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1888 in sports

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1888 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

College championship

Events

  • Tackling below the waist is legalised.

England

Origin of the Football League

Hungary

India

  • Durand Cup instituted by Mortimer Durand as recreation for British troops stationed in India. It is the oldest tournament in India and the third oldest in the world.

Scotland

  • The VFA premiership is officially established, before 1888, the premier was decided by press consensus.
  • Victorian Football Association premiers - South Melbourne
  • SANFL premiers - Norwood
  • WAFL premiers - Unions

National championship

Events

  • The last of many adjustments finally sets four balls and three strikes for a "walk" and a strikeout.

Events

  • 10 March - Heavyweight Boxing champ John L. Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds
  • 30 October - The inaugural World Welterweight Champion is Paddy Duffy of Boston, Massachusetts who is recognised following his 17th-round knockout of Billy McMillan at Fort Foote, Virginia on 30 October.[2] Duffy retains the title until his death (by tuberculosis) in 1890. The welterweight division is for fighters weighing between 140 and 147lb.

Lineal world champions[3]

Events

  • After a run of disastrous results over a number of seasons, Derbyshire is demoted from first-class status and the 1888 championship is contested by only eight teams: Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Derbyshire will recover first-class status in 1894 and join the official County Championship in 1895.
  • 5 July — formation of Glamorgan County Cricket Club at a meeting in the Angel Hotel, Cardiff.
  • Thanks mainly to the bowling of Bobby Peel, England defeats Australia 2–1 to retain The Ashes.

England

Australia

February 22 - “Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

The Boat Race

Home Nations Championship

Other events

England

USA

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone – Lineal Welterweight Champions". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  3. ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  4. ^ A semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted.
  5. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.