1891 in sports
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1891 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 |
Contents |
[edit] American football
[edit] Association football
England
- The Football League – Everton 29 points, Preston North End 27, Notts County 26, Wolves 26, Bolton Wanderers 25, Blackburn Rovers 24
- FA Cup final – Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Notts County at The Oval
- The Football League expands from twelve to fourteen teams for the 1891-92 season: Stoke FC, having been expelled in 1890, is restored; Darwen is elected.
Scotland
- Scottish Football League – Dumbarton and Glasgow Rangers share the title in its inaugural season
- Scottish Cup final – Heart of Midlothian 1 - 0 Dumbarton at Hampden Park
Uruguay
- September 28 – foundation of the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC) by British railway workers in Montevideo; it will later become C.A. Peñarol
[edit] Baseball
- National League v. American Association – series not held
- The National League winners are the Boston Beaneaters who decline to play against the American Association winners, the Boston Reds
- The American Association folds after the season ends
[edit] Basketball
- James Naismith of Springfield, Massachusetts invents basketball
[edit] Boxing
Events
- 14 January – Bob Fitzsimmons knocks out Jack Nonpareil Dempsey in the 13th round at New Orleans to win the Middleweight Championship of the World. It is the first of three world titles that Fitzsimmons will hold during his career.
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – John L. Sullivan
- World Middleweight Championship – Jack Nonpareil Dempsey → Bob Fitzsimmons
- World Welterweight Championship – title vacant
- World Lightweight Championship – Jack McAuliffe
- World Featherweight Championship – Young Griffo
[edit] Cricket
Events
Honours – England
- County Championship – Surrey
- Most runs – William Gunn 1336 @ 41.75 (HS 169)
- Most wickets – George Lohmann 177 @ 11.66 (BB 7-20)
- Wisden Five Great Bowlers – William Attewell, J T Hearne, Frederick Martin, Arthur Mold, John Sharpe
Honours – Australia
- Most runs – George Giffen 275 runs @ 91.66 (HS 237)
- Most wickets – James Phillips 25 wickets @ 10.00 (BB 7-20)
[edit] Golf
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
- Grand National – Come Away
Flat races
- Australia: Melbourne Cup – Malvolio
- Canada: Queen's Plate – Victorious
- Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Narraghmore
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Common
- Epsom Derby – Common
- St. Leger Stakes – Common
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Kingman
- Preakness Stakes – not run
- Belmont Stakes – Foxford
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Rugby football
- The 1891 Home Nations Championship is won by Scotland with a 100% record against England, Ireland and Wales.
- The 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa is the first British Isles tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a joint British team. Between 9 July and 7 September, the team plays 20 games, including three Tests against the South Africa national rugby union team. The British Isles wins all 20 matches including the three Tests. Although not named as such at the time, the tour is retrospectively recognised as a British Lions tour.
[edit] Tennis
Events
- Inaugural French championship is held as the Championat de France International de Tennis. Initially, only the men's singles is contested; the women's singles will begin in 1897. Until 1924, the tournament is open only to tennis players who are licensed in France but, ironically, the inaugural tournament is won by an Englishman, H Briggs, who defeats French player P Baigneres in the final. Briggs is a British resident living in Paris.
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Wilfred Baddeley (GB) defeats Joshua Pim (Ireland) 6-4 1-6 7-5 6-0
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Lottie Dod (GB) defeats Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) 6-2 6-1
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – H Briggs (GB) defeats P Baigneres (France): scores unknown
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Oliver Campbell defeats Clarence Hobart 2-6 7-5 7-9 6-1 6-2
- American Women's Singles Championship – Mabel Cahill (GB) defeats Ellen Roosevelt 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3
[edit] References
- ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1245517290435089. Retrieved on 2009-06-20.
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