1891 in sports

1891 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894

Athletics

American football

College championship

Events

  • Kansas defeats Missouri in the first Border War game 22-10 beginning one of the oldest and most fierce college football rivalries.

Association football

Argentina

Belgium

England

Scotland

Uruguay

Baseball

National championship

Events

Basketball

Events

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.[3]

Lineal world champions[4]

Cricket

Events

England

Australia

South Africa

West Indies

Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Horse racing

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey

Events

Sweden

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby football

Home Nations Championship

Other events

  • 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.

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

France

USA

References

  1. "Club facts: Club Brugge". UEFA.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. Cyber Boxing Zone – Bob Fitzsimmons. Retrieved on 14 November 2009.
  4. "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  5. "Bobby Beasley: Quixotic jockey and trainer". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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