Shoarocks, Lord, Wild, Whittle, King, Darlington, Foley.


1888 American Cup, First round
Providence: GK Crone, DF Jack North, Osborne, MF Jerome, Morgan, Tomlinson, FW Such, Start, Axon, Ambler, Heliborne. Pawtucket: GK Bosch, DF Smith, Reye, MF Conley, Pilling, Jack McGuire, FW Hardy, Harry Stewart, John Stewart, Sunderland, Lennox.


1888 American Cup, Second round
Clark ONT had experienced their first cup-tie loss at the hands of the Almas. ONT lodged a protest on two counts. The first goal obtained by the Almas was awarded by the referee when a shot at goal was struck by Holden with his arm. ONT alleged that the foul was not properly done. The second issue concerned a goal by ONT that was disallowed since it was from a free kick. ONT claimed that the ball was touched by Jack Swithemby before Howarth scored. At a meeting the following week, the AFA did not sustain the referee's decisions and called for a replay.


1888 American Cup, Second round
Alma: GK F.Farrow, DF F.McDonald, B.Fagan, MF E.Morton, F.Britchford, G.Wright, FW F.Cornall, J.Lucas, T.Bright, A.Mountford, J.Gray. ONT: GK P.Hughes, DF H.Holden, A.Pallister, MF J.Howarth, Joe Swithemby, P.Flynn, FW J.Swarbrick, J.Connolly, Jack Swithemby, J.McGurck, H.Fisher.


1888 American Cup, Second round
Rovers: GK Lang, DF Lonsdale, Bradley, MF Waring, Buckley, Adams, FW Bell, Brookshaw, Wilde, Duff, Blakely. Pawtucket: GK Booth, DF Smith, J.Stewart, MF Pilling, Love, Conley, FW Harding, H.Stewart, Sandilands, McGuire, Lennox.


1888 American Cup, Second round
Rangers: GK J.Smith, DF E.Walker, W.Lines, MF R.McDonald, T.Spencer, W.Allsopp, FW Walter Taylor, G.Sargeant, J.Campbell, W.Turner, E.Stark. Ansonia: GK W.Winfield, DF C.Williams(c), J.Williams, MF E.Wood, J.Lewis, J.Davidson, FW C.Williams, G.Bell, C.Wood, A.Wherle, M.McHale.


1888 American Cup, Semifinals
Rovers: GK Mullen, DF Bradley, Lonsdale, MF Buckley, Waring, Adams, FW Bell, Bruckshaw, Blakeley, Wilde, Duff. Rangers: GK J.H.Smith, DF W.Lines, L.Walker, MF R.McDonald, H.Bennett, W.Allsop, FW W.Taylor, G.Sargent, T.Spencer, A.Campbell, E.Stark.


1888 American Cup, Semifinals
Alma: GK H.Farron, DF E.Morton, F.McDonald, MF P.Fagin, F.Britchford, R.Patterson, FW P.Brennan, J.Lucas, T.Bright, H.Maxfield, J.Gray.


1888 American Cup, Final
Rovers: GK: J.Mullin, DF R. Lonsdale, F. Bradley, MF: J. Buckley, H. Waring, H. Adams, FW: R. Bell, T. Bruckshaw, J. Blakeley, H. Wilde, C. Duff.


1888 American Cup, Final
Alma: GK F.Farrow, DF F.McDonald, W.Fagin, MF E.Morton, R.Patterson, F.Britchford, FW P.Garron, F.Cornall, T.Bught, J.Gray, H.Maxfield.


1888 Amherst football team
The 1888 Amherst football team represented the Amherst University during the 1888 college football season.


1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1888.


1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Incumbent Democratic Governor Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. was defeated for re-nomination.


1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Democratic nominee James Philip Eagle defeated Union Labor and Republican fusion nominee Charles M. Norwood with 54.09% of the vote.


1888 Ashley by-election
The 1888 Ashley by-election was a by-election held on 25 July 1888 in the Ashley electorate during the 10th New Zealand Parliament.


1888 Ashley by-election
The by-election was caused by the death on 3 July of the incumbent MP William Fisher Pearson. The three initial candidates, in the order of them announcing themselves, were John Verrall, John Ollivier, and Marmaduke Dixon. Ollivier resigned from the contest on 17 July and at the same time, it became known that Alfred Saunders would become a candidate. At the nomination meeting, Dixon won the show of hands. The by-election had a close result and was won by John Verrall, with Dixon in third place just nine votes behind.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1888. In the 1888 Atlantic season there were two tropical storms, four hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea are known, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane One
The first tropical storm and first hurricane of the season formed by 00:00 UTC on June 16 in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, centered about 200 miles (322 km) southeast of Galveston Island, Texas. (Due to sparse observations, the system may have developed prior to this time, but was not detected.) The cyclone moved west-northwestward and quickly strengthened, becoming a hurricane late on June 16. It reached its peak intensity of 80 miles per hour (129 km/h) early on June 17.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane One
Around 06:00 UTC on June 17, the hurricane made landfall southwest of Bay City, Texas, over the eastern end of East Matagorda Bay. Turning to the northwest after landfall, it quickly degenerated into a tropical storm, gradually turning northward over time. By 06:00 UTC on June 18, it weakened into a tropical depression, and just 12 hours later it lost its identity near Waco, Texas.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane One
In Texas, the cyclone produced heavy rain, peaking at 6.4 inches (163 mm) over a 16-hour period at Galveston. The highest measured winds reached 54 mph (87 km/h) in the city. Along the coast of Texas, the lowest measured pressure was 29.69 inches of mercury (1,005 mb) at Corpus Christi, about 120 miles (193 km) southwest of the landfall location. The Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project estimated that the minimum central pressure in the storm was likely close to 985 millibars (29.09 inHg) at the time of landfall.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane One
Operationally, the U.S. Signal Corps—predecessor to the U.S. Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service)—did not classify the system as an area of low pressure, and as such, it did not appear in the June 1888 track map of cyclones in the Monthly Weather Review, the official publication of the Signal Corps. However, as early as June 17 the New York Times noted that a moderate storm was apparently approaching Texas.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Two
The second tropical storm of the season originated about 200 mi (322 km) east of the mouth of the Rio Grande, on the Texas–Mexico border. It moved north-northwest, attaining its peak intensity of 60 mph (97 km/h) by 00:00 UTC on July 5. About 16 hours later, the moderate tropical storm made landfall at that intensity just east of Bay City—impacting the same region as the previous storm. The cyclone turned north and north-northeast after striking land, slowly weakening as it did so. By 12:00 UTC on July 6, the cyclone was last positioned over northwestern Cherokee County, Texas.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Two
In Texas, the storm produced peak winds of 42 mph (68 km/h) in Galveston, and the lowest measured pressure was 29.78 inches of mercury (1,008 mb) in the city. Like the preceding storm, the cyclone produced heavy rain over parts of Texas, especially in the Palestine area in Anderson County. In this area, a shower of pebbles, each ranging from 1⁄8–1⁄4 inch (0.32–0.64 cm) in diameter and irregularly shaped, was reported to have occurred, possibly due to a tornado or waterspout that touched down at an unknown distance from Palestine.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The Miami-Louisiana Hurricane of 1888, the third tropical storm and second hurricane of the season was first detected by 12:00 UTC on August 14, while centered about 100 mi (161 km) north-northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. (Operationally, the U.S. Signal Corps did not begin tracking the system until August 16, when it was first observed off South Florida.)


