1988 Cork Senior Football Championship
Duhallow's Niall O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.


1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 16 October 1988.


1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Midleton entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Blackrock in the second round.


1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 16 October 1988, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-18 to 2-14 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 24th championship title and their first in four championship seasons.


1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Brian Cunningham of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.


1988 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1988 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ivy League. The Big Red were led by sixth-year head coach Maxie Baughan and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red finished the season 7–2–1 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to win Cornell's second Ivy League championship, sharing the title with Penn.


1988 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell began the season dubbed by sports analysts to have Ivy League championship potential and coach Maxie Baughan described his team as "the sleeping giant of the Ivy League." The Big Red eventually entered the final week of the season, in which they would face their undefeated rival Penn, having lost two games and tied one; Penn was the last remaining undefeated Division I-AA football team in 1988 and had won or shared the Ivy League title five times in the previous six seasons.


1988 Cornell Big Red football team
During the game, which Cornell would have to win to share the conference title with Penn, nine personal fouls were assessed between the two teams. Cornell eventually broke a 3–3 halftime tie to deliver Penn's first defeat of the season and win a share of the Ivy League title for the first time since 1971.


1988 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1988 season was Maxie Baughan's sixth and final season as head coach of the Cornell Big Red; he resigned in early 1989 after allegations surfaced that the married Baughan had a romantic relationship with top assistant coach Peter Noyes' wife. Baughan cited "personal tensions" as the rationale for his decision. Assistant coach Jack Fouts was appointed head coach shortly thereafter.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1988, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The bowl game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Texas A&M Aggies. Played in front of 73,006 people, Texas A&M won the game by a final score of 35-10. This was the final Cotton Bowl played without a sponsor for the game.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Background
Texas A&M won their third straight Southwest Conference championship and as such was invited to their third straight Cotton Bowl. An added bonus to the 1988 Cotton Bowl was Notre Dame's Tim Brown, a Dallas native and the 53rd winner of the Heisman Trophy. Brown's presence marked the third time in four seasons the Heisman winner played in the Cotton Bowl. He also was the Irish's seventh Heisman winner, but the first ever to play in a bowl game. Brown and the Irish were the talk of the town, and the excitement led right up to kickoff.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Background
Notre Dame was making its fifth Cotton Bowl appearance. The Fighting Irish won three of those four, including a 38-10 smashing of Texas A&M's archrival, Texas, in 1978 to win the 1977 national championship. In its most recent Cotton Bowl appearance prior to this one, Joe Montana overcame hypothermia and a 34-12 Houston lead to win 35-34 with a touchdown on the game's final play.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
The game was barely three minutes old when Brown delivered. Having returned the opening kickoff 37 yards, Brown helped Notre Dame gain an early lead when quarterback Terry Andrysiak hit his All-America receiver with a 17-yard scoring pass. Down 7-0, the Aggies countered on Scott Slater's 26-yard field goal on the final play of the first quarter, but at that point the game belonged clearly to Notre Dame. The Irish took the ensuing kickoff and marched 51 yards for Ted Gradel's 36-yard field goal and a 10-3 advantage.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Four minutes later, Notre Dame was on the move again. Driving from their own 20. Andrysiak and Brown quickly moved the Irish back into scoring position. On second down at the A&M 18, Andrysiak dropped back to pass and his target was tight end Andy Heck. A&M's Alex Morris read the play and made a leaping interception in the corner of the end zone for what proved to be the key play of the game.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
The Aggies seized the opportunity and stormed through the Notre Dame defense, needing only six plays to move 80 yards and tie the game. Freshman running back Darren Lewis ended the drive, surprising the Irish defense by throwing 24 yards to Tony Thompson for the touchdown. Things got worse for Notre Dame. On their first play following the A&M score, the Irish fumbled the ball back to the Aggies. Tony Jones made the recovery at the Notre Dame 21 and four plays later, freshman running back Larry Horton carried two yards for the go-ahead score. A successful two-point conversion pushed the Aggies to an 18-10 half- time lead. Texas A&M didn't let up in the second half. Quarterback Bucky Richardson, another one of the Aggies’ talented freshmen, scored twice to ice the game, and Slater added another field goal.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Taking a cue from the offense, Aggie defenders began to dominate, setting up four of A&M's six scores with turnovers. The A&M “Wrecking Crew,” composed of linebackers Adam Bob,  Aaron Wallace, Dana Batiste, and John Roper, and noseguard Sammy O’Brient, smothered the Notre Dame attack. After catching six passes for 105 yards in the game's first 22 minutes,  Brown was shut down completely and did not make another reception following Morris’ key interception. In the fourth quarter, he was ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct. It was a decisive victory for A&M, 35-10.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Aftermath
Notre Dame would win the national championship a year later, sans Brown, who was drafted by the Oakland Raiders.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Aftermath
A&M was put under probation by the NCAA for a period of two years due to violations and thus could not participate in a bowl game for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Sherill left the program after the 1988 season, and succeeded by R. C. Slocum, who would go to four Cotton Bowls, but lose all four, two (1993 and 1994) to Notre Dame. After two head coaches and two more Cotton Bowl losses, both to future Southeastern Conference rivals, A&M at last won the Cotton Bowl again in 2013 with 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.


1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, Aftermath
The Irish have not played in the Cotton Bowl since their back-to-back victories over the Aggies in the 1990s.


1988 Country Music Association Awards
The 1988 Country Music Association Awards, 22nd Ceremony, was held on October 10, 1989, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner Dolly Parton.


1988 County Championship
The 1988 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 89th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the Championship title. Matches played over four days were introduced to the competition this season. Each county was scheduled to play sixteen three-day matches, one against each other county, and six four-day matches. The four-day matches were played at the start and end of the season. This resulted in a total of twenty-two games for each county, a decrease of two from the number played in 1987.


1988 Coupe de France Final
The 1988 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 11, 1988, that saw FC Metz defeat FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in a penalty shoot out. After normal time and extra-time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Mickaël Madar from FC Sochaux-Montbéliard was the only one to miss his penalty.


1988 Coupe de France Final, Match details
Bernard Zénier Philippe Hinschberger Jean-Louis Zanon Christian Bracconi Sylvain Kastendeuch


1988 Coupe de France Final, Match details
Faruk Hadzibegic Franck Sauzée Stéphane Paille Gilles Rousset Mickaël Madar


1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 40th edition of the cycle race and was held from 31 May to 5 June 1988. The race started in Avignon and finished in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse. The race was won by Luis Herrera of the Café de Colombia team.


1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Fourteen teams, containing a total of 125 riders, participated in the race:


1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 22nd in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers. They then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Balmain Tigers. The Sharks also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup.


1988 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
Three Sharks players, Andrew Ettinghausen, Gavin Miller and Mark McGaw were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1988.


1988 Cupa României Final
The 1988 Cupa României Final was the 50th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. The match was between Steaua București and Dinamo București, and was won by Steaua București. It was the club's 16th cup, but later in 1990 Steaua gave back the trophy because it was won unfairly.


1988 Cupa României Final, Background
The goal scored by Balint was annulled because of offside, at the signaling of assistant referee George Ionescu. Steaua retired from the field after the command of Valentin Ceaușescu, the son of president Nicolae Ceaușescu, but the Romanian Football Federation offered the Cup to Steaua București. In 1990, Steaua renounced the trophy because it was won unjustly.


1988 Cupa României Final, Background
The match was interrupted in 90th minute at the score 1–1, because the goal scored by Steaua was cancelled for the offside. In the end, the final was 2–1 for Steaua, but the team renounced the trophy.


1988 Currie Cup Division A
The 1988 Currie Cup Division A (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 50th season since the competition started in 1889.


1988 Currie Cup Division A, Competition, Regular season and title play-offs
There were seven participating teams in the 1988 Currie Cup Division A. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs (along with the top team from Division B). In the semi-finals, the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished top of Division B, while the team that finished top had a bye through to the final. The final was then played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.


