1885 in sports

1885 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

College championship

England

Hungary

Scotland

National championship

Events

  • The Cuban Giants, composed mainly of African-American players from Philadelphia, is the first black professional baseball team on a reasonably permanent basis. It will sometimes join a league and use a regular home park but more often tour independently.

Events

Lineal world champions[6]

Events

  • Nottinghamshire wins the county championship title for a third successive season

England

Australia

Events

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Events

The Boat Race

Home Nations Championship

Other events

Norway

England

USA

America's Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Lineal Heavyweight Champions. Retrieved on 6 June 2009. Archived 2009-06-08.
  3. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – John L Sullivan. Retrieved on 13 November 2009.
  4. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Jack Nonpareil Dempsey. Retrieved on 13 November 2009.
  5. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – James J Corbett. Retrieved on 13 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  7. ^ A semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted.
  8. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.