1883 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents 1 American football 2 Association football 3 Baseball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Golf 7 Horse racing 8 Luge 9 Rowing 10 Rugby football 11 Tennis 12 References

[edit] American football

College championship

• College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs

Events

• Modification of the scoring rules produces a system of four points for a touchdown, two points for kicks after touchdowns, two points for safeties, and five for field goals.

[edit] Association football

England

• FA Cup final – Blackburn Olympic 2–1 Old Etonians (aet). This is the first time that the FA Cup is won by a professional team and by a team from the north of England.
• Burnley FC moves to its present ground at Turf Moor and plays its first game there in February against Rawtenstall, but loses 6–3.
• Bristol Rovers founded as Black Arabs FC.

Scotland

• Scottish Cup final – Dumbarton 2–1 Vale of Leven (replay following 2–2 draw)

[edit] Baseball

National championship

• National League v. American Association – Boston Beaneaters (NL) v. Philadelphia Athletics (AA) cancelled

Events

• The NL, AA, and Northwestern League limit competition in the Tripartite Agreement, the first National Agreement and the birth of so-called "Organised Baseball".
• 6 September 6 — Chicago White Stockings set a still standing record for Major League Baseball by scoring 18 runs in a single inning (the 7th) in a game against the Detroit Wolverines.

[edit] Boxing

Events

• American heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan has a scare when he is knocked down in the first round of his fight against Charley Mitchell in New York City. He recovers to secure a technical knockout when police intervene after the third round and stop the fight. Sullivan goes on tour across America, fighting mainly in exhibition bouts; none of his genuine challengers last more than three rounds.^[1]

[edit] Cricket

Events

• England tours Australia to play a Test series of three matches, England winning 2–1 and so regaining The Ashes for the first time.

England

• Champion County^[2] – Nottinghamshire
• Most runs – Walter Read 1573 @ 47.66 (HS 168)
• Most wickets – Ted Barratt 148 @ 15.90 (BB 8–28)

Australia

• Most runs – Alec Bannerman 434 @ 54.25 (HS 101*)
• Most wickets – Eugene Palmer 51 @ 11.52 (BB 7–65)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

• British Open – Willie Fernie

[edit] Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Zoedone
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Hauteur
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Galliard
• Epsom Derby – St. Blaise
• Epsom Oaks – Bonny Jean
• St. Leger Stakes – Ossian

Australia

• Melbourne Cup – Martini-Henry

Canada

• Queen's Plate – Roddy Pringle

Ireland

• Irish Grand National – The Gift
• Irish Derby Stakes – Sylph

USA

• Kentucky Derby – Leonatus
• Preakness Stakes – Jacobus
• Belmont Stakes – George Kinney

[edit] Luge

Events

• First organised competition takes place in Davos, Switzerland

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

• 15 March — Oxford wins the 40th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

[edit] Rugby football

Home Nations Championship

• The inaugural series is won by England

Other events

• Foundation of Hull Kingston Rovers and Hunslet RLFC

[edit] Tennis

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – William Renshaw (GB) defeats Ernest Renshaw (GB) 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship – Richard D. Sears (USA) defeats James Dwight (USA) 6–2 6–0 9–7

[edit] References

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