1848 in sports

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1848 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Baseball[edit]

Events

Boxing[edit]

Events

  • William Thompson retains the Championships of England but there is no record of any fights involving him in 1848.[2]

Cricket[edit]

Events

  • 18 July — birth in Gloucestershire of W. G. Grace, who will dominate cricket to the end of the 19th century and be hailed as The Great Cricketer

England

Football[edit]

Events

  • According to the recollections of Henry Charles Malden, a set of rules is created for use at the University of Cambridge, drawing features from the different public school games.[3]

Horse racing[edit]

England

Lacrosse[edit]

Events

  • Montreal's Olympic Club plays a match against an indigenous team.

Rowing[edit]

The Boat Race

Other events

  • Henry Clasper builds the first keelless racing boats and spoon shaped oars, and develops the outrigger.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Protoball 1848.1 Archived 2009-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Bendigo. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
  3. ^ Alcock, C. W. (1898-01-08). "Association Football: No. 1 -- Its Origin". The Sportsman (8851). London: 3.
  4. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.