1884 in sports

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See also: 1883 in sports, other events of 1884, 1885 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball (Major League) 2 Boat race 3 Football (Canadian) 4 Football (Soccer) 5 Events 6 Births 7 Deaths

Baseball (Major League)

• Ned Williamson hits 27 home runs for the Chicago White Stockings, establishing a new record that will last for 35 years. He nearly doubled the record of 14 set the season before by Harry Stovey.

• First World Series contested - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none.

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Football (Canadian)

• The Canadian Rugby Football Union, forerunner of the Canadian Football League is established.

Football (Soccer)

• FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Queen's Park (Glasgow) 2-1

Events

• Cresta Run constructed for skeleton
• Gaelic Athletic Association founded to promote hurling and Gaelic football

Births

• Candy Jim Taylor, star player/manager in Negro League baseball
• August 3 - Georges Boillot, Grand Prix motor racing driver (d. 1916)
• August 4 - Henri Cornet, French cycling champion (d. 1941)
• December 31 - Edgar Page, British field hockey player (d. 1956)

Deaths

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