1988 Currie Cup Division A, Competition, Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed top in Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B.


1988 Currie Cup Division A, Fixtures and Results, Semi-Final
As champions of Division B,  Northern Free State qualified to the semi-finals of the Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up  Western Province.


1988 Currie Cup Division A, Relegation Play-Offs
In the relegation play-offs,  Northern Free State beat  Free State on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. Free State were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.


1988 Currie Cup Division B
The 1988 Currie Cup Division B (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second division of the Currie Cup competition, the 49th season in the since it started in 1889.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Competition, Regular season and title play-offs
There were six participating teams in the 1988 Currie Cup Division B. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the Division B finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Competition, Regular season and title play-offs
The winner of the final also qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Semi-Final.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Competition, Promotion play-offs
The top team on the log qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed seventh in Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Competition, Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the Santam Bank Trophy Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Currie Cup Semi-Final
As champions of Division B,  Northern Free State qualified to the semi-finals of the main Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up  Western Province.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs, Promotion Play-Offs
In the promotion play-offs,  Northern Free State beat  Free State on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. Free State were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.


1988 Currie Cup Division B, Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs, Relegation Play-Offs
In the relegation play-offs,  South Eastern Transvaal beat  Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the 1989 Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.


1988 Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 14 February 1988, with a second round on 21 February. They were the first presidential elections in the country's history to go to a second round, and resulted in a victory for George Vassiliou as an independent candidate supported by AKEL after he finished as the runner-up behind Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally in the first round. Voter turnout was 94.3% in both rounds.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition
Bonington's Hard Way in the central part of the south west face is considered to be one of the hardest Mt. Everest routes. First climbed in 1975 in expedition style and that time said by Chris Bonington to be impossible to be climbed in alpine style.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition
Four Slovak climbers set off in a 1988 expedition to climb the Bonington route in alpine style, without supplementary oxygen and fixed ropes. After three of them reached the South Summit and one of them reached the Mt. Everest Main Summit they all disappeared in the descent. The route was never attempted to be climbed in alpine style again.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, Events at the basecamp
Four Slovak climbers and their doctor arrived at Everest Base camp at the beginning of September, 1988. At the base camp there were already US and French expeditions who fixed ropes through the Khumbu Ice fall and demanded a 7000 dollars fee from other expeditions to use it. After several negotiations, French climbers allowed the  Czechoslovak – New Zealand expedition to use it. The Americans agreed after the promise of material compensations. The South Koreans agreement came after a promise of fixing ropes to the camp four to Lhotse as the Slovaks wanted to summit Lhotse as part of their acclimatisation.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, Acclimatization
During the first week at the Everest Base Camp Dušan Becík, Jozef Just and Jaro Jaško established camp one, Dušan Becík and Jozef Just also camp two and camp three. Sherpas carried food and material to the camps. On 28 September Dušan Becík and Jozef Just summited Lhotse as part of the acclimatisation. Peter Božík and Jaroslav Jaško later reached camp four where they spent one night and descended to lower camps.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 14th of October
Leaving Camp two at 3 AM and starting alpine style climb of Bonington's Hardway. First radio call at 6 PM – climbers built bivouac at 8100 m under the most difficult part of the climb – stone wall of V – VI UIAA degree. They report the ascent to the bivouac was slowed down by the hard icy terrain.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 15th of October
Four climbers start climbing the stone wall at 8:30 and two hundred meters long climb takes the whole day and establishes a second bivouac at 8400 m. They report the climb to be more difficult than previously expected and don't report any health issues.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 16th of October
First radio call at 11 AM. The group is traversing the snow field to the south summit that can be visually confirmed from the camp two where the is the doctor of the expedition and climber Emil Hasík. Dušan Becík is slightly lagging behind the group and vomiting. The traverse is very slow and climbers are not reaching south summit and need to establish third bivouac at 8600 m in the evening. Climbers during radio call at 9.30 PM don't mention any health issues except exhaustion and Dušan's state is reported to be better.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
9 AM radio call reports that climbers are leaving the bivouac and heading towards South summit (8760 m). They estimate to reach South Summit at 10 AM at 11 AM also reaching Mt. Everest main summit (8848 m).


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
1:40 PM radio call between Jozef Just and camp two where he reports reaching the main summit alone. He doesn't know about Peter and Jaro position, if they are descending or ascending, because they separated during the summit attempt. He also reports very strong wind.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
2:00 PM radio call between camp two and Jozef Just who is still on the summit of Mt. Everest. He is reporting that Dušan who decided not to attempt to reach the main summit waits for him at the South summit.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
3:00 PM radio call from South Summit during which Jozef informs that Dušan is not waiting for him there. He suggests that Peter and Jaro turned around and are descending. His speech and articulation is showing utmost exhaustion. He is complaining about sight problems.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
4:00 PM radio call during which Jozef informs he is with Peter and Jaro, but they also have problems with sight and orientation.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
5:30 PM radio call. Jozef reports that they are approximately in the halfway from summit to the South Col. Dušan reconnected with their group and can see better than them. He reports Jaro to be letargic and unwilling to continue. He reports they have good orientation in terrain and will make another radio call after reaching the South Col. Group of three American climbers and two sherpas are climbing to the South Col which they say should reach around 5 PM and visually locate the slovak group on the descend and be able to provide help.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 17th of October
No further calls between camp two and four Slovak climbers is established. Jozef Just who was communicating through radio doesn't respond. Diana Dailey, Dave Hambly, Donald Goodman reach the South Col and in spite of strong wind the visibility is good. They cannot see anybody descending from the South Summit. They continue to visually monitor the terrain until the late night when strong wind changes into the 120 – 160 km/h hurricane.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 18th of October
10 AM radio call. American climbers report that nobody reached their camp at South Col and nobody can be seen seen on the descending way up to 8500 m. After check up of all remaining tents at South Col American climbers descend to camp three where they cannot find anyone neither.


1988 Czechoslovak - New Zealand Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, The climb, 18th of October
Ivan Fiala, leader of the expedition calls for forming of group of strongest sherpas who would reach the South Col and attempt to look for Slovak climbers. He offers 25th multiple of daily wage, but the storm considered to be too dangerous.


1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 August 1988 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.


1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Wayne Gardner on pole. Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but Tadahiko Taira gets the first turn.


1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
At the end of the first lap, it's Gardner, Taira, Christian Sarron, Rainey, and Eddie Lawson in 7th. Lawson needs to finish behind Gardner to win the championship.


1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Gardner is getting a gap, but Lawson has moved to 2nd, while Sarron highsides out.


1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
After the race there's a dispute between Lawson and Rainey, Lawson perhaps angry that Team Roberts wasn't playing by the Yamaha team book with Rainey making 2nd place so difficult to get.


1988 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Rumors were also that Lawson and team manager Giacomo Agostini were about to split, and Lawson would be going to Rothmans Honda with Gardner.


1988 DFB-Pokal Final
The 1988 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1987–88 DFB-Pokal, the 45th season of Germany's premier football cup. It was played on 28 May 1988 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin.


1988 DFB-Supercup
The 1988 DFB-Supercup was the second DFB-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.


1988 DFB-Supercup
The match was played at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt, and contested by league champions Werder Bremen and cup winners Eintracht Frankfurt. Bremen won the match 2–0 for their first title.


1988 DPR Korea Football League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 1988 season.


1988 Dale state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Dale in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia was held on 7 May 1988. It was triggered by the resignation of Cyril Rushton (the sitting Liberal member and a former deputy premier) on 25 February 1988. The seat was retained by the Liberal Party, with their candidate, Fred Tubby, winning 59.1 percent of the two-candidate-preferred (2CP) vote. The Labor Party did not stand at the election, despite having lost the seat by less than 400 votes at the 1986 state election. A former Labor candidate, Michael Marsh, won 40.9 percent of the 2CP vote standing as an independent.


