1867 in sport
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Athletics
- First number of the English specialized magazine The Athlete .
Oar
- April 13rd. The Boat Race between the university teams of Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford is essential.
- July 19th. University regatta between Harvard and Yale. Harvard is essential.
- international Regattas organized with Paris by the Rowing-Club Paris at the time of the World Fair.
Baseball
- October 10th. Unions of Morrisania gains the 11th championship of baseball of the NABBP with 21 victories and 8 defeats.
- October 4th. Philadelphia Excelsiors are binding vis-a-vis Brooklyn Uniques finally first championship of American baseball reserved to the black players. Slavery was indeed abolished with the USA after the American Civil War, but the black/white bulk-heading which is set up then does not even make it possible to the black players to play baseball in “white” clubs as the decisions taken by NABBP the October 16th confirms it and the December 9th.
Boxing
- the English marquis of Queensbury codifies English boxing.
Cricket
- the Yorkshire County Cricket Club is crowned champion of cricket in England.
Football
- February 16th. First tower of the first competition of football in England: the Youdan Cup. It gathers 12 formations: Mechanics, Garrick, Hallam, Norfolk, Broomhall, Milton, Norton, Mackenzie, Heeley, Fir Vale, Pitsmoor and Wellington.
- March 5th. Finale of the Youdan Cup in Bramall Lane. Hallam gains the money cut concerned by the sponsor Tommy Youdan by being essential 2-0 vis-a-vis Norfolk.
- September 4th. Cricketers of the Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club (founded in 1825) found the English club of football of Sheffield Wednesday.
Golf
- Tom Morris gains the British Open of Golf to Prestwick.
Water tournaments
- August 25th. L. Isoird, known as lou Mounard, gains the Grand Prix of Saint-Louis to Sète.
Equestrian sport
- the United States: First edition of the American horse-race of the Belmont Stakes, with New York. Ruthless is essential.
- England: Hermit gains the Derby of Epsom.
- England: Cortolvin gains the Grand National.
- Ireland: Golden Plover gains the Derby of Ireland.
- France: Patrician gains the Prix of the Jockey Club.
- France: Young First gains the Prix of Diane.
- Australia: Tim Whiffler gains the Melbourne Cup.
Veil
- June 15th. Foundation of the Yacht Club of France.
Births
- January 19th: Henry Allen, international footballer English
- March 29th: Cy Young, American player of baseball
- April 7th: Albert Allen, international footballer English
- May 12th: Hugh Trumble, cricketer Australia N, cash 32 selections in Test cricket of 1890 with 1904. († August 14th 1938).
- May 21st: John Ferris, cricketer Australia N and English. († November 17th 1900).
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