1870 in sports
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1870 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 |
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[edit] American football
- Columbia joins and loses to Rutgers in only game. Princeton beats Rutgers. Columbia doesn't play Princeton.
[edit] Association football
England
- Formation of Rotherham United
Scotland
- Formation of Stranraer FC
International
- 5 March – the first international match between England and Scotland is a 0-0 draw at Kennington Oval but it is not officially recognised by FIFA as there is no Scottish FA in existence at the time
[edit] Baseball
- National Association of Base Ball Players champion – Chicago White Stockings
- June 14 – Atlantic of Brooklyn defeats the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 8 to 7 in 11 innings, the first Red Stockings' defeat since 3 October 1868.
[edit] Boxing
- 10 May – Jem Mace returns to competitive boxing and fights Tom Allen, nominally for the now-defunct English Championship, at Kennerville, Louisiana. Mace wins with a tenth round knockout which confirms that he is still the best English fighter. However, claims are made on behalf of Mace that he is now the holder of the American Championship also. Not having fought either Elliott or McCoole, this is an invalid claim.
- 12 December – American Championship claimant Jimmy Elliott is arrested and convicted of highway robbery and assault with intent to kill. He is sentenced to 16 years and 10 months at the Eastern Penitentiary in Philadelphia, eventually serving more than eight years.
- Elliott's rival Mike McCoole is inactive this year but, with Elliott out of contention, McCoole has the strongest claim to the American Championship with Mace now his main rival.
[edit] Cricket
Events
- 2, 3 & 4 June – Gloucestershire CCC plays its initial first-class match v. Surrey at Durdham Downs, near Bristol.
- Formation of Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Honours – England
- Champion County – Yorkshire
- Most runs – W G Grace 1808 @ 54.78 (HS 215)
- Most wickets – James Southerton 210 @ 14.62 (BB 8-67)
[edit] Golf
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Grand National – The Colonel (second consecutive win)
Flat races
- Australia: Melbourne Cup – Nimblefoot
- Canada: Queen's Plate – John Bell
- Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Billy Pitt
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Macgregor
- Epsom Derby – Kingcraft
- St. Leger Stakes – Hawthornden
- United States Triple Crown Races:
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – Cambridge
- In Australia, the inaugural Australian Universities Boat Race is won by Melbourne in 31 mins 4 seconds
[edit] Rugby football
- Foundation of Leeds RLFC
- Alcock's Football Annual lists approximately 75 clubs playing Rugby School football rules. These different clubs have different interpretations of the laws as played at Rugby School.
- The Nelson club of New Zealand starts to play Rugby School rules, the first club in that country to do so.
- In November, an anonymous surgeon writes to The Times complaining that Rugby football is dangerous. The letter fuels agreement in the sport to form a ruling body which will regulate the laws.
[edit] Yacht racing
- 8 April – the New York Yacht Club wins the first America's Cup challenge race, as Magic defeats British challenger Cambria, of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.
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