1988 Dale state by-election, Background
Cyril Rushton had held Dale for the Liberal Party since a 1965 by-election, and served as a minister in the governments of Sir Charles Court and Ray O'Connor (including as deputy premier under the latter). Rushton underwent open-heart surgery in August 1987, and missed much of the following parliamentary session. He resigned from parliament on 25 February 1988, and the writ for the by-election was issued on 30 March, with the close of nominations on 14 April. Polling day was on 7 May, with the writ returned on 12 May.


1988 Dale state by-election, Aftermath
Tubby joined his father, Reg Tubby, in parliament, and the pair served together until Reg's retirement at the 1989 state election (a period of less than a year). The seat of Dale was abolished in a redistribution prior to that same election, and Fred Tubby switched to the new seat of Roleystone, which he held until his defeat at the 2001 state election.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1988 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League. They failed to improve on their 7–8 record from 1987, finishing at 3-13 and  missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Also this was the final year for Cowboys head coach Tom Landry.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
The 1988 season was the last of the Tom Landry era. After the 1988 season, the team would undergo drastic changes including a new head coach, and change of ownership from Bum Bright to current owner Jerry Jones.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
Notable additions to the team in 1988 included wide receiver Michael Irvin and linebacker Ken Norton Jr. Defensive tackle Chad Hennings was also drafted in 1988 but, due to his obligations to the U.S. Air Force, he would not join the team until 1992.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
The 1988 season was the first time since 1976 that future hall-of-fame running back Tony Dorsett was not on the Dallas roster. Dorsett had been relegated to a backup role to Herschel Walker for most of 1987 and was traded to the Denver Broncos during the offseason.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
The 1988 season faced hardship from the release of the schedule. In 1987, Dallas had finished at 7–8, in a 3-way tie for second place in the NFC East and tiebreaking rules gave Dallas the “second place position”, even though Dallas finished fifth (last) in the NFC East in 1987 in “union games” (i.e. a strong replacement team had inflated the Boys’ ‘87 record). As a result, their 1988 schedule was primarily against teams that were strong in 1987 (and also in 1988).


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
Steve Pelluer had won the starting quarterback job from veteran Danny White late in the 1987 season and won the job in training camp for 1988. Early in the season, White appeared briefly in relief roles before suffering a season-ending injury in week 7, which elevated Kevin Sweeney to the backup position. Sweeney briefly took over the starting job for Pelluer in weeks 11 and 12, but the results were poor and Pelluer regained the job.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
In the season opener, Dallas lost to Pittsburgh, 24–21. The Cowboys had the ball inside the Pittsburgh 10 in the game's closing seconds (in position to tie or win) but Steve Pelluer was intercepted. After a close win over Phoenix in week two, Dallas lost to the New York Giants, 12–10 (the margin of defeat being a strange safety on the opening kickoff). A last-second goal line stand brought victory over Atlanta in week four but the following week, the Cowboys lost to New Orleans on a last-second Morten Andersen field goal. Two convincing losses followed and at 2–5, the season was in jeopardy.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
In week 8, Dallas traveled to Philadelphia. Bad blood still existed from 1987, when Philadelphia coach Buddy Ryan had (in the game's closing seconds) called a deep pass play while already leading by 10. The Cowboys roared to a 20–0 lead in the first half, but the Eagles came back to win 24–23 by scoring a touchdown on the game's final play. The next week, Dallas blew a 10–0 second-half lead to lose to the Phoenix Cardinals and fell to 2–7.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
Five more losses followed (and the losing streak extended to 10 games) before Dallas upset the defending Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins in Week 15 in RFK Stadium (eliminating the Redskins from playoff contention). The Redskins win marked the end of an era (and Landry's last win) but was also a harbinger as rookie (and future hall-of-fame) wide receiver Irvin caught three touchdown passes. The team lost the next week at Texas Stadium to Philadelphia and finished 3–13, the worst record in the entire NFL and the team's worst record since 1960, when they were an expansion team. A bright spot for the season was Walker, who led the NFC in rushing yards.


1988 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
In addition to Landry, this was also the final season for long-time Cowboys such as president-general manager Tex Schramm, personnel director Gil Brandt, defensive tackle Randy White, quarterback Danny White, linebacker Mike Hegman, and defensive coordinator Ernie Stautner.


1988 Danish 1st Division
The 1988 Danish 1st Division season was the 43rd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.


1988 Danish 1st Division
The Danish champions qualified for the European Cup 1989-90 qualification, while the second placed team qualified for the qualification round of the UEFA Cup 1989-90. The two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the Danish 2nd Division. Likewise, the Danish 2nd Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the 1st Division.


1988 Danish general election
General elections were held in Denmark on 10 May 1988, just seven months after the last elections. Prime Minister Poul Schlüter chose to call for an election after the Conservative People's Party-led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an agreement with the Social Democrats. In a parliamentary debate, Prime Minister Poul Schlüter accused Svend Auken (the leader of the Social Democrats) of breaking a political deal between the two of them whilst Auken accused Schlüter of lying to the public.


1988 Danish general election
However, the election did not change the balance of power in the Folketing. Common Course failed to cross the 2% percent threshold and lost their four seats. The Centre Democrats and the Christian People's Party left the government (although they continued to support it) and were replaced by the Danish Social Liberal Party. The reason for doing this was that it gave Schlüter a majority in foreign policy issues which had caused this election. Nonetheless, the Centre Democrats and the Christian People's Party continued to support the government.


1988 Danish general election
Voter turnout was 85.7% in Denmark proper, 70.3% in the Faroe Islands and 57.9% in Greenland.


1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for third in the Ivy League.


1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team
In its second under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 209 to 190. David Gazzaniga and Paul Michael were the team captains.


1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The Big Green's 4–3 conference tied for third in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 166 to 137.


1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


1988 Dasharath Stadium disaster
The Dasharath Stadium Disaster occurred on 12 March 1988 at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal during a soccer match between Janakpur Cigarette Factory Ltd and Liberation Army of Bangladesh for the 1988 Tribhuvan Challenge Shield. 93 people were killed and 100 more were injured when attempting to flee from a hailstorm inside the hypethral national Dasarath Rangasala Stadium. The Dasharath Stadium disaster is the 9th biggest stadium disaster until 2006 (in terms of human loss, 93 spectators died), and the worst stadium disaster in Nepal.


1988 Dasharath Stadium disaster, Build up
The Dasarath Rangasala Stadium is open terrace on three sides with the west side having the only grandstand. It hosts most of Nepal's domestic and international games and the final of the Tribhuvan Challenge Shield 1988 made no exception. 30,000 spectators were present. News reports that the weather on the day was not bad with sunshine throughout the day. Mahesh Bista, the-then executive committee member of the All Nepal Football Association, said they were initially looking forward to postpone the match but, "we decided to hold it as the rainy morning had changed into a sunny afternoon".


1988 Dasharath Stadium disaster, Disaster
There are often significant hailstorms in Nepal at this time of year and on this occasion large hail began to lash the crowd causing some panic. The crowd surged towards the only cover (the west stand) but were beaten back by the police. They then returned to the south terrace where a crush developed in a tunnel exit through the terrace. The crowd could not escape because the stadium doors were locked, causing a fatal crush at the front.


1988 Dasharath Stadium disaster, Aftermath
Despite the huge loss of life and hundreds of fans being injured, the autocratic government of Nepal at that time decided not to compensate the victims. The reason they gave was that the fans were at the stadium by their own choice and the government played no part in causing the catastrophe.


1988 Dasharath Stadium disaster, Aftermath
After the disaster, Minister for Education and Culture Keshar Bahadur Bista and president of All Nepal Football Association Kamal Thapa resigned.


1988 Dasharath Stadium disaster, Aftermath
The Dasarath Rangasala Stadium was later renovated and updated into a football stadium with track and field stadium layout for the 1999 South Asian Games with the help of Chinese government.


