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See also:
1954 in sports,
other events of 1955,
1956 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- August 31 - In one of the most famous match races in thoroughbred racing history, Nashua[?] beat Swaps[?] at Washington Park racetrack. It was Swaps only loss in nine starts as a three-year old. Nashua's owner-breeder, William Woodward, Sr.[?], dreamed of owning an Epsom Derby winner, and he planned to send Nashua to England to train toward that goal. However, Woodward was shot to death by his wife before he could proceed.
- Fred Davis[?] retained the World Professional Snooker Championship
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