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Moving west-northwestward, the tropical storm steadily intensified into a hurricane 24 hours later on August 15. It made landfall on Cat Island in The Bahamas, which were then a British crown colony and overseas territory. Continuing to intensify, the hurricane passed just 20 mi (32 km) south of the Bahamian capital Nassau, on New Providence Island, around 00:00 UTC on August 16 with winds of 105 mph (169 km/h). The cyclone, continuing to the west-northwest, then made another landfall on the northern end of Andros Island.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
As it neared the southeast coast of Florida, it strengthened into the equivalence of a major hurricane—Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale—and attained peak winds of 125 mph (201 km/h), near the upper threshold of Category 3 intensity, by 12:00 UTC on August 16. About seven hours later, it made landfall just north of present-day Miami Beach at peak intensity. (This location was near present-day Upper Eastside in Miami.)


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The cyclone weakened as it moved inland over the Everglades, south of Lake Okeechobee, and by 06:00 UTC on August 17 passed out into the Gulf of Mexico near Matlacha and Cayo Costa. By that time maximum sustained winds had decreased to 80 mph (129 km/h). By 18:00 UTC on August 17, however, the cyclone regained intensity, and its path turned westward over the Gulf of Mexico. Early on August 18, the hurricane attained a second peak intensity of 110 mph (177 km/h). In the time before landfall in Louisiana, its path gradually bent to the northwest and north-northwest.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Around 16:00 UTC on August 19, the cyclone made landfall south of Cocodrie, Louisiana, as the equivalence of a strong Category 2 hurricane. Turning northward after moving inland, the hurricane weakened to a strong tropical storm by 18:00 UTC on August 20, its path nearing Greenville, Mississippi, before curving to the northeast. Little more than a day later, it passed over southern New England, becoming extratropical by 12:00 UTC on August 22.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
As it passed over The Bahamas, the hurricane caused damage to fruit trees, crops, and fences, especially on the Abaco Islands, Harbour Island, and New Providence. Winds shifted from northeast and southwest, lasting about eight hours, but damage to shipping was minimal. In South Florida, the hurricane struck a sparsely-populated section of the coast, but still produced widespread damage as far north as Sebastian. The highest wind reported in South Florida was 60 mph (97 km/h) at Jupiter, and the heaviest rainfall was 2.02 in (51 mm) at that location.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Farther north along the coast, winds at Sebastian Inlet were estimated at 75 mph (121 km/h), downing trees and telegraph poles; many small boats were pushed ashore, and "several thousand dollars" in damage were reported to local fruit groves. Additionally, the hurricane reportedly produced a storm surge of 14 feet (4.3 m) "on the beaches near Miami." In the Big Bend region of Florida, winds at Cedar Key reached 42 mph (68 km/h), accompanied by light rain, and caused several yachts to capsize. Winds at Pensacola, in the Florida Panhandle, peaked at 60 mph (97 km/h), badly damaging local property.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Winds in Mobile, Alabama, peaked at 55 mph (89 km/h), prostrating trees and fences, and a few homes lost their roofs. Flooding from the storm surge was among the worst on record: the waterfront was flooded to a depth of 3 ft (0.91 m), with floodwater extending two to three blocks inland from the Mobile River. Along the Mississippi River Delta, the storm produced severe flooding.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Rainfall in New Orleans totaled 7.9 in (201 mm) over a 12-hour period, and winds in the city reached an estimated 90 mph (145 km/h); in the city strong winds unroofed many buildings, downed numerous trees, and blew down fences. In many areas, strong winds downed at least one-third of the timber, and damage to rice, sugarcane, corn, and cotton crops was significant. The lowest reported pressure in the Mississippi Delta was 29.37 inHg (995 mb) at Vicksburg, Mississippi, with other readings as low as 29.4 inHg (996 mb) in the Memphis area. The storm produced heavy rainfall and high winds along much of its path across the Mississippi Valley, the Mid-Atlantic states, and the Northeastern United States.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
On August 31, a tropical storm was observed northeast of the Lesser Antilles. It moved westward, strengthening to a hurricane later that day. As it continued to strengthen, it brought heavy rain over Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Cuba. The hurricane passed Puerto Rico far off land but brought heavy rains that caused major flooding and over 100 deaths due to river flooding (similar to Hurricane Donna in 1960). On the 3rd, it reached its peak of 130 mph, but land interaction with Cuba weakened it to a minimal hurricane.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
It crossed the island and the Yucatán Channel, reaching the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the 6th. After weakening to a tropical storm, it restrengthened to a Category 2 hurricane while moving southwestward in the Bay of Campeche, but it dissipated after its Veracruz landfall on the 8th. It caused 921 deaths.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Five
A tropical storm formed north of the Turks & Caicos Islands on September 6. It travelled north through the Florida Panhandle and continued northward along the east coast of the US. The storm reached Maryland before becoming extratropical on September 11. The system dissipated near Ottawa on September 13. Across the United States, the storm deposited heavy rainfall from Florida through eastern Georgia through the Carolinas into southern Virginia. The heaviest total reported was 11.70 inches (297 mm) at Greenwood, South Carolina.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Six
A tropical storm formed south of Key West on September 23 and began moving northeast. It travelled parallel to the coast of Georgia, where it produced winds of 65 mph (105 km/h; 29 m/s) before becoming a Category 1 hurricane on September 26. It continued heading northeastward before it became extratropical on September 27 near the Gulf of St Lawrence.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Seven
Hurricane seven developed on October 8 in the southern Gulf of Mexico. It moved slowly northeastward and strengthened to a category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds as it made landfall on northwestern Florida. The system then moved up the east coast, while weakening to a tropical storm. This system had a pressure of 970 millibar at one point.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Eight
Tropical storm eight formed close to the Windward Islands on November 1 and moved northward into the north Atlantic, while strengthening to 50 knots.