1988 Davis Cup
The 1988 Davis Cup (also known as the 1988 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 77th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of sub-divisions within each continental zone. Each zone would now feature two groups, with promotion and relegation between the two. This year also saw the Eastern Zone renamed as the Asia/Oceania Zone. 75 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 13 in the Americas Zone, 16 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Cameroon, Ghana, Haiti, Iraq and Jamaica made their first appearances in the tournament.


1988 Davis Cup
West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December, to win their first title and become the ninth nation to win the Davis Cup.


1988 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II
In the Europe/Africa Zone there are two different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. The winner in the Africa Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone
In the Americas Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.


1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The winner of Group I was promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost their respective first-round ties competed in the relegation play-off, with the winning team remaining in Group I, whereas the losing team was relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The winner in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.


1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The winner of Group I was promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost their respective first-round ties competed in the relegation play-off, with the winning team remaining in Group I, whereas the losing team was relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The winner in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II
In the Europe/Africa Zone there are two different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in the Europe Zone Group II advance to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
In the Europe/Africa Zone there are two different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
Winners in Group I were promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II Europe
The winner in the Europe Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II Africa
The winner in the Africa Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I were promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1989.


1988 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988.


1988 Davis Cup World Group
West Germany won the title, defeating the defending champions Sweden in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 16 to 18 December. It was the West German team's first Davis Cup title (having previously come runner-up in 1970 and 1985), becoming the ninth nation to win the Davis Cup.


1988 Davis Cup World Group, Relegation play-offs
The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1989 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Group I.


1988 Daytona 500
The 1988 Daytona 500, the 30th running of the event, was held February 14, 1988, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the first race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison won his third Daytona 500 victory while Ken Schrader won the pole. It was also proven to be Bobby Allison's 84th and final Cup Series win.


1988 Daytona 500
First Daytona 500 starts for Dale Jarrett, Brett Bodine, and Phil Barkdoll. Only Daytona 500 starts for Brad Teague, Steve Moore, Ed Pimm, and Rick Jeffrey. Last Daytona 500 starts for Bobby Allison, Trevor Boys, Ralph Jones, Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough, and Connie Saylor.


1988 Daytona 500, Race summary
This race was best remembered for Richard Petty's rollover crash in the tri-oval on lap 106, initiated when he was tagged from behind by Phil Barkdoll. Petty rolled over about eight times and was then hit by Brett Bodine. The wreck also collected 1972 race winner A. J. Foyt, Eddie Bierschwale, and Alan Kulwicki. all of the drivers, including Petty, walked away. The race was also memorable for the finish, in which Bobby Allison beat his son, Davey, to the finish line. At age 50, Allison became the oldest person ever to win the Daytona 500.


1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I-AA college football in its third season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 23rd season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


1988 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 1988 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Castle won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee labor lawyer Jacob Kreshtool in a landslide. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries. As of 2021, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Delaware.


1988 Delores
1988 Delores, provisional designation 1952 SV, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.


1988 Delores
It was discovered on 28 September 1952, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States, and named after Delores Owings, a member of the program.


1988 Delores, Classification and orbit
Delores is a stony S-type asteroid and member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.4 AU once every 3 years and 2 months (1,155 days).


1988 Delores, Classification and orbit
Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first observed as 1951 GF1 at the McDonald Observatory in April 1951, yet the astrometric data from this observation remained unused to extend the body's observation arc prior to its official discovery.


1988 Delores, Physical characteristics, Rotation period
A rotational lightcurve of Delores was obtained at the Palomar Transient Factory in October 2012. It gave a rotation period of 88 hours and a brightness variation of 0.74 magnitude (U=2).


1988 Delores, Physical characteristics, Rotation period
While not being a slow rotator, a period of 88 hours is significantly above average, as most minor planets rotate once every 2–20 hours around their axis. It has also a high brightness amplitude, which typically indicates that the body has a non-spheroidal shape.


1988 Delores, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Delores measures 5.8 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.19, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 — derived from 8 Flora, the family's largest member and namesake – and calculates a diameter of 4.6 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.85.


1988 Delores, Naming
This minor planet was named after Delores Owings, member in the Indiana Asteroid Program of Indiana University, collaborator with Tom Gehrels on the determination of absolute magnitudes of minor planets, who became the program's supervisor of astrometric measurements on photographic plates. The naming was suggested by Paul Herget, the then director of the Minor Planet Center (MPC). The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 30 June 1977 (M.P.C. 4190).


1988 Democratic National Convention
The 1988 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party  was held at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 18 to 21, 1988, to select candidates for the 1988 presidential election. At the convention Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts was nominated for president and Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas for vice president. The chair of the convention was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Wright.


1988 Democratic National Convention, Speakers
Speakers at the convention included Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards, who gave a keynote speech that put her in the public spotlight and included the line that George H.W. Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth". This speech was listed as #38 in American Rhetoric's Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century. Arkansas governor Bill Clinton gave a very long and widely jeered nomination speech on the opening night that some predicted would ruin his political career, Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy's remarks contained the iteration "Where was George? ", and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower called Bush "a toothache of a man."


1988 Democratic National Convention, Speakers
In one of the subsequent presidential debates, when questioned about the general alleged "negativity" of the campaign, Bush cited the ad hominem attacks against him at the Convention as the root cause.


1988 Democratic National Convention, Production
The organizers for the convention chose pastel colors as a background in the belief that they would appear better on television. They were patterned after the colors of the American flag in salmon, azure, and eggshell. Republicans mocked the choice and used it to buttress their case that the Democrats were "soft" on the issues. New Jersey governor Thomas Kean claimed at the Republican Convention that "The Dukakis Democrats will try to talk tough, but don't be fooled. They may try to talk like Dirty Harry, but they will still act like Pee Wee Herman." Kean continued that Democrats and Republicans alike "have no use for pastel patriotism... The liberal Democrats are trying to hide more than the colors in our flag; they are trying to hide their true colors."


1988 Democratic National Convention, Production
The theme song for the convention was composed and performed by longtime supporter and folksinger Carly Simon. Entitled Turn of the Tide, this B-side of the hit single Let the River Run from the 20th Century Fox motion picture Working Girl was subsequently used a few weeks later in the U.S./Russian co-production of Marlo Thomas' and Tatiana Vedeneyeva's Emmy-award-winning ABC television special Free to Be... a Family and was subsequently released on the best selling soundtrack album.


1988 Democratic National Convention, Results
A number of candidates withdrew from the race at the start of the convention as the rules stated that delegates won by withdrawn candidates could be replaced. The final contest for the nomination was between Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson.


1988 Democratic National Convention, Results, Presidential nomination, Vice Presidential nomination
With Jackson's supporters demanding that he receive the vice-presidential nomination as his reward for coming in second, the Dukakis campaign decided to nominate Senator Bentsen by voice vote, rather than a roll call. This would become the tradition.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries
From February 8 to June 14, 1988, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Democratic National Convention held from July 18 to July 21, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Background
Having been badly defeated in the 1984 presidential election, the Democrats in 1985 and 1986 were eager to find a new approach to win the presidency. They created the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), with the aim of recruiting a candidate for the 1988 election.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Background
The large gains in the 1986 mid-term elections (which resulted in the Democrats taking back control of the Senate after six years of Republican rule) and the continuing Iran–Contra affair gave Democrats confidence in the run-up to the primary season.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Candidates, Withdrew during primaries or convention
Other notable candidates campaigning for the nomination but receiving less than 1% of the national vote included:


