1871 in sport

Chronology of the sport

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Baseball

  • March 17th. Foundation with New York of the National Association off Professional Bases Ball Players which sets up a professional championship in national matter. In fact, only the North-eastern quarter of the country is concerned here.
  • May 4th. Fort Wayne Kekiongas is essential 2-0 vis-a-vis Cleveland' S Forest City Club at the time of the first match of professional championship of baseball ( National Association ).
  • October 30th. The Philadelphia Athletics off gain the first professional championship of the USA of baseball organized by the National Association Professional Base Ball Players with 21 victories and 7 defeats.
  • Levi Meyerle is the first champion with the beater.

Cricket

  • Nottinghamshire is crowned champion of cricket in England.

Cycling

  • Foundation of the first club Dutch of cycling: Deventer Velocipede Club .

Football

  • February 25th : Nonofficial international match enters the England and the Scotland to London (Kennington Oval): 1-1.
  • Foundation of the English football club of Reading FC.
  • Creation of the specific station of Goalkeeper. This last which can make use of its hands on the whole of the ground distinguishes initially by the port from a cap.
  • July 20th : Creation of the F Challenge Cup.
  • November 18th : Nonofficial international match enters the England and the Scotland to London. The English assert themselves 2-1.

Australian Football

  • Carlton gains the championship of football Australia N of the state of Victoria.

Play of palm

  • the English George Lambert succeeds Tomkins like “World champion” of play of palm.

Rugby with XV

  • January 26th. Foundation in England of the Rugby Football Union . 21 clubs, whose Blackheath, take part in this creation. Blackheath was until there member of the Football Association , but it was the clash vis-a-vis the intransigance of F as for the use them hands to carry the balloon preached by Blackheath.
  • March 27th. First international match of Rugby enters the England and the Scotland. Scotland is essential in front of 4.000 spectators.

Equestrian sport

  • England: Favorius gains the Derby.
  • England: The Lamb gains the Large National.
  • Ireland: Maid off Athens gains the Derby of Ireland.
  • Australia: The Pearl gains Melbourne Cup.

Veil

  • Nelson Comstock on Columbia and Sappho gains the Coupe of America.

Births

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