1888 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Nine
A tropical storm formed north-east of Puerto Rico on November 17. By the morning of November 23, it had developed into a Category 2 hurricane, reaching wind speeds of 100 mph (155 km/h). It maintained that level of intensity throughout the 23rd, 24th and 25 November before weakening to become extratropical on November 26. As an extratropical storm it was active until December 2.


1888 Ayr Burghs by-election
The Ayr Burghs by-election, 1888 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Ayr Burghs on 15 June 1888. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell died.


1888 Ayr Burghs by-election
The Liberal candidate, John Sinclair, won the seat in a straight fight with his Liberal Unionist opponent, the Hon Evelyn Ashley.


1888 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition
The 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition (in Catalan: Exposició Universal de Barcelona and Exposición Universal de Barcelona in Spanish) was Spain's first International World's Fair and ran from April 8 to December 9, 1888. It was also the first of the two held in Barcelona (the second one being in 1929).


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Summary
Eugenio Serrano de Casanova (journalist, writer and entrepreneur) tried to launch an exposition in 1886, and when that failed, the Mayor of Barcelona, Francesc Rius i Taulet, took over the planning of the project. The fair was hosted on the reconstructed 115-acre (47 ha) site of the city's main public park, the Parc de la Ciutadella, with Vilaseca's Arc de Triomf forming the entrance. More than 2 million people from Spain, the rest of Europe, and other international points of embarkation visited the exhibition, which made the equivalent of 1,737,000 United States dollars. The fair was opened by Alfonso XIII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria. Twenty-seven countries participated, including China, Japan and the United States.


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Contents
The piano manufacturer Erard sponsored a series of 20 concerts featuring Isaac Albéniz, a Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms. The artistic director was Tomàs Moragas.


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Contents
Josep Maria Tamburini won a silver medal at the exhibition.


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Legacy and surviving monuments
The main legacy of the 1888 World Fair is the Ciutadella Park: the World Fair served as the opportunity for Barcelona to rid itself of the hated citadel and transform it into a central park for the city's denizens.


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Legacy and surviving monuments
The entire Ciutadella Park in its present layout is a product of the World Fair, with its monumental fountain and small ponds, its Castell dels tres dracs (Castle of the Three Dragons) built by Domènech i Montaner to house the World Fair's café / restaurant, which later served to house the Zoology Museum, Hivernacle (Glasshouse or Greenhouse), the classicist Geology Museum and the Umbracle (a remarkable shaded structure for plants).


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Legacy and surviving monuments
Another product of the World Fair is the Modernista or Neo-Mudéjar Arc de Triomf (triumphal arch), the Fair's former gateway, presiding over Passeig de Lluís Companys.


1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, Legacy and surviving monuments
The Columbus Monument (Monument a Colom), a 60 m (197 ft) tall monument to Christopher Columbus, was built for the exposition on the site where Columbus returned to Europe after his first voyage to the Americas. It was erected at the lower end of Les Rambles and remains standing today.


1888 Belgian general election
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 12 June 1888. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 98 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 47 of the 69 seats in the Senate.


1888 Belgian general election
Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.


1888 Belmont Stakes
The 1888 Belmont Stakes was the 22nd running of the Belmont Stakes and the 22nd time it was held at Jerome Park Racetrack in The Bronx, New York where it had been first run in 1867. It was run on June 9, 1888. The race drew only two starters who both carried 118 pounds. It was won by heavily favored Sir Dixon whose winning time was 2:40¼ over a distance of 1½ miles on a dirt track rated fast.


1888 Belmont Stakes
Jockey Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon won his sixth Belmont Stakes, a record that still stands through the 2018 running, and one that has been equaled only by Eddie Arcaro in 1955.


1888 Birthday Honours
The 1888 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen, and were published in the London Gazette on 1 June 1888 and in The Times on 2 June 1888.


1888 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1888 Bolivian general election
General elections were held in Bolivia in 1888. Aniceto Arce of the Conservative Party was elected President with 80% of the vote.


1888 Bolivian general election, Background
In the 1884 elections, no presidential candidate won an absolute majority of the public vote, resulting in the President being elected by Congress. Gregorio Pacheco of the Democratic Party was elected after the Conservatives decided to support Pacheco. Their decision followed an agreement between Mariano Baptista of the Conservative Party and Jorge Oblitas and Casimiro Corral of the Liberal Party that Pacheco would work to support Conservative candidate Aniceto Arce in the next elections in 1888.