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, The Hart-Rice affair
The Democratic front-runner for most of 1987 was former Colorado Senator Gary Hart. Hart had made a strong showing in the 1984 primaries and, after Mondale's defeat in the presidential election, had positioned himself as the moderate centrist many Democrats felt their party would need to win.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, The Hart-Rice affair
However, questions and rumors about possible extramarital affairs and about past debts dogged Hart's campaign. One of the great myths is that Senator Hart challenged the media to "put a tail" on him and that reporters then took him up on that challenge. In fact, Hart had told E. J. Dionne of The New York Times that if reporters followed him around, they would "be bored". However, in a separate investigation, the Miami Herald claimed to have received an anonymous tip from a friend of Donna Rice that Rice was involved with Hart. It was only after Hart had been discovered that the Herald reporters found Hart's quote in a pre-print of The New York Times Magazine.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, The Hart-Rice affair
On May 8, 1987, a week after the Donna Rice story broke, Hart dropped out of the race.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, The Hart-Rice affair
In December 1987, Hart surprised many political pundits by resuming his presidential campaign. He again led in the polls for the Democratic nomination, both nationally and in Iowa. However, the allegations of adultery and reports of irregularities in his campaign financing had delivered a fatal blow to his candidacy, and he fared poorly in the early primaries before dropping out again.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, The Hart-Rice affair
The Hart scandal would later be depicted in the 2018 film The Front Runner, with Hugh Jackman portraying Hart.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, Biden plagiarism scandal
Delaware Senator Joe Biden led a highly competitive campaign which ended in controversy after he was accused of plagiarizing a speech by Neil Kinnock, then-leader of the British Labour Party. Though Biden had correctly credited the original author in all speeches but one, the one of which he failed to make mention of the originator was caught on video and sent to the press by members of the Dukakis campaign. In the video Biden is filmed repeating a stump speech by Kinnock, with only minor modifications. Michael Dukakis later acknowledged that his campaign was responsible for leaking the tape, and two members of his staff resigned.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, Biden plagiarism scandal
It was also discovered that Biden had been guilty of plagiarism years before, while a student at the Syracuse University College of Law in the 1960s. Though Biden professed his integrity, the impression lingering in the media as the result of this double punch would lead him to drop out of the race.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, Biden plagiarism scandal
The Delaware Supreme Court's Board on Professional Responsibility would later clear Biden of the law school plagiarism charges.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race, Biden plagiarism scandal
After campaigns in 2008 and 2020, Biden was elected Vice President in 2008 and President in 2020.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Results
In the Iowa caucuses, Gephardt finished first, Simon finished second, and Dukakis finished third. In the New Hampshire primary, Dukakis finished first, Gephardt finished second, and Simon finished third. Dukakis and Gore campaigned hard against Gephardt with negative ads, and eventually the United Auto Workers retracted their endorsement of Gephardt, who was heavily dependent on labor union backing.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Results
In the Super Tuesday races, Dukakis won six primaries, Gore five, Jackson five and Gephardt one, with Gore and Jackson splitting the southern states. The next week, Simon won Illinois. 1988 is tied with 1992 as the race with the most candidates winning primaries since the McGovern reforms of 1971. Gore's effort to paint Dukakis as too liberal for the general election proved unsuccessful and he eventually withdrew. Jackson focused more on getting enough delegates to make sure African-American interests were represented in the platform than on winning outright. Dukakis eventually emerged as the party's nominee.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Convention and general election
The Democratic Party Convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia, July 18–21. The Dukakis nominating speech delivered by Arkansas governor and future president Bill Clinton was widely criticized as too long and tedious.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Convention and general election
Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards (who two years later became the state governor) delivered a memorable keynote address in which she uttered the lines "Poor George [Bush], he can't help it, he was born with a silver foot in his mouth." Six years later, Bush's son George W. Bush would deny Richards re-election as Texas Governor.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Convention and general election
With most candidates having withdrawn and asking their delegates to vote for Dukakis, the tally for president was as follows:


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Convention and general election
Jesse Jackson's campaign believed that since they had come in a respectable second, Jackson was entitled to the vice presidential spot. Dukakis refused, and gave the spot to Lloyd Bentsen.


1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Convention and general election
Bentsen was selected in large part to secure the state of Texas and its large electoral vote for the Democrats. During the vice-presidential debate, Republican candidate and Senator Dan Quayle ignored a head-on confrontation with Bentsen (aside from the "Jack Kennedy" comparison) and spent his time attacking Dukakis.


1988 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1988 election. Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis won the 1988 Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and chose Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. Dukakis chose Bentsen in order to appeal to Southerners and in hopes of carrying Bentsen's home state of Texas. The choice of Bentsen caused some backlash from Jesse Jackson, who had wanted to be chosen as the vice presidential nominee, and progressives such as Ralph Nader. Paul Brountas, a longtime Dukakis aide, led the search for Dukakis's running mate. The Dukakis-Bentsen ticket would lose to the Bush-Quayle ticket in the general election. Coincidental to the presidential election, Bentsen won re-election as senator.


1988 Denver Broncos season
The 1988 Denver Broncos season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League (NFL). The team tried to win its third consecutive AFC title, but went 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons.


1988 Derby City Council election
The 1988 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988. This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Conservatives gained control of the council from the Labour Party.


1988 Detroit Drive season
The 1988 Detroit Drive season was the first for the Drive.


1988 Detroit Drive season
The Drive began play in 1988 as a member of the Arena Football League. Under head coach Tim Marcum, the Drive finished the regular season 9-3 after starting the season 2-3. Two of the Drive's losses came at the hands of the Chicago Bruisers, who finished the season with one loss. The Drive would get a chance at revenge when they advanced to ArenaBowl II against the Bruisers, and they were able to defeat the Bruisers 24-13.


1988 Detroit Drive season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated February 12, 201321 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


1988 Detroit Grand Prix
The 1988 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 19, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan. It was the sixth race of the 1988 Formula One season.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
Ayrton Senna's third win of the season made it six out of six for McLaren in 1988, on the way to an unprecedented 15 wins and ten 1-2 finishes in 16 races. Senna's victory matched the season total of teammate Alain Prost, who finished 38 seconds behind the Brazilian in second place. Thierry Boutsen took third for Benetton, as he had a week before in Canada, and Andrea de Cesaris scored the first points ever for the Rial team by finishing fourth. Minardi also scored their first point with Pierluigi Martini's sixth place.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
With turbocharged engines scheduled to be eliminated prior to 1989, and their effectiveness intended to be curtailed by two rule changes for 1988, few teams opted to develop totally new equipment that would only be used for one season. Only Honda, who defected to McLaren from defending Constructor's Champion Williams, and Ferrari developed new engines to meet the revised turbo rules– boost reduced from 4 bars to 2.5, and fuel capacity reduced from 195 liters to 150 (refueling was banned from 1984 through 1993), and only McLaren developed a completely new chassis.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
Though the new rules were intended to narrow or eliminate the performance gap between the turbos and the normally aspirated engines, Honda and Ferrari were able to display a 50 horsepower (37 kW) advantage over the best 3.5-liter equipment of the opposition. With that kind of power differential, the only new chassis in the field, and Senna and Prost behind the wheel, McLaren quickly turned the season into a two-man show.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
Detroit's tight 90-degree turns and short straight sections had given the underpowered "atmo" cars a chance at several times during the turbo era, and some teams were hoping that the circuit would offer them a chance. Senna took the 22nd pole of his career by more than eight-tenths of a second, but the Ferraris of Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto both lined up ahead of Prost, who was fourth and openly admitted that he simply did not like the circuit.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
The teams were all hoping for cooler temperatures for the race on Sunday, after the track had begun to break up during qualifying, expedited by a Trans-Am race on Saturday. There was a push from the F1 teams to have the Trans-Am race cancelled, but with that series having guaranteed television coverage of each round (of which Detroit was a part), the race went ahead and as feared, the powerful, heavy saloons tore the track surface up even more.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
Hasty concrete repairs made the surface extremely abrasive for the soft compound tires most teams had brought, and teams were forced to reconsider their plans for a non-stop race. On Sunday morning, Berger said, "Really, I think today is a lottery.... which probably gives us our best chance of the season."


