- 1893 in sports
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year=1893
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April 8 - First college basketball game took place inBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania whenGeneva College defeated the New BrightonYMCA Baseball *The
pitcher 's rubber replaces the box and the effective distance from home plate increases from 55 feet to 60 feet, 6 inches.Cricket *
County Cricket Championship - YorkshireFootball (American) *
February 22 - TheUniversity of Alabama andAuburn University meet at Lakeview Baseball Park in Birmingham for the firstIron Bowl .Football (soccer) Argentina
* Foundation of the
Argentine Football Association onFebruary 21 .England
*First Division - Sunderland win the 1892-93 title.
*FA Cup - Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Everton 1-0.
*The Second Division is expanded from twelve to fifteen teams for the 1893-94 season. Liverpool, Newcastle United and Woolwich Arsenal are all admitted tothe Football League .
*New Brompton FC are founded, who go on to becomeGillingham FC Golf *British Open -
William Auchterlonie
*British Amateur - Peter AndersonHorse Racing *
May 10 -Lookout wins theKentucky Derby Ice hockey *
Stanley Cup first awarded - to Montreal HC. The club refuses it, in a dispute with theMontreal AAA .Ice skating
* First World Championships in
speed skating (open to men only) directly under the auspices of the ISU held inAmsterdam
=Rowing=*
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - OxfordYacht racing *The
New York Yacht Club retains theAmerica's Cup as "Vigilant" defeats British challenger "Valkyrie II", of theRoyal Yacht Squadron , 3 races to 0Births
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April 17 —Marguerite Broquedis , French tennis player (d.1983 )
*August 15 —Jack Hatfield , British swimmer and water polo player (d.1965 )
*October 12 —George Hodgson , Canadian swimmer (d.1983 )Deaths
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March 27 — John Roberts (69), British billiards champion (b.1823 )
*October 10 —Lip Pike (48), American baseball player (b.1845 )
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