1888 Boston Beaneaters season
The 1888 Boston Beaneaters season was the eighteenth season of the franchise.


1888 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1888 saw the election of Thomas N. Hart, who defeated incumbent mayor Hugh O'Brien.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was a tour by a British rugby union team, known at the time as the "English Footballers", throughout New Zealand and Australia. Although a private venture not organised by any official body, this was the first major tour of the Southern Hemisphere undertaken by a European rugby team. It paved the way for future tours by teams which are now known as British and Irish Lions.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The team boarded the SS Kaikoura at Gravesend on 9 March 1888, returning to England on the same ship on 11 November. While in Australia and New Zealand the team played a number of state, provincial, and invitation sides, but did not play any international teams. They played 35 rugby matches, winning 27, drawing 6, and losing 2. Only four of the touring party had played, or would play, for their country; Seddon, Andrew Stoddart and Tom Kent for England, and Willie Thomas for Wales.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
They also played a smaller number of Victorian rules (Australian rules) football matches, but the side had no prior experience of this before arriving in Australia. The team's legacy was honoured in 2013 when the team, along with initial captain Robert Seddon, were inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
The 1888 tour was organised by three professional English cricketers, James Lillywhite, Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury, but they could not obtain patronage from the Rugby Football Union who refused to patronise by the tour, though the RFU was happy for the tour to go ahead, provided there was no infringement of the rules of amateurism. The team was led by England's Robert L Seddon and took in 35 games, though no test matches against international opposition. Of the games played the tourists won twenty seven, drew six and lost two matches.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
The tour was undertaken by Shaw and Shrewsbury as a purely financial exercise with little regard to producing a "British Isles" team, and the team itself is more often recorded as an English team. The two managers were not unfamiliar with touring sides, having organised cricket teams to Australia, and the rugby tour was a follow on from the financially disastrous England Cricket tour of 1887.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
The rugby tour was not an economic success either and lost both managers money. Worse was to occur when team captain Seddon, drowned on 15 August in an accident while sculling on the Hunter River in West Maitland. The captaincy was then passed to Andrew Stoddart a future England rugby captain and Wisden Cricketer of the Year.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
A further economic issue that related to the tour was the burgeoning professional movement that was gathering momentum in England at the time. Rugby players and clubs in Britain were divided by the growing belief that players should be paid for their time playing their sport. The growing popularity of the now professional Association Football was causing many, especially in the North of England, to challenge the amateur standing of the union code.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
One of the catalysts to the split between amateur union code and the future league code, was when Jack P. Clowes, a member of the 1888 tour, was designated a 'professional' sportsman after he accepted £15 to buy equipment shortly before he left for Australia. The other players on the tour were then required to sign an affidavit to state they were not to be paid for playing rugby when in Australia and New Zealand. The tourists played in red, white and blue hooped jerseys and white shorts.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
In addition to playing 35 game of rugby union, the Lions team also played 19 games of Victorian Rules Football (later known as Australian rules football). The Lions won 6 of the matches under the Australian rules, despite having no experience with the code prior to the tour.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Tour background
The uniforms wore by the Lions in their first tour was made in striking thick red, white and blue hoops, white shorts and dark socks.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Touring party, Forwards
Two-thirds of the touring party belonged to clubs that, within a few years, would defect to the Northern Rugby Football Union, founding the game of rugby league.


1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, Results
Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand:


1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season
With the 1888 season, the Brooklyn Grays underwent a name change to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, a nickname that resulted from several team members getting married around the same time. Also, owner Charles Byrne decided to withdraw from managing the team's on field activities and turned the reins over to more experienced baseball manager Bill McGunnigle. That, along with the Bridegrooms' purchase of several top players from the defunct New York Metropolitans, led to a dramatic on field improvement as the team finished in second place in the American Association.


1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen bases


1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen bases


1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games


1888 Calgary municipal election
The 1888 Calgary municipal election was held on January 3, 1888 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the fourth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1888 to January 21, 1889.


1888 Calgary municipal election
The 1888 election was the first after the Town Council had expanded from four councillors to six councillors.


1888 Calgary municipal election, Background
Nominations for council opened on December 27, 1887 and E. P. Davis was named returning officer, and the town fire hall was selected as the his headquarters. Former Mayors George Murdoch, George Clift King and Arthur Edwin Shelton were nominated for the position of mayor. A public meeting was called a 2 p.m. later in the day to give speeches, which became so pointed and personal that several of the Aldermanic candidates withdrew their nominations.


1888 California Golden Bears football team
The 1888 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1888 college football season. The team competed as an independent, without a head coach, and compiled a record of 6–1.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election
The 1888 Cardiff Town Council election was held on Thursday 1 November 1888 to elect councillors to Cardiff Town Council in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. They took place on the same day as other local elections in Wales and England.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election
These were to be the last all-Cardiff elections before the creation of the county borough in 1889. The previous elections were in November 1887. The first full elections to Cardiff County Borough Council were to take place in November 1889.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election
The election saw the Liberals gain an extra two seats in Cardiff.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election, Background
Cardiff Town Council had been created in 1836. Elections were held annually, though not all council seats were included in each contest, because the six councillors in each ward stood down for election in three-yearly rotation.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election, Background
The council consisted of 30 councillors who were elected by the town's voters and ten aldermen who were elected by the councillors. Ten seats were up for election in November 1888.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election, Overview of the result
Only one contest took place in November 1888, in the West electoral ward. In the Canton, East, Roath and South wards the councillors were elected unopposed.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election, Overview of the result, Council composition
The Liberal Party (or 'Radicals') saw an increase of two seats. The composition of the council following these elections was Liberals 24, Conservatives 16, giving a Radical majority of eight.


1888 Cardiff Town Council election, Ward results, West
The Liberals made a strong campaign, including the use of a Women's Brigade to bring out the vote in Temperance Town. It was reported there were fives times more vehicles available for the Liberals to transport voters to the polling station.


1888 Championship of Australia
The 1888 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football series held in Adelaide between 6 October and 13 October 1888.


1888 Championship of Australia
The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFA, South Melbourne and the premiers of the SAFA, Norwood.


1888 Championship of Australia
All matches were played at Kensington Oval in Adelaide, South Australia.


1888 Championship of Australia
The series was won by Norwood 3 games to zero, giving Norwood its 1st Championship of Australia Title.


1888 Championship of Australia
This was the first Championship of Australia held, but the only one to be held as a series, with subsequent editions held as a single championship match.


1888 Chicago Harvard Prep School football team
The 1888 Harvard Prep School football team of Chicago represented Harvard School of Chicago during the 1888 college football season. In (at least) their 3rd year fielding a football team (as the school played Michigan in 1887, losing 0-26, and Northwestern in 1886, winning 32-4), the Harvard's as they were called, compiled a 6–1 record (according to one unverified source). They also had a Junior (JV) team, who reportedly won the Junior Championship of Illinois, although this was just a claim, and not an official title or award.


1888 Chicago Harvard Prep School football team
The team played at the Wanderer's Athletic Club cricket grounds, on 37th Street and Indiana Avenue. They would play two collegiate teams during the football season, defeating Lake Forest 22 to 4 (or 22–6), and losing to Notre Dame 20 to 0, which would become the University's first victory in a football game.


1888 Chicago Harvard Prep School football team, Schedules, Junior team, Practice games
Notes: The Thanksgiving Day game with Hyde Park and the October 27th contest against the Chicago Normal School may not have occurred. It is likely that the games against Chicago Normal school, Evanston Athletic Club, and Harvard-Yale Graduates, were wins for the Harvards, given the record discovered by historian Robert Pruter, but his research on the team already had one known inaccuracy, announcing Harvard Prep School as "Cook County League Champions", although the Cook County League would not be formed until 1889, and would not include Harvard Prep.


