1875 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- The Boston Red Stockings win a fourth consecutive pennant. For the first time there is practically no "pennant race" for the National Association championship, the last one.
[edit] Football
- March 13 - FA Cup: Royal Engineers beat Old Etonians 2-0 (replay)
- Birmingham Senior Cup round one was played for the 1st time
[edit] Horse racing
- May 17 - Aristides wins first Kentucky Derby
- Vinaigratte wins first Kentucky Oaks
[edit] Ice hockey
- 3 March - The first organised indoor game of ice hockey was played between two pick-up teams at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Canada.
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
[edit] Births
- January 7 — Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945)
- January 11 — Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (d. 1941)
- January 19 — Joep Packbiers, Dutch archer (d. 1957)
- February 20 — Marie Marvingt, French multi-athlete (d. 1963)
- April 15 — James J. Jeffries, American boxer (d. 1953)
- June 13 — Paul Neumann, Austrian swimmer (d. 1932)
- June 23 — Norman Pritchard, Indian athlete and actor (d. 1929)
