1889 in sports

1889 in sports

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yp2=1887
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ya2=1891
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Baseball

*World Series - New York NL defeats Brooklyn AA 6 games to 3.Fact|date=April 2008

Cricket

* 12 March-13 March, Port Elizabeth - South Africa plays its first Test match, against England. England won by 8 wickets.
* The major English county cricket sides meet to agree a way of deciding an order of ranking for the next season; the County Cricket Championship is born.

Football (soccer)

England

*Football League - Preston North End win the 1888-89 title unbeaten, an achievement that will not be equalled until 2003-04 by Arsenal.
*FA Cup - Preston North End beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0, becoming the first team to complete the Double.

Golf

*British Open - Willie Park, Jnr.
*British Amateur - Johnny Laidlay

Horse Racing

*May 9 - Spokane wins the Kentucky Derby

Events

* October - Brentford F.C. founded by members of Brentford Rowing Club [http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10421,00.html]
*March 30 - Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
* July 8 - During the last championship bare-knuckle boxing match, John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds.

Births

* April 9 — Johnny Kilbane, American featherweight boxer (d. 1957)
* June 12 — Julius Skutnabb, Finnish speed skater (d. 1965)


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