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- Quoits
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1845)
- Highland Sports
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- Swimming a Part of Education, by Captain Webb, The Channel-Swimmer
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)
- The main thrust of this article is that people whose living is made on the water ought not to be "licensed" to do so unless they can swim, else they put their own lives and the lives of others at risk.
- Highland Sports and Pastimes, by W. Gibson
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879)
- Outdoor Games
(Collier's Cyclopedia, 1882)
- Includes baseball, cricket, croquet, football, archery and skating.
- The Games and Amusements of the Month: July
(Little Folks, 1883)
- Lawn tennis, cricket, rowing and sailing, and seaside sports.
- The Games and Amusements of the Month
(Little Folks, 1883)
- August - Rowing, canoeing, quoits, lawn tennis; ring-the-bell; collecting leaves, seaweeds and seashells.
- September - La Crosse; baseball; tricycle-riding.
- October - Football; hockey; rhyming/counting games; frog-pond; will o' the wisp
- Sports and Pastimes, Their Benefits and Dangers
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)
- Healthful Recreations
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)
- Outdoor Sports
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- The physical and moral benefits of sports.
- Girls at Hockey
(Girl's Own Paper, 1891)
- Hockey, by Frances Provost
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)
- On Recreations for Girls, by Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson MD
(Girl's Own Paper, 1894)
- "Except under special circumstances women are just as able as men to take part in recreative pursuits; they are as much benefitted by such pursuits; and... [if] they moderate their zeal so as not to show too competitive a spirit in any contests in which they may be engaged, they add greatly and gracefully to the science of health and to the usefulness of life..."
- Walking as a Pastime, by Eugene Lamb Richards
(Century Magazine, 1894B)
- Ways to make walking diverting as well as healthy.
- Useful Pastimes for Health and Pleasure, by Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N.
(Girl's Own Paper, 1895)
- On cycling, golf, cricket, lawn tennis, walking, boating, fishing and gardening.
- Athletics for Ladies, by B. Fletcher Robinson
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)
- A Cruise on Wheels, by George Best
(The Strand, 1898A)
- Today we would call these "rollerblades."
- The New Game of Croquet
(Girl's Own Paper, 1899)
- Nicely illustrated article, including a diagram of how to lay out a croquet court.
- Water Polo, by Alfred Broadwall
(The Strand, 1899B)
- Hockey: A Splendid Game for Girls, by E.M. Robson
(Girl's Own Paper, 1900)
- How We Started Our Hockey Club
(Girl's Own Paper, 1900)
- Croque and Roque, by Charles Jacobus
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- The author is the official editor of the National Roque Association.
- The Necessity of Games, by William A. Stecher
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- The importance of games in physical training.
- Hockey, by Frank D. Woodworth
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- Kites and Kite-flying; An Interesting Experiment for Boys, by William Abner Eddy
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- The author is listed as an expert in kite-flying and kite photography; it will apparently be awhile before he imagines this as a sport for girls!
- Lacrosse, by Thomas Wall
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- The author is the Canadian representative for A.G. Spalding & Bros.
- The Game of Quoits
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- A Few Facts About Swimming, by C.M. Daniels
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- Sprint or Short Distance Running, by Prof. J.W. Sims
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- Track and Field Athletes, by J.E. Sullivan
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- Track Events
(Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)
- Official event rules for a variety of track events, including running, hurdles, pole-vaulting and more. Though published in 1913, these rules date from the 1890's.
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