1888 Chicago Harvard Prep School football team, Schedules, Junior team, Practice games
Both Harvard Prep's 1st and Junior teams claimed the Illinois or junior championship at certain points in the season, but these claims are not substantial, or backed up by any sources. An article in the South Bend Tribune on December 6, 1888, corroborates that Harvard Prep had not lost a contest prior to playing Notre Dame.


1888 Chicago University club football team
The 1888 Chicago University club football team was an American football team that represented a club within the University of Chicago, composed of University Alumni who were still living in the area, in the 1888 college football season. Most of the team were businessmen who had played football on the Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia football teams. Chicago had yet to form an official collegiate football team, not doing so until the 1892 season.


1888 Chicago University club football team, Schedule
The contest against Harvard Prep on November 21 was seen as a practice game, and so the Harvard team doesn't recognize it


1888 Chicago University club football team, Roster
The roster for the Thanksgiving Day contest against Michigan consisted of:


1888 Chicago White Stockings season
The 1888 Chicago White Stockings season was the 17th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 13th in the National League and the 4th at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished second in the National League with a record of 77–58, 9 games behind the New York Giants.


1888 Chicago White Stockings season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Chicago White Stockings season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Chicago White Stockings season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Chicago White Stockings season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season
The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in fourth place in the American Association with a record of 80–54, 11.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns.


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Regular season
Cincinnati retained manager Gus Schmelz, who led the team to a franchise record 81 wins in 1887. The Red Stockings were quiet during the off-season, as pitcher Lee Viau, who signed his first professional contract, was the only major signing by the team.


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Regular season
John Reilly had the best season of his career, hitting .321 while leading the league with 13 home runs and 103 RBI, as he became the first Red Stocking to crack 100 RBI in a season. He also had 83 stolen bases. Hugh Nicol hit only .239; however, he once again stole over 100 bases, finishing the season with 103. Nicol and Reilly tied for the team high with 112 runs scored.


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Regular season
On the mound, Lee Viau led Cincinnati with 27 wins and a 2.65 ERA in 42 starts. Tony Mullane and Mike Smith each finished with over 20 wins as well, with 26 and 22 respectively.


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Regular season
The Red Stockings began the season red hot, as they had a 12–5 record before winning 10 games in a row to be 22–5, three games ahead of the second place St. Louis Browns. Cincinnati then fell into a slump, going 5–16 in their next 21 games to fall into fourth place, seven games out of first. The Red Stockings remained in the pennant race until late in the season. However, the team finished the year in fourth place with an 80–54 record, 11.5 games behind the first place Browns.


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Cincinnati football team
The 1888 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–0–1 record. Arch Carson was the team captain. The team had no head coach and played its home games at Union Ball Park in Cincinnati.


1888 Cleveland Blues season
The 1888 Cleveland Blues baseball team finished with a 50–82 record, sixth place in the American Association.


1888 Cleveland Blues season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Cleveland Blues season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Cleveland Blues season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Cleveland Blues season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched: IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Cleveland Blues season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Colorado gubernatorial election
The 1888 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Job Adams Cooper defeated Democratic nominee Thomas M. Patterson with 53.84% of the vote.


1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Morgan Bulkeley defeated Democratic nominee Luzon B. Morris with 47.94% of the vote.


1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election
This was the third (and last) consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes. It was also the last such election to be determined by the state legislature. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election. Coincidentally, this election ran concurrent with the US Presidential election, in which Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison was elected president by the Electoral College, despite receiving fewer votes than incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland.


1888 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1888 Cork Senior Football Championship was the second staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.


1888 Cork Senior Football Championship
Lees won the championship following a 0-03 to 0-01 defeat of Dromtarriffe in the final at Cork Park. This was their second title overall and their second title in succession.


1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 21 February 1888. The championship began on 3 March 1888 and ended on 29 April 1888. Due to the increased number of teams taking part, a divisional system was used.


1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Nationals were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's 2nd 21.


1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 29 April 1888, Tower St. won the championship following a 4-1 to 0-1 defeat of Ballygarvan in the final. This remains the club's only championship title.


1888 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1888 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 96 to 20.


1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team
The 1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record (6–0 against AFU opponents), won the AFU championship, and played its home games at Crescent Athletic Club grounds in Brooklyn.


1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team, Consolidated team schedule
The consolidated team of the Crescent Athletic Club was also known as the Brooklyn Football Club, and played as such in their contests against the Alerts of New York on October 20 and the October 27 match against Flushing Athletic Club.


1888 Dartmouth football team
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1888 Dartmouth football team
The 1888 Dartmouth football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1888 college football season.


1888 Democratic National Convention
The 1888 Democratic National Convention was a nominating convention held June 5 to 7, 1888, in the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. It nominated President Grover Cleveland for reelection and former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio for vice president.


1888 Democratic National Convention
St. Louis won the convention after a presentation in February 1888.


1888 Democratic National Convention, Proceedings
Stephen M. White served as temporary chairman and Patrick A. Collins served as the convention's permanent president.


1888 Democratic National Convention, Platform
The Democratic platform largely confined itself to a defense of the Cleveland administration, supporting reduction in the tariff and taxes generally as well as statehood for the western territories.


1888 Democratic National Convention, Presidential nomination, Presidential candidates
President Cleveland was renominated by acclamation. An event few could directly remember, as the last time such a thing happened was 48 years (1840) previous. Presidents Franklin Pierce and Andrew Johnson lost the nomination in 1852 and 1868 respectively, and Presidents James K. Polk and James Buchanan refused to run for a second term.


1888 Democratic National Convention, Vice Presidential nomination, Vice Presidential candidates
After Cleveland was re-nominated, Democrats had to choose a replacement for Thomas A. Hendricks, who had died in office on November 25, 1885. Hendricks had run unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for vice-president in 1876, but had won the office when he ran again with Cleveland in 1884.


1888 Democratic National Convention, Vice Presidential nomination, Vice Presidential candidates
Three names were placed in nomination: Allen G. Thurman, Isaac P. Gray, and John C. Black. Former Senator Thurman of Ohio was nominated for vice-president over Indiana Governor Gray, his nearest rival, and John C. Black, who trailed behind. Gray lost the nomination to Thurman primarily because his enemies brought up his actions while a Republican.


1888 Detroit Wolverines season
The 1888 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 68–63 record, finishing in fifth place in the National League. After the season, the ownership, having lost so much money on the team, disbanded the team and sold off the players.


