George Albert Wood, also known as "Dandy" Wood, was a British North America-born professional baseball player and manager whose career spanned from 1878 to 1896. He played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder, for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881–85), Philadelphia Quakers (1886–89), Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), Baltimore Orioles, and Cincinnati Reds (1892). In 1891, he served as both a player and the manager of the Athletics.
George Gilman Fogg was an American politician and diplomat who served as a member of the United States Senate for New Hampshire from 1866 to 1867. From 1861 to 1865, Fogg served as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Fogg had previously served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and New Hampshire Secretary of State.
1880 was the 94th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The second tour by a representative Australian team was undertaken and they took part in the (retrospective) first Test match to be played in England. County cricket was dominated by the Nottinghamshire bowlers Alfred Shaw and Fred Morley.
Beccari's free-tailed bat is a species of bat in the free-tailed bat family Molossidae found to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It can be found in several habitat types, including savanna, tropical moist forest, and fragmented and urban habitat. It roosts in trees, caves, and buildings in small colonies. This is a common species which is not considered to be threatened. The names Beccari's free-tailed bat or Beccari's mastiff bat once applied to populations in Australia.
The 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. It was the first season for the team as a member of the American Association. This team took the nickname from the previous National League team that played during 1876–1879, but was otherwise unrelated. The Red Stockings won the first American Association championship this season.
The 1881 Chicago White Stockings season was the tenth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the sixth in the National League and the fourth at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings won the National League championship with a record of 56–28.
The 1881 Boston Red Caps season was the 11th season of the franchise.
An England cricket team toured Australia, New Zealand and the United States between September 1881 and March 1882. The tour was privately organised by the professional players James Lillywhite, junior, Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury. In all matches other than Tests, the team was called A. Shaw's XI. In Australia, the tour itinerary consisted of seven first-class matches, including a four-match Test series against Australia. The Test series was won 2–0 by Australia with two matches drawn. The Ashes, which began later in 1882, were not at stake. None of the matches in either New Zealand or the United States have been ascribed first-class status.
Acanthocinini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Blanchard in 1845.
Leptostylus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852.
Lepturges is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1863.
Urgleptes is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Dillon in 1956.
Nealcidion is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Calliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Colobothea is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Adesmus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Eranina is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Phaea is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Hemilophus dimidiaticornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Audinet-Serville in 1835. It is known from Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina.
Hemilophus leucogrammus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1881. It is known from Brazil.