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
Ivan Capelli broke a bone in his left foot when he crashed into the pit wall during Saturday practice, having set a time in Friday qualifying that would have put him 21st on the grid. Nicola Larini was thus promoted to the last grid spot.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
In front of 61,000 fans on race day, Senna took the lead off the grid. The Ferraris held onto second and third before Prost got by Alboreto on lap 5, and Berger on lap 6. By then, Senna was over six seconds ahead.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
On lap 7 Boutsen, having already passed Alboreto, attempted to pass Berger as well, but his Benetton hit the Ferrari's left rear wheel and punctured the tire, sending Berger into retirement. Two laps later, Boutsen's team-mate Alessandro Nannini collided with Alboreto while trying to overtake him. Both cars continued, but on lap 15 Nannini pitted with a damaged right front suspension and failing brakes. Alboreto continued until lap 46 when he spun off, having worked his way back up to seventh.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
The collisions enabled Nigel Mansell to move up to fourth in the Williams, only for his Judd engine to fail on lap 19. Team-mate Riccardo Patrese assumed the position until lap 27, when he suffered an electrical failure.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
Any hope of a threat to the McLarens was gone. The red and white cars, with Senna eight seconds ahead, seemed to be carefree. In fact, Prost had been struggling the entire race with an uncooperative gearchange. "It was strange– the gearbox felt as though it was seizing up. The worst change was from fourth to fifth, which I think I missed at least once a lap right the way through."


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
Pierluigi Martini, driving in his first Grand Prix in almost three years, was running extremely well for Minardi and got up to fifth place on lap 35 when Maurício Gugelmin's March retired. He would likely have finished there, if not for the relentless and resilient performance of Jonathan Palmer for Tyrrell. Palmer had come together with Stefano Modena in the EuroBrun on the first lap, requiring a stop to replace the nosecone, and leaving him dead last by a sizable margin. By lap 47, he had worked his way into the points, and in the closing laps, he was the fastest car on the circuit. Palmer's two points for fifth place were his reward for what was probably the most impressive performance of the race.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
Senna and Prost both had time to make leisurely stops for new tires, and Senna went on to lead all 63 laps. Prost finished nearly 40 seconds behind Senna, despite setting the fastest lap of the race on lap 4; no other drivers finished on the lead lap. Prost said, "Over the years I've developed a style of driving which involves braking into the apex of a corner. I don't think most of the guys do that, but it works for me. On this surface today, though, it was impossible to do it without simply sliding straight on. So I had to change my whole way of driving, brake carefully in a straight line, then turn in. No excuse, you understand, but it meant adapting, doing something which isn't my natural style."


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
The drivers became outspoken about their dislike of the race. Senna likened the last laps to driving in heavy rain as the track had broken up so badly, while he, Prost and Boutsen argued that if Formula One wanted to stay in Detroit, it needed to move elsewhere in the city. Even though there were some negotiations to move the event to another street circuit on nearby Belle Isle, these plans ultimately fell through, and thus this was the last Formula One Detroit Grand Prix. For the next three years, F1 raced at a street circuit in Phoenix, Arizona, in an event officially known as the United States Grand Prix.


1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary, Race
The Detroit street circuit hosted three CART races in 1989, 1990 and 1991 (the unpopular chicane before the pits being removed), before CART moved to the Belle Isle circuit in 1992.


1988 Detroit Lions season
The 1988 Detroit Lions season was the 59th season in franchise history. The team fell a step further from their 4–11 record in the strike-affected 1987 season, losing 12 of 16 games and suffering their fifth successive losing record. Head coach Darryl Rogers, who had served since 1985, was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes.


1988 Detroit Lions season
The 1988 Lions’ offense was historically inept; their 3,405 offensive yards gained is the second-lowest all-time in a 16-game season, and the lowest total of the 1980s. Their 220 points scored (13.75 per game) is the fifth-fewest of the 1980s. They scored 20 or more points only three times all season.


1988 Detroit Tigers season
The Detroit Tigers' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to Minnesota Twins, were attempting to repeat as American League East champions after winning the division on the final day of the previous season. The Tigers hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1988.


1988 Detroit Tigers 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


1988 Detroit Tigers 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


1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
The 1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the fifth season of premier German touring car championship and also third season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.


1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, Teams and drivers
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1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round
The 1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1988 Superbike World Championship season and the first ever in the series. It took place on 3 April 1988 at the Donington circuit in Great Britain.


1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round, Report
The first grand prix in the history of the Superbike World Championship took place on April 3, 1988, on the 3.149 km National Circuit layout of Donington Park. 45 riders participated in qualifying, with pole position initially going to Doug Polen of the Yoshimura Suzuki team, but he, along with teammate Scott Gray, were disqualified (and deprived of the opportunity to participate in either race) because their bikes were found to have a cubic volume of 765 cm3, against the imposed limit of 750 cm3.


1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round, Report
This arose from the fact that the AMA Superbike regulations (the championship in which Polen and Gray raced) allowed this through "overboring" of the Suzuki's cylinders, while the World Superbike regulations were more rigid. With the exclusion of Polen from the starting grid, pole was inherited by Roger Burnett, who became the first rider to take pole position in a World Superbike race.


1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round, Report
In the first race, 40 riders (the maximum allowed) lined up, but only 39 left the grid; rider Peter Häfner unable to take the start. The first race was won by Davide Tardozzi on a Bimota, despite having to manually restart the electronic injection system a few laps from the finish. The 1981 FIM 500cc World Champion Marco Lucchinelli finished second on the lone Ducati in the field, while Joey Dunlop finished third.


1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round, Report
In the second race, Tardozzi and Lucchinelli once again fought for the top two positions, with the battle only being decided when Tardozzi crashed just after Starkey's Bridge on the final lap. Three-time AMA Superbike champion Fred Merkel would take second, and Burnett third.


1988 Donington Superbike World Championship round, Report
Due to the points system being based on the combined results of the two races, Tardozzi's final lap crash would prevent him from scoring any points, despite his win in the first race. From the next round at Hungary onwards, half points would be awarded, but now for each race.


1988 Donnay Indoor Championships
The 1988 Donnay Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium the event was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 21 November until 27 November 1988. First-seeded Henri Leconte won the singles title.


1988 Donnay Indoor Championships, Finals, Doubles
Wally Masur /  Tom Nijssen defeated  John Fitzgerald /  Tomáš Šmíd, 7–5, 7–6


1988 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles
Boris Becker and Slobodan Živojinović were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1988 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles
Wally Masur and Tom Nijssen won the title, defeating John Fitzgerald and Tomáš Šmíd 7–5, 7–6 in the final.


1988 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1988 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
Henri Leconte won the title, defeating Jakob Hlasek 7–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the final.


1988 Dow Chemical Classic
The 1988 Dow Chemical Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 6 June until 12 June 1988. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won the singles title.


1988 Dow Chemical Classic, Finals, Doubles
Larisa Savchenko /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Leila Meskhi /  Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–4, 6–1


1988 Dow Classic – Doubles
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Leila Meskhi and Svetlana Parkhomenko.


1988 Dow Classic – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1988 Dow Classic – Singles
Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.


1988 Dow Classic – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.


1988 DuPont Classic
The 1988 DuPont Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Orlando, United States that was part of the 1988 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and took place from March 7 through March 12, 1988. Unseeded Andrei Chesnokov won the singles title and earned $59,000 first-prize money.


1988 DuPont Classic, Finals, Doubles
Guy Forget /  Yannick Noah defeated  Sherwood Stewart /  Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4


1988 Dubai Masters
The 1988 Dubai Duty Free Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament which took place in September 1988 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


1988 Dubai Masters
The tournament featured eight professional players drawn against eight local players. Each of the professionals won 2–0 in their best-of-3-frame matches.


