- 1860 in sports
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dn3=1890s|Baseball *The Excelsior club from Brooklyn, led by the sensational fast pitcher
Jim Creighton , tours as far asBuffalo, New York , spreading the game, advanced points of play, and baseball feverFootball (soccer) *
26 December - The first inter-club football match is played.Sheffield F.C. beatHallam F.C. 2-0.
*Lausanne Football and Cricket Club founded in Switzerland, the firstfootball (soccer) club outside EnglandGolf *First British Open won by
Willie Park, Snr. atPrestwick Golf Club . The championship is limited to professional players, to be opened next year.
=Rowing=*
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - CambridgeBirths *
March 5 -Sam Thompson - American baseball player (d.1922 )
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