1897 in sports
1897 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 |
- First Division - Aston Villa win the 1896-97 title.
- FA Cup - Aston Villa beat Everton 3-2, becoming the second club to complete the Double.
- Formation of Victorian Football League 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)
- Boston Beaneaters wins the National League championship
- Temple Cup – Baltimore Orioles 4 - 1 Boston Beaneaters
Events
- 17 March – Bob Fitzsimmons knocks out James J. Corbett in the 14th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship in the first championship fight ever captured on film.
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – James J. Corbett → Bob Fitzsimmons
- World Middleweight Championship – title vacant
- World Welterweight Championship – Tommy Ryan
- World Lightweight Championship – George "Kid" Lavigne
- World Featherweight Championship – George Dixon → Solly Smith
- World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Barry
Events
Honours – England
- County Championship – Lancashire
- Most runs –
- Most wickets –
Honours – Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Jack Lyons 404 @ 57.71 (HS 113)
- Most wickets – Tom McKibbin 44 @ 14.88 (BB 8-74)
Events
Great Britain
USA
Steeplechases
- Grand National – Manifesto
Flat races
- Australia: Melbourne Cup – Gaulus
- Canada: Queen's Plate – Ferdinand
- Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Wales
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Galtee More
- Epsom Derby – Galtee More
- St. Leger Stakes – Galtee More
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Typhoon II
- Preakness Stakes – Paul Kauvar
- Belmont Stakes – Scottish Chieftain
- Montreal Victorias win their 3rd Stanley Cup, defeating Ottawa.
- 31 January – The first known organized hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie.
- Inaugural Challenge Cup final – Batley 10 - 3 St Helens at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Canadian speed skater Jack McCulloch of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the World Speed Skating Championship
Events
- The inaugural French women's singles championship is held.
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Reginald Doherty (GB) defeats Harold Mahoney (Ireland) 6-4 6-4 6-3
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) defeats Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GB) 5-7 7-5 6-2
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Paul Aymé (France) defeats Frankie Warden (GB) 4-6 6-4 6-2
- French Women's Singles Championship – Françoise Masson (France) defeats P Girod (France) 6-3 6-1
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Robert Wrenn defeats Wilberforce Eaves (GB) 4-6 8-6 6-3 2-6 6-2
- American Women's Singles Championship – Juliette Atkinson defeats Elisabeth Moore 6-3 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3
References
- ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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