1988 Dubai Masters
Neal Foulds won beating Steve Davis 5–4 in the final.


1988 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1988 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1988 Dunfermline District Council election
Elections to the Dunfermline District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The number of seats and the total vote share won by each party is listed below.


1988 Dunfermline District Council election
Other parties and Independents received 6.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 47.5%.


1988 Dunhill Cup
The 1988 Dunhill Cup was the fourth Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 13–16 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Irish team of Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, and Des Smyth beat the Australian team of Rodger Davis, David Graham, and Greg Norman in the final. (As in the World Cup, Ireland was represented by a combined Ireland and Northern Ireland team.)


1988 Dunhill Cup, Format
The Cup was played as a single-elimination, match play event played over four days. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. In each match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Tied matches were extended to a sudden-death playoff only if they affected the outcome between the two teams.


1988 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1988 Dutch Open was a Grand Prix men's tennis tournament staged at the Melkhuisje in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 25 July until 31 July 1988. It was the 30th edition of the tournament. Emilio Sánchez won the singles title.


1988 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Singles
Emilio Sánchez defeated  Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3


1988 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez defeated. Magnus Gustafsson /  Guillermo Pérez Roldán 7–6, 6–3


1988 Dutch Open – Doubles
Wojciech Fibak and Miloslav Mečíř were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


1988 Dutch Open – Doubles
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the final by defeating Magnus Gustafsson and Guillermo Pérez Roldán 7–6, 6–3 in the final.


1988 Dutch Open – Singles
Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


1988 Dutch Open – Singles
Emilio Sánchez won the title by defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


1988 Dutch TT
The 1988 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 1988 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1988 Dutch TT, 500 cc race report
Christian Sarron on pole, but dropped to the back after a terrible start. Through the first turn it was Eddie Lawson, Pierfrancesco Chili, Ron Haslam, Didier De Radiguès, Wayne Gardner, et al.


1988 Dutch TT, 500 cc race report
Through the chicane at the end of the first lap, it was Lawson, De Radiguès, Chili, Gardner, Kevin Magee, Rob McElnea, Randy Mamola, Patrick Igoa, Sarron and Wayne Rainey.


1988 Dutch TT, 500 cc race report
There was a small gap from Lawson to De Radiguès to Gardner.


1988 Dutch TT, 500 cc race report
Gardner caught De Radiguès and started to bridge up to Lawson.


1988 Dutch TT, 500 cc race report
De Radiguès slid out but remounted. Sarron and Magee fought for 3rd.


1988 Dwars door België
The 1988 Dwars door België was the 43rd edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1988. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by John Talen.


1988 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1988 E3 Harelbeke was the 31st edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 26 March 1988. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Guido Bontempi of the Carrera team.


1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 27th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, St. Lawrence received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finish below eighth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner.


1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor. After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1988 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 6–9. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey.


1988 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Monmouth in the championship game, 90–75, to win the school's second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Knights earned the automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.


1988 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Hawks at the Hartford Civic Center. Only the top eight schools made it to the 1988 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Vermont. Boston University gained its second overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Niagara University. Boston University was given the 15th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Duke 85–69. Siena College gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Boston College 73–65.


1988 Eagle Classic
The 1988 Eagle Classic was a men's WCT and Nabisco Grand Prix tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from October 3 through October 9, 1988. Third-seeded Mikael Pernfors won the singles title.


1988 Eagle Classic, Finals, Doubles
Scott Davis /  Tim Wilkison defeated  Rick Leach /  Jim Pugh 6–3, 6–2


1988 Eagle Classic – Doubles
Scott Davis and Tim Wilkison won the title, defeating Leach and Pugh 6–4, 7–6 in the final.


1988 Eagle Classic – Singles
Brad Gilbert was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.


1988 Eagle Classic – Singles
Mikael Pernfors won the title, defeating Glenn Layendecker 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League playoffs
The 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League playoffs began in March 1988 with the championship on March 20, 1988.


1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League playoffs
3 teams made the playoffs, with the Defending Champions missing the playoffs, the New Jersey saints defeated the Philadelphia Wings, in the semi-finals. then the Washington wave defeated the mnew jersey saints for their first title, this is the 2nd title given out from the league.


1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
The 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season is the 2nd season of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse, that began on January 3, 1988, and concluded with the championship game on March 20. On May 15, 1988 the league was renamed Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), a name the league would keep for the next ten years.


1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season, Team movement
No teams were added, removed, or relocated for the 1988 season.


1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season, Regular season
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season, Statistics leaders
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.


1988 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1988 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.


1988 East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–7, 1988. The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.


1988 East German Athletics Championships
The 1988 East German Athletics Championships (German: DDR-Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften 1988) was the 39th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for East Germany. It was held on 24–26 June at the Ostseestadion in Rostock. It served as the selection meeting for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.


1988 East German Athletics Championships
At the competition, Sven Matthes set a new European junior record of 10.18 in the men's 100 metres qualifying, Anke Schäning set a world junior record of 32:44.52 minutes in the women's 10,000 metres, and Beate Anders broke the senior German record in the women's 5000 metres race walk with 21:35.28 minutes.


1988 East German Indoor Athletics Championships
The 1988 East German Indoor Athletics Championships was the 25th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for East Germany. It was held on 26–27 February at the Sporthalle Aktivist in Senftenberg. A total of 29 events (16 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the two-day competition.


1988 East Lothian District Council election
Elections for the East Lothian Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.


1988 East Texas State Lions football team
The 1988 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Eddie Vowell, who was in his third season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished tied for second in the Lone Star Conference. The Lions started out the season at 8-1 and reached as high as number 2 in the national polls before losing their final two games. It was Vowell's first winning season as head coach and the first season at .500 in three years, and the first winning season since 1983.


1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.


1988 Eastern League season
The 1988 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1988 Eastern League season
The Albany/Colonie Yankees defeated the Vermont Mariners three games to one to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1988 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Semi-Finals Series
Albany/Colonie Yankees defeated Glens Falls Tigers 3 games to 1.


1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Mid-American Conference, and outscored their opponents, 200 to 173. The team lost to Arizona by a 55-0 score. The team's statistical leaders included Tom Sullivan with 1,664 passing yards, Bob Foster with 762 rushing yards, and Craig Ostrander with 676 receiving yards.


1988 Eastwood District Council election
Elections for the Eastwood District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.


1988 Eastwood District Council election
The Conservatives continued their dominance of the council, winning 49% of the vote and two thirds of the Districts seats.


1988 Ebel German Open
The 1988 Ebel German Open was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 79th edition of the event and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany from 25 April until 1 May 1988. Second-seeded Kent Carlsson won the singles title.


1988 Ebel German Open, Finals, Doubles
Darren Cahill /  Laurie Warder defeated  Rick Leach /  Jim Pugh 6–0, 5–7, 6–4


1988 Ebel Swiss Indoors
The 1988 Ebel Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and took place from 4 October until 9 October 1988. First-seeded Stefan Edberg who entered on a wildcard won the singles title.


1988 Ebel Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Jakob Hlasek /  Tomáš Šmíd defeated  Jeremy Bates /  Peter Lundgren 6–3, 6–1


1988 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor
The 1988 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from February 22 to February 29, 1988. Second-seeded Tim Mayotte won his second consecutive singles title at the event.


1988 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Kelly Evernden /  Johan Kriek defeated  Kevin Curren /  Danie Visser 7–6, 6–3


1988 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez were the defending champions but did not participate this year.


1988 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles
Kelly Evernden and Johan Kriek won the title, defeating Kevin Curren and Danie Visser 7–6, 6–3 in the final.


1988 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles
Mayotte successfully defended his title, defeating John Fitzgerald, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


1988 Eckerd Open
The 1988 Eckerd Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Tampa, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from March 28 through April 3, 1988. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title.