1888 Detroit Wolverines season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Detroit Wolverines season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Detroit Wolverines season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Detroit Wolverines season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Dublin St Stephen's Green by-election
The Dublin St Stephen's Green by-election, 1888 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Dublin St Stephen's Green on 12 May 1888. It arose as a result of the death of the sitting member, Edmund Dwyer Gray, of the Irish Parliamentary Party. In April, the Times reported that Wilfrid Blunt would be the Irish Parliamentary Party candidate. However, in a bid to appeal to Ulster Presbyterians, the Irish Party leader Charles Stewart Parnell nominated Thomas Alexander Dickson, a Presbyterian who had been Liberal MP for Dungannon and County Tyrone, as candidate. The Conservatives nominated Robert Sexton, a member of Dublin Corporation and Chairman of the South Dublin Union Poor Law Board. Sexton was supported also by the Liberal Unionists. His campaign was interrupted unexpectedly by the death of his wife.


1888 Dublin St Stephen's Green by-election
Sexton received 2,932 votes, an increase on the Unionist performance in the preceding general election. Dickson received 4,819 votes, down slightly from Gray's general election result, and was declared elected. At the next general election, in 1892, he contested the seat of South Tyrone as a Liberal, losing to a Liberal Unionist. It was reported that a boy of 14, whose name was on the register, had voted for Dickson.


1888 Dublin University by-election
The Dublin University, by-election, 1888 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Dublin University on 3 February 1888. When one of the members in this two-seat constituency, Dodgson Hamilton Madden, was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, the rule at the time required him to submit to re-election. Madden was the only candidate in the by-election and was therefore elected unopposed.


1888 Dundee by-election
The Dundee by-election, 1888 was a parliamentary by-election held on 16 February 1888 to elect one of the members for the British House of Commons constituency of Dundee.


1888 Dundee by-election, Background
The election was held following the resignation of Charles Carmichael Lacaita, one of the two members for the seat. Lacaita had first been elected in 1885 and who had cited his disapproval of Gladstone's Home Rule policy as his reason for resigning.


1888 Dundee by-election, Background
It was reported in the press that on 26 November 1887  Ex-Bailie John Robertson, the Chairman of the Dundee Liberals, had received a letter, published in full in The Glasgow Herald and The Dundee Courier and Argus two days later, from Lacaite announcing his intention to resign. In this lengthy letter Lacaita outlined his objection to what he saw as some Liberals practically encouraging Irish Nationalists pursuing "obstruction in parliament" and "violent agitation and lawlessness in Ireland".


1888 Dundee by-election, Background
He indicated that this meant he could no longer guarantee to support William Gladstone and the Liberal Party in parliament, and as he believed that the majority in Dundee did support Gladstone and the liberals he felt he should resign. It was reported he had recently visited a prominent Scottish peer close to Gladstone before taking this action and that the peer approved of him taking this course.


1888 Dundee by-election, Background
In a letter sent to The Dundee Courier and Argus from Brighton on 29 November 1887, Lacaita admitted to meeting with Lord Rosebery to tell him of his plan ten days earlier, but said that contrary to the previous report in the newspaper, Rosebery had actually expressed disapproval of Lacaita's views and urged him not to resign.


1888 Dundee by-election, Background
The local Liberals and a local Radical Association were divided on who to select as a candidate with four men all looking to stand. These included former MPs William Saunders, who was favoured by the radicals, Sir Horace Davey and Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth. Ultimately, to avoid splitting the Liberal and radical vote an agreement was reached to back Firth. The local Conservatives and Liberal Unionists united behind Sir Henry Dermot Daly, their candidate in 1886.


1888 Dundee by-election, Aftermath
Firth died the following year. The Liberal candidate in the resulting by-election, John Leng, was returned without opposition.


1888 Dutch general election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 March 1888. The Liberal Union emerged as the largest party, winning 46 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.


1888 Dutch general election, Background
This was the first election held after the constitutional revision of 1887, achieved by Minister of the Interior Jan Heemskerk, which had several effects on the parliamentary system. Firstly, this revision fixed the number of seats in the House of Representatives at 100. Secondly, it abolished multi-seat electoral districts except in large cities in favour of single-seat districts, thus allowing for better representation of geographically concentrated political minorities. Thirdly, the revision ensured all members of the House of Representatives would be elected simultaneously every four years, replacing the previous system of staggered elections. Finally, the change greatly extended suffrage and allowed for gradual further extension by law.


1888 Dutch general election, Background
The election was won by the confessional parties, leading to the first Coalition government, combining Anti- Revolutionaries and Catholics, led by Æneas, Baron Mackay, thus heralding a period of Antithesis as championed by Abraham Kuyper, in which government alternated between secular liberals on the left and confessional Anti- Revolutionaries and Catholics on the right. The election also saw the first socialist elected into the House of Representatives, with Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, leader of the Social Democratic League, being elected in a rural Frisian district.


1888 Ecuadorian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ecuador in 1888. The result was a victory for Antonio Flores Jijón, who received 97% of the vote. He took office on 1 July.


1888 English cricket season
1888 was the 102nd season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). There was a complete contrast to the previous sunlit summer with its record-breaking run-getting: this time the summer was exceptionally cool and wet, resulting in the dominance of bowlers with many records for wicket-taking set.


1888 English cricket season
Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes. It was the 12th test series between the two sides.


1888 English cricket season
After a run of disastrous results over a number of seasons, Derbyshire was demoted from first-class status and first-class county cricket was now played by only eight teams: Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Notts, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Derbyshire recovered first-class status in 1894 and rejoined the Championship in 1895.


1888 English cricket season, Ashes tour
The sixth Australia team, under the captaincy of Percy McDonnell, toured England in 1888. The great team of 1882 under Billy Murdoch had largely disintegrated, and under McDonnell, the team was largely dependent on the sensational bowling of Turner and Ferris. Their overall record of nineteen victories and fourteen defeats was a minor improvement on the 1886 team, but the absence of Giffen weakened the batting in an exceptionally wet summer, whilst the support bowlers to Turner and Ferris, including the veteran Harry Boyle, were used so little that they could never get into form. When the weather improved after a dreadful mid-summer, the batting was much too poor to compete with England and the team's results deteriorated with thrashings in the last two Test matches and poor results against the counties.


1888 English cricket season, Ashes tour
Thanks mainly to the bowling of Bobby Peel, well supported by Lohmann, Briggs and Barnes, England defeated Australia two tests to one to retain the Ashes.


