“Athletics” grew to become in style after Oxford and Cambridge held their first track-and-field meet in 1864. The Amateur Athletic Association, which emphasised track-and-field sports, was founded in 1880, the Amateur Rowing Association in 1882. Archery matches, some of which were arranged months upfront and staged with considerable fanfare. When city met city in a problem of skill, the companies of crossbowmen and longbowmen marched behind the symbols of St. George, St. Sebastian, and different patrons of the sport. It was not unusual for contests in running, jumping, cudgeling, and wrestling to be provided for the decrease courses who attended…