1885 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- World Series - Chicago NL ties St Louis A's, 3 games to 3 with one tie.
- The Cuban Giants, composed mainly of African-American players from Philadelphia, is the first black professional baseball team on a reasonably permanent basis. It will sometimes join a league and use a regular home park but more often tour independently.
[edit] Football (Soccer)
- July 20 - The Football Association legalises the paying of players.
- FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Queen's Park (Glasgow) 2-0
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
[edit] Yacht racing
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Puritan defeats British challenger Genesta, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 2 races to 0
[edit] Births
- March 21 — Charles Daniels, American freestyle swimmer (d. 1973)
- April 10 — Harvey Wood, British field hockey player (d. ??)
- April 18 — Hermann Müller, German race walker (d. 1947)
- June 30 — Heinrich Schomburgk, German tennis player (d. 1965)
- August 5 — Bradley Domjan, Canadian hockey player (d. 1993)
- August 6 — John Robinson, British field hockey player (d. 1916)
- September 8 — Ernestus Greven, Dutch athlete (d. 1924)
- October 12 — Jacques Keyser, Dutch athlete (d. 1954)
- November 21 — Robert Evans, Welsh footballer (d. 1965)
