- 1881 in sports
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in?=in sports
cp=18th century
c=19th century
cf=20th centuryyp1=1878
yp2=1879
yp3=1880
year=1881
ya1=1882
ya2=1883
ya3=1884
dp3=1850s
dp2=1860s
dp1=1870s
d=1880s
da=0
dn1=1890s
dn2=1900s
dn3=1910s|Baseball *Detroit replaces Cincinnati leaving Cleveland and Providence the southerly cities on the
National League circuit. Four others lie on the northerly rail line from stalwart Chicago to stalwart Boston: Detroit, Buffalo, Troy, and Worcester.
*In autumn, for the first time, all eight National League clubs prepare to continue next season.Football (Soccer)*
March 12 - Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut, becoming the world's first black international football player
*April 9 -FA Cup Final:Old Carthusians beat Old Etonians 3-0. This was the last final to be played between two Southern amateur sides.
*Moyola Park F.C. win the firstIrish FA cup finalGolf Gymnastics *
July 23 - The "Federation Internationale de Gymnastique ", the world's oldest international sport federation, was founded.Horse Racing *
May 17 -Hindoo wins theKentucky Derby
=Rowing=*
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - OxfordTennis *First U.S. National Singles Championship, precursor of the US Open won by
Richard D. Sears Yacht racing *The
New York Yacht Club retains theAmerica's Cup as "Mischief" defeats Canadian challenger "Atalanta", of theBay of Quinte Yacht Club Births
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March 28 –Martin Sheridan , Irish-born athlete from the US (d.1918 )
*May 14 –Ed Walsh , Hall of Fame Baseball pitcher (d.1959 )
*June 18 –Zoltán Halmay , Hungarian Olympic swimmer (d.1956 )
*August 5 –Louis Baillon , British field hockey player (d.1965 )
*August 18 –Gunnar Setterwall , Swedish tennis player (d.1928 )
*September 2 –Stanley Shoveller , British field hockey player (d.1959 )
*November 28 –Cecil Healy , Australian freestyle swimmer (d.1918 )
*December 20 –Branch Rickey , Baseball executive (d.1965 )
*December 29 –Jess Willard , Heavyweight boxing champion (d.1968 )Deaths
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