1882 in sport

Chronology of the sport

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Athletics

  • April. Foundation with Paris of the general sports club of the Racing Club, future RCF.
  • 7th edition of the British championship of cross-country race in Roehampton. Walter George asserts himself into individual; Moseley Harriers removes the title by team.
  • 3rd edition of championships AAA of athletics of Great Britain.
    • William Philips gains the 100 yards.
    • Henry Ball 440 yards.
    • Walter George 880 yards, the mile, 4 miles and 10 miles.
    • Thomas Crelin the steeplechase; Samuel Micrometer caliper the 120 yards hedges.
    • RF Houghton the high jump (1,71 m).
    • Tom Ray the jump with the pole (3,20 m).
    • the Irishman Thomas Malone the long jump (6,64 m).
    • George Ross the shot put (12,90 m).
    • Edmunds Baddeley the throwing the hammer (29,36 m).
    • Henry Whyatt the 7 miles goes.
  • 7th edition of the championships of athletics of the United States.
    • Waldron gains the 100 Mr.
    • Henry Brooks the 200 Mr.
    • Lon Myers the 400 Mr.
    • William Goodwin the 800 Mr.
    • Harry Fredericks 1500 Mr.
    • Tom Delaney the 10000 Mr.
    • James Tivey the 110 m hedges.
    • Alfred Carroll the high jump (1,70 m).
    • BF Richardson the jump with the pole (3,05 m).
    • John Jenkins the long jump (6,54 m).
    • Franck Lambrecht the shot put (12,13 m) and the throwing the hammer (28,35 m).

Baseball

  • 7th edition in the USA of the championship of baseball of the National league. The Chicago White Stockings are essential with 55 victories and 29 defeats.
  • First edition in the USA of the championship of baseball of the American Association (6 clubs). The Cincinnati Red Stockings are essential with 55 victories and 25 defeats.
  • October 6th. The champion of the American Association (Cincinnati Red Stockings) beats the champion of the National league (Chicago White Stockings), 4-0.
  • October 7th. The champion of the National league (Chicago White Stockings) beats the champion of the American Association (Cincinnati Red Stockings), 2-0. The continuation of the series of five matches is cancelled.

Cricket

  • December 31st/January 4th. First of the four test matches of the Australian round of the English team of cricket. Tie enters the Australia and the England.
  • 17 February 21st. Second of the four test matches of the Australian round of the English team of cricket. Australia beats England by 5 wickets.
  • 10 March 14th. Fourth and the last of the test matches of the round Australia of the English team of cricket. Tie enters Australia and England. Australia gains the series by 2-0.
  • Lancashire and Nottinghamshire are crowned champions of Cricket in England.
  • 28/August 29th. Test match of the team of Australia of cricket in England. Australia beats England by 7 runs. This historical victory of Aussies is at the origin of the challenge named “Ashes” between Australiens and English in reference to the article published in Sporting Times in the form of advertisement of death: In remembering affectionate the English Cricket, which died on the ground of Oval on August 29th, 1882, cried by all these many friends and knowledge, rests in peace. NB: the body will be incinerated and them ashes (ashes) will be transported to Australia .

Cycling

  • Foundation with Troyes of the sporting magazine, the Review Vélocipédique .

Fencing

  • Foundation with Paris of the Company of the Rooms of Weapons of France.

Football

  • F authorizes from now on the refunding of the expenses for the players concerning the meetings of F Cup, but prohibited the professionalism of which the use however spreads unrelentingly…
  • March 25th : Finale of the 11th F Challenge Cup (73 registered voters). Old Etonians 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. 6.500 spectators in Kennington Oval.
  • 1 {{er}} April : With Glasgow (First Cathkin Park), finale of the 9th edition of the Cut of Scotland. Queen' S Park is essential vis-a-vis Dumbarton, 4-1. 14.000 spectators.
  • May : The English club of Burnley Rovers founded one year earlier gives up the practice of Rugby for that of football.
  • Foundation of the English football club of Hotspur Football Club (future Tottenham Hotspur, as of 1884).
  • December 6th : Foundation of International Board of football, guard of the laws of the play.

Australian Football

  • 3 March 7th. Third of the four test matches of the round Australia of the English team of cricket. Australia beats the England by 6 wickets.
  • Geelong gains the championship of Australian Football of the state of Victoria. Norwood champion of South Australia. Be-Sydney champion of NSW.

Golf

  • Robert Ferguson gains the British Open of Golf to Saint-Andrews.

Play of palm

  • Inauguration of the first room of Jeu de Paume in Australia.

Water tournament

Judo

  • Coding of the Judo to the Japan by Jigoro Kano.
    • the Japanese student Kano Jigoro, little satisfied by the Ju-jitsu, ensign a new art, which it names the “Way of the flexibility”, the Judo, which is diffused very quickly in all the countries.

Ice-skating on ice

  • At the time of the first competition of figure skating to Vienna, the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen invents the figure of the Axel. In spite of this innovation, it is Autruchien Leopold Frey which is crowned.

Rugby with XV

Equestrian sport

  • the USA: Appolo gains Kentucky Derby.
  • England: Shotover gains the Derby.
  • England: Seaman gains the Large National.
  • Ireland: Exit gains the Derby of Ireland.
  • France: Simpleton and St-James (equality) gain the Prix of the Jockey Club.
  • France: Miss de Senlis gains the Prix of Diane.
  • Australia: The Assyrian gains Melbourne Cup.

Tennis

Births

Death

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