1988 Eckerd Open, Finals, Doubles
Terry Phelps /  Raffaella Reggi defeated  Cammy MacGregor /  Cynthia MacGregor 6–2, 6–4


1988 Eckerd Open – Doubles
Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1988 Eckerd Open – Doubles
Terry Phelps and Raffaella Reggi won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Cammy MacGregor and Cynthia MacGregor.


1988 Eckerd Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1988 Eckerd Open – Singles
Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.


1988 Eckerd Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1988 Ecuadorian general election
General elections were held in Ecuador on 31 January 1988, with a second round of the presidential elections on 8 May. Rodrigo Borja Cevallos of the Democratic Left won the presidential elections, receiving 54% of the vote in the second round, whilst the Democratic Left remained the largest faction in the National Congress, winning 31 of the 72 seats.


1988 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1988 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 31st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the BC Lions.


1988 Edmonton Eskimos season
The Eskimos offense had 496 points for, while the defense had 445 points allowed.


1988 Egypt Cup Final
1988 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of the 1987–88 Egypt Cup, between football clubs Zamalek and Al Ittihad Alexandria, Zamalek won the match 1–0.


1988 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1988 Eisenhower Trophy took place 15 to 18 September at the Ullna Golf Club near Stockholm, Sweden. It was the 16th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 39 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.


1988 Eisenhower Trophy
The combined team of Great Britain and Ireland won the Eisenhower Trophy for the third time, finishing five strokes ahead of the silver medalists, United States. Australia took the bronze medal, a further eight strokes behind with Sweden finishing fourth. Peter McEvoy, representing Great Britain and Ireland, had the lowest individual score, 4-under-par 284, six strokes better than Australian David Ecob.


1988 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1988 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 32 teams, and Nissan Motors won the championship.


1988 Emperor's Cup, Results, Final
Nissan Motors won the championship Excluded from the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1989.


1988 Emperor's Cup Final
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1988 Emperor's Cup Final
1988 Emperor's Cup Final was the 68th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1989. Nissan Motors won the championship.


1988 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Nissan Motors won their 3rd title, by defeating Fujita Industries 3–1. Nissan Motors was featured a squad consisting of many international footballers Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Shinji Tanaka, Toru Sano, Hiroshi Hirakawa, Tetsuji Hashiratani, Kazushi Kimura, Koichi Hashiratani and Kenta Hasegawa.


1988 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Yomiuri SC Beleza won the championship.


1988 Empress's Cup Final
1988 Empress's Cup Final was the 10th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 25, 1989. Yomiuri SC Beleza won the championship.


1988 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Defending champion Yomiuri SC Beleza won their 2nd title, by defeating Takatsuki FC 2–0. Yomiuri SC Beleza won the title for 2 years in a row.


1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
The 1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji was a series of nine matches played by the England national rugby union team in Australia and Fiji in May and June 1988. The England team won six of their nine matches and lost the other three. England lost both games in the two–match test series against the Australia national rugby union team but won the test match against the Fiji national rugby union team.


1988 English Greyhound Derby
The 1988 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 30 June 1988 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner was Hit The Lid and the winning owner Fred Smith (a London businessman) received £30,000. The competition was sponsored by the Daily Mirror.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
1¼, 1½, 1, neck, 5¼ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The Irish challenge was led by a ante-post favourite Summerhill Gem trained by Michael Enright. Irish Puppy Derby champion Make History and Bold Rabbit from the Ger McKenna kennel were two more leading Irish challengers.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Summerhill Gem did not last long going out in the qualifying round as did the 1987 English Greyhound Derby finalist Rikasso Tiller. Notable performances in the qualifying round came from Blue Riband champion Pike Alert, Scottish Greyhound Derby runner up Killouragh Chris, Pall Mall Stakes champion Fearless Ace, Curryhills Gara, Hit The Lid and Bold Rabbit.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
During the first round Pike Alert went out and Killouragh Chris despite finishing third in the same heat dislocated a toe and withdrew. The Wimbledon 460 metres track record holder Sam Bridge claimed the fastest heat win in 28.74. Another local dog Carrivekeeney won again as did Bold Rabbit and 1987 finalist Stouke Whisper. Another Wimbledon greyhound Captains Trail was to win in the second round defeating Bold Rabbit. Sam Bridge won again demoting Curryhills Gara into second place and Stouke Whisper won a heat that saw Arc champion Foretop go out. Hit The Lid and Fearless Ace continued their good form winning on the way to the quarter finals.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Make History won the first quarter-final with Sam Bridge finishing last and lame. Comeragh Boy won the second before Hit the Lid outpaced Bold Rabbit in the third. Stouke Whisper defeated Curryhills Gara and Fearless Ace in the last heat.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Curryhills Gara won the first semi-final with second and third going to the John McGee pair of Hit The Lid and Irish Greyhound Derby finalist Gino who had moved to McGee from Meek. Fearless Ace and Bold Rabbit hit each other and went out. The weaker second semi led to a Make History victory from Comeragh Boy with Stouke Whisper finishing third to make the Derby final once again.


1988 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the final the favourite Curryhills Gara broke well and led until halfway before Hit The Lid took over the lead. Stouke Whisper remained prominent as the back three crowded each other. Curryhills Gara and Stouke Whisper touched at the third bend allowing Hit the Lid to run out the winner.


1988 English National Badminton Championships
The 1988 English National Badminton Championships were held in Crawley, from 7-9 February, 1988. The event was sponsored by Carlsberg.


1988 English Professional Championship
The 1988 English Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in February 1988 in Ipswich, England.


1988 English Professional Championship
Dean Reynolds won the title by defeating Neal Foulds 9–5 in the final.


1988 English cricket season
The 1988 English cricket season was the 89th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was dominated by Worcestershire who won the first of two successive championships and also a second successive Sunday League title. Cricket made the front pages of national newspapers, due to the "Summer of four captains" phenomenon that afflicted the England national team, during its five match Test series against West Indies which they lost 4-0. Sri Lanka also toured and played a single Test which England won.


1988 Enzed Sandown 500
The 1988 Enzed Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown International Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 11 September 1988 over 129 laps of the 3.9 km circuit, a total distance of 503 km. This was the last time that the 3.9 km International configuration of the Sandown circuit was used for Australian touring car racing. The race was the 23rd running of the "Sandown enduro".


1988 Enzed Sandown 500
1988 would be the only year that New Zealand based hydraulic hose and connector repair company Enzed, a former sponsor of Larry Perkins, would sponsor the event.


1988 Enzed Sandown 500
Allan Moffat and Gregg Hansford won the race in their Eggenberger Motorsport built Ford Sierra RS500. It was Moffat's 6th and final Sandown enduro win having previously won in 1969, 1970, 1974, 1982 and 1983. It was also Moffat's final race win as a driver in Australia. Second was the new Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV of Larry Perkins and Denny Hulme, while third after numerous troubles was the pole winning Sierra of Dick Johnson and John Bowe.


1988 Enzed Sandown 500
Class B was won by the Mobil 1 Racing BMW M3 of Peter Brock, Jim Richards and David Parsons which finished 7th outright, 7 laps down on the Moffat/Hansford Sierra. Class C was won by the Nissan Gazelle of David Sala and Ross Burbidge which finished 11th outright, 20 laps down on the Sierra.


1988 Enzed Sandown 500
The race was broadcast live throughout Australia by the ABC with commentary provided by Will Hagon, Peter Gee and Melbourne motor racing personality "Captain" Peter Janson.


1988 Enzed Sandown 500, Results, Qualifying
Grid positions were determined by three 30 minute qualifying sessions. The first ten positions were:


1988 Enzed Sandown 500, Results, Race
Note: Car 13 was still running at the finish of the race but had not completed 75% of the race winners' distance.


1988 Enzed Sandown 500, Race name
Sources differ in referring to the race as either the Enzed Sandown 500 or simply as the Enzed 500. The former is used in the Official Program  and in the Provisional Results  and has been used here.