1888 English cricket season, Notes
An unofficial seasonal title sometimes proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted. Although there are ante-dated claims prior to 1873, when residence qualifications were introduced, it is only since that ruling that any quasi-official status can be ascribed. Between 1887 and 1889 an unofficial point system of 1 point for a win and 0.5 points for a draw, devised by the "Cricket Reporting Agency", was used to determine the unofficial "Champion County"


1888 FA Cup Final
The 1888 FA Cup Final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End at the Kennington Oval. Preston were strong favourites for the Cup, having set a record which still stands today by beating Hyde 26–0 in the first round, and were so confident of overcoming West Bromwich Albion in the final that they asked to be photographed with the trophy before the game. The FA president Major Francis Marindin turned them down and said: "Hadn't you better win it first?" They did not get their photo after the game either.


1888 FA Cup Final
So lacking in confidence were their West Bromwich opponents that when  offered bets on the outcome of the game by the Preston players, they all refused, no matter how great the odds. West Brom won 2–1, with their goals scored by George Woodhall and Jem Bayliss. Fred Dewhurst scored Preston's effort.


1888 FA Cup Final, Overview
John Goodall recalled many years later how, at the final whistle, he stood motionless in the centre circle for many minutes unable to comprehend the result. The refereeing of the game by Major Francis Marindin was also questioned privately by many observers who felt that he had potentially shown bias towards Albion's all English eleven. At one point during the game he stopped play just as Preston were about to score to award a free kick to Albion despite no Albion player having made an appeal, as was required by the rules of the game at that time.


1888 FA Cup Final, Overview
Cambridge University captain Tinsley Lindley later commented to defeated Preston player Jack Ross "Well Jack, you cannot expect to win when playing against eleven men and the devil." The Preston players however cited their own pre match routine for their defeat. Bob Holmes recalled "We got starved to death on the Thames bank {While watching the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race} and could not get warm again. The invincibles entered the Kennington Oval field that day in a pitiful state. We were daft." At this time the boat race was considered a greater sporting event than the cup final.


1888 FA Cup Final, Overview
By contrast, Albion captain, Billy Bassett stated "Jack Ross lost his cool that day. that was the key. I managed to keep my cool and the cooler I kept, the rasher Ross got." Bassett also recalled that it was Ross' rashness that cost his side the winning goal as he charged at Bassett and ended up somersaulting clean over him. As he picked himself up he watched as Bassett was able to set up the clinching goal.


1888 FA Cup Final, Overview
Bassett however was complimentary of his opponents when, years later he stated "I have seen all the best sides in Football but I have never seen a side that compared to Preston North End at their best. We beat them but I do not pretend for a moment that we deserved to beat them."


1888 FA Cup Final, Legacy
In 2015 what was believed to be one of a small number of surviving copies of the programme from the Final, which originally sold for a penny, was put up for auction. The programme had at one time been owned by West Bromwich Albion director Harold Ely. At auction it achieved a sale price of £20,000.


1888 Florida gubernatorial election
The 1888 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Democratic nominee Francis P. Fleming defeated Republican nominee V. J. Shipman with 60.37% of the vote.


1888 Georgetown football team
The 1888 Georgetown football team represented the Georgetown University during the 1888 college football season. Georgetown finished the season with a 4–2 record. This season included the first match against a semi-pro team, and the first time that Georgetown played an opponent that was not a local high school. The game against Jefferson Athletic Club was won by forfeit.


1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup
The Exhibition Cup was a one-off football tournament contested in Glasgow, Scotland. Held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry, this early season competition was won by Cowlairs, beating Celtic in the final. The matches, played over the month of August 1888 with the final on 6 September, were staged at the University of Glasgow recreation grounds at Gilmorehill (today occupied by various departments of the institution such as the Kelvin Building of Physics and the Graham Kerr Building of Zoology), close to the exhibition's main site at Kelvingrove.


1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup
Although the Scottish Football League had yet to be formed, the Exhibition Cup could be considered something of a second-tier tournament, as none of the entrants had been a winner or finalist in the Scottish Cup in its first 15 years of existence. However the tournament has some historical significance for Celtic, as it was the first final the club played, having only formed a few months earlier, and their first ever defeat.


1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup
The result was seen as a surprise, as Celtic had assembled a strong team of experienced players, mostly with Irish connections, from Hibernian and Renton, although Cowlairs also boosted their squad with guest players. The two teams met again a few weeks later in the second round of the 1888–89 Scottish Cup, Celtic this time winning emphatically 8–0, and went on to the final, losing to Third Lanark. Celtic also progressed to the final of the 1889 Glasgow North Eastern Cup, where they gained further revenge on Cowlairs by defeating them 6–1 to win their first trophy.


1888 Gower by-election
The Gower by-election, 1888 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Gower in South Wales in 1888.


1888 Gower by-election, Vacancy
The vacancy resulted from the death of the sitting member, Frank Ash Yeo, who had held the seat since it was formed in 1885.


1888 Gower by-election, The Result
David Randell was elected by a small majority, defeating the Conservative landowner, John  Dillwyn-Llewellyn.


1888 Grand National
The 1888 Grand National was the 50th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 23 March 1888.


1888 Gunnedah colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gunnedah on 12 September 1888 because of the resignation of Thomas Goodwin (Protectionist).


1888 Harvard Crimson football team
The 1888 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1888 college football season. They finished with a 12–1 record. The team outscored its opponents 626–32, including a 102–0 victory over Amherst on November 3. The Crimson suffered its sole loss, to Princeton, losing by an 18–6 score on November 17. Two days later, Harvard defeated the Penn by a 50–0 score.


1888 Home Nations Championship
The 1888 Home Nations Championship was the sixth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Three matches were played between 4 February and 10 March. It was contested by Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England were excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the International Rugby Football Board.


