1862 in sports

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See also: 1861 in sports, Sports clubs established in 1862, other events of 1862, 1863 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Rowing 3 Events 4 Deaths

[edit] Baseball

• National Association membership drops from 55 to 33 clubs, shedding every one outside greater New York except the Victory club of Troy, which plays only local matches.
• The fraternity laments the death of Jim Creighton, its superhero, perhaps from organ damage sustained on the field. His outsize base ball memorial at Greenwood Cemetery will be a mecca for the fraternity during the amateur era.

[edit] Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

[edit] Events

• First ski jumping competition held in Trysil

[edit] Deaths

• October 18 - Jim Creighton, 21, American baseball player