- 1897 in sports
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yp2=1895
yp3=1896
year=1897
ya1=1898
ya2=1899
ya3=1900
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dp2=1870s
dp1=1880s
d=1890s
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dn2=1910s
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January 31 - The first known organizedhillclimbing race was held inFrance from Nice toLa Turbie .Boxing *
March 17 -Bob Fitzsimmons knocks outJames J. Corbett in round 14 to win the world heavyweight championship in the first championship fight ever captured onfilm .Cricket *
County Cricket Championship - LancashireFootball (Australian rules football )*
Victorian Football League
** Formation, with initial clubs being Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne
** Essendon wins the 1st VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
** "See alsoVictorian Football League season 1897 "Football (soccer) England
* First Division - Aston Villa win the 1896-97 title.
*FA Cup - Aston Villa beat Everton 3-2, becoming the second club to completethe Double .Golf *June - British Open -
Harold Hilton
*September 17 - U.S. Open -Joe Lloyd
*British Amateur -Jack Allan
*U.S. Amateur -H. J. Whigham Horse Racing *
May 12 -Kentucky Derby -Typhoon II
*Preakness -Sly Fox
*Belmont Stakes -Scottish Chieftain Ice Hockey *
Montreal Victorias win their 3rd Stanley Cup, defeating Ottawa.
=Rowing=*
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - OxfordSpeed skating *Canadian speed skater
Jack McCulloch ofWinnipeg, Manitoba won the World Speed Skating ChampionshipTennis * Wimbledon
* Men's singles -Reggie Doherty
* Women's singles -Blanche Hillyard * U.S. Open
* Men's singles -Robert Wrenn
* Women's singles -Juliette Atkinson Births
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March 13 —William Herald , Australian freestyle swimmer
*June 18 —Martti Marttelin , Finnish long-distance runner (d.1940 )Deaths
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