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Event table notes
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| Event data |  | 
   | Place: San Francisco, California |  
   | Start date: 29 Feb. 1884 |  
   | End date:   Mar. 1884 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | This was intended as a match of 7 games, but after a three-week pause following the fourth game, Jefferson did not appear to play, so Redding claimed the match. This outcome was reported in the 5 Apr. 1884 issue of The Argonaut, so the last game was played in mid-March. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Periodicals |  
   | [Argo], 1 Mar. 1884 |  
   | [Argo], 8 Mar. 1884 |  
   | [Argo], 5 Apr. 1884 |  |  |