1873 in sports

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See also: 1872 in sports, Sports clubs established in 1873, other events of 1873, 1874 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Football 3 Horse racing 4 Rowing 5 Births

[edit] Baseball

• The champion Boston Red Stockings win another one

[edit] Football

• March 29 - FA Cup: Wanderers beat Oxford University 2-0
• Scottish Football Association founded and Scottish Cup launched

[edit] Horse racing

• Survivor wins the first Preakness Stakes

[edit] Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

[edit] Births

• February 7 — Charles Dixon, British tennis player (d. 1939)
• October 19 — Jaap Eden, Dutch cyclist and ice speed skater (d. 1925)
• November 5 — Teddy Flack, Australian athlete (d. 1935)
• November 24 — Herbert Barrett, British tennis player (d. 1943)