1891 Bicycle Pole Invented By Irishman Richard J. McCready 1930s Trade Ad Card

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1891 Bicycle Pole Invented By Irishman Richard J. McCready 1930s Trade Ad Card
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2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
1891 BICYCLE POLE INVENTED BY IRISHMAN RICHARD J. MCCREADY
An Irishman, Richard J. McCready, invented Bicycle Polo in 1891. A retired cyclist,
he was editor and owner of The Irish Cyclist, a cycling magazine. The first game was
played in County Wicklow between Rathclaren Rovers and Ohne Hast Cycling Club
(German for without rushing), on the 4th October 1891.
On October 31st that same year, his magazine published the first rules of the sport. The
Bicycle Polo Association of Great Britain then published there own rules in The
Morning Post on the 10th of September 1898 which were later adopted by the BPAI.
The first international was played in Crystal Palace, London between Ireland and
England in 1901. Ireland defeated England 105. At the London Olympics in 1908
Bicycle Polo acted as a demonstration sport.
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2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
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