1888 Home Nations Championship, Results, Scoring system
The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Scotland
Wales: Ned Roberts (Llanelli RFC), George Bowen (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport),  Pryce-Jenkins (London Welsh), Jem Evans (Cardiff), William Stadden (Cardiff), Tom Clapp (Newport) capt., Richard Powell (Newport), Willie Thomas (London Welsh), Alexander Bland (Cardiff), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Dick Kedzlie (Cardiff), John Meredith (Swansea), T. Williams (Swansea), William Howell (Swansea)


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Scotland
Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U. ), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), MM Duncan (Cambridge U. ), CE Orr (West of Scotland), CFP Fraser (Glasgow University), CW Berry (Fettesian-Lorettonians), AT Clay (Edinburgh Acads), A Duke (Royal HSFP), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., LE Stevenson (Edinburgh U. ), TB White (Edinburgh Acads)


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Wales vs. Scotland
Wales achieved their first victory over Scotland with a debut try from Pryce-Jenkins. After the try Wales switched their tactics to spoil the game by lying on the ball or kicking the ball into touch to prevent Scottish play. During the game Scotland grounded the ball over the Welsh line on five occasions but were not given a try by referee Chambers.


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. Wales
Ireland: Dolway Walkington (NIFC), Maxwell Carpendale (Monkstown), DF Rambaut (Dublin U. ), CR Tillie (Dublin U. ), RG Warren (Landsdowne), JH McLaughlin (Derry), HJ Neill (NIFC) capt., EW Stoker (Wanderers), FO Stoker (Wanderers), WG Rutherford (Tipperary), T Shanahan (Landsdowne), CM Moore (Dublin U. ), J Moffatt (Belfast Academy), RH Mayne (Belfast Academy), W Ekin (Queen's College)


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. Wales
Wales: Ned Roberts (Llanelli RFC), Pryce-Jenkins (London Welsh), George Bowen (Swansea), Charlie Arthur (Cardiff), Jem Evans (Cardiff), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Tom Clapp (Newport) capt., Richard Powell (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Dick Kedzlie (Cardiff), Willie Thomas (London Welsh), Alexander Bland (Cardiff), John Meredith (Swansea), T. Williams (Swansea), William Howell (Swansea)


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. Wales
This was Ireland's first win over Wales, which saw Ireland employ Shanahan, a forward, into a wing-forward role. This is believed to be the first time a forward had been used to fill a winging position. Shanahan had an excellent game, setting up Warren's try and scoring himself. Wales played poorly, with eight of the players, including captain Clapp, never selected to represent Wales again.


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Ireland vs. Wales
This game was also noted as the first game in which the Welsh selectors made no changes in the Welsh pack keeping the same forward players as the match against Scotland. It was also the last time Wales fielded nine forwards, adopting the four threequarter system after its successful use in the encounter with the New Zealand Māori in December.


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Ireland
Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U. ), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), DJ McFarlan (London Scottish), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), CW Berry (Fettesian-Lorettonians), Alexander Malcolm (Glasgow University), A Duke (Royal HSFP), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), TB White (Edinburgh Acads)


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Ireland
Ireland: RW Marrow (Lisburn), Maxwell Carpendale (Monkstown), A Walpole (Dublin U. ), CR Tillie (Dublin U. ), RG Warren (Landsdowne), JH McLaughlin (Derry), HJ Neill (NIFC) capt., EW Stoker (Wanderers), WA Morton (Dublin U. ), Victor Le Fanu (Landsdowne), T Shanahan (Landsdowne), CM Moore (Dublin U. ), J Moffatt (Belfast Academy), RH Mayne (Belfast Academy), W Ekin (Queen's College)


1888 Home Nations Championship, The matches, Scotland vs. Ireland
Although Ireland lost to Scotland for the sixth consecutive time, their superior score over Wales enabled them to win the Championship for the first time. The match was also notable for being the last international game by Scotland's influential captain Charles Reid, who ended his career with twenty caps, a record for a forward.


1888 Hong Kong sanitary board election
The 1888 Sanitary Board Election was held on 11 June 1888 for the 2 unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong.


1888 Hong Kong sanitary board election
Sanitary Board was set up in 1883 to supervise and control the practical sanitation of the colony. As its work involved interference with the private affairs of residents it was unpopular with property owners and with the Chinese generally. It could however only make proposals. Their implementation was a matter for the Government.


1888 Hong Kong sanitary board election
Originally it consisted solely of official members but subsequently provision was made for nominated unofficial members, and two members elected by ratepayers on the special and common jury lists.


1888 Hong Kong sanitary board election
Of the 669 persons on the jury lists for the year, 213 voted, with 187 valid ballots and 23 spoiled ballots.


1888 Hong Kong sanitary board election
It was the first ever election held in the history of Hong Kong. The elections continued as the Sanitary Board transformed into the Urban Council in 1936 and marked the beginning of the Hong Kong constitutional reform in the post-war period. The Daily Press hailed the occasion saying the day would be ranked as a day of note by the future historians of Hong Kong; for the first time the ratepayers of the Colony had been given a voice in the management of their own affairs.


1888 Hong Kong sanitary board election
One of the candidates John Joseph Francis was a leading member of the Hong Kong Association founded in 1893 for improving and popularising the Government.


1888 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1888 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.


1888 Illinois gubernatorial election
Republican nominee Joseph W. Fifer defeated Democratic nominee John M. Palmer with 49.15% of the vote.


1888 Illinois gubernatorial election, Democratic nomination, Results
The Democratic state convention was held on May 23, 1888, at Springfield.


1888 Illinois gubernatorial election, Republican nomination, Results
The Republican state convention was held on May 2, 1888, at Springfield.


1888 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1888 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1888 college football season. In Indiana's second season of intercollegiate football, economics professor Arthur B. Woodford returned as the school's football coach. As in 1887, Indiana played only one game, that game ending in a 6–6 tie with the team from nearby DePauw University at Greencastle, Indiana. The players on the 1888 team included Joseph W. Murphy, John C. Capron, and J. F. Newsom.


1888 Indiana gubernatorial election
The 1888 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Alvin Peterson Hovey defeated Democratic nominee Courtland C. Matson with 49.03% of the vote.


1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season
The 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 50–85 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place.


1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Offseason
October 20, 1887: Gid Gardner and cash were traded by the Hoosiers to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.


1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Isle of Thanet by-election
The 1888 Isle of Thanet by-election was held on 29 June 1888 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Edward Robert King-Harman. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate James Lowther, a former MP and government minister.


1888 Kansas City Cowboys season
The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43–89 record, winding up in last place in the American Association during their debut season.


1888 Kansas City Cowboys season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Kansas City Cowboys season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1888 Kansas City Cowboys season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1888 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1888 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Lyman U. Humphrey defeated Democratic nominee John Martin with 54.68% of the vote.


1888 Kentucky Derby
The 1888 Kentucky Derby was the 14th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 14, 1888. The track was labeled as fast.


1888 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1888 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.