1884 in sports

See also: \n1883 in sports, \nother events of 1884, \n1885 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Baseball 2 Boat race 3 Football (Soccer) 4 Events 5 Births 6 Deaths

Baseball

\n*First World Series contested - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none.

Boat race

\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Football (Soccer)

\n*FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Queen's Park (Glasgow) 2-1

Events

\n*Cresta Run constructed for skeleton\n*Canadian Rugby Football Union, forerunner of the Canadian Football League established\n*Gaelic Athletic Association founded to promote hurling and Gaelic football

Births

\n*Candy Jim Taylor, star player/manager in Negro League baseball\n*August 3 - Georges Boillot, Grand Prix motor racing driver (d. 1916)

Deaths