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1898 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.




American football


College championship

College football national championship – Harvard Crimson
Professional championships

Western Pennsylvania champions – Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
Events

The Morgan Athletic Club, which will eventually become Arizona Cardinals, is founded in Chicago and is the sport's oldest professional team.
3 December — the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars are defeated by the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, 16–0, in the very first all-star game for professional football.




Association football


Belgium

Standard Liège was founded.
England

The Football League – Sheffield United 42 points, Sunderland 37, Wolves 35, Everton 35, Sheffield Wednesday 33, Aston Villa 33
FA Cup final – Nottingham Forest 3–1 Derby County at Crystal Palace, London.
Both the Football League First and Second Divisions are expanded from 16 to 18 teams in 1898, bringing the total number of League sides to 36. Additionally, the test match system is abandoned in favour of automatic relegation and promotion. There is no relegation from the First Division in 1898, Burnley and Newcastle United being promoted to increase the number of teams to 18. To increase the size of the Second Division, Burslem Port Vale is restored to the League; Barnsley, Glossop (1898–1915) and New Brighton Tower (1898–1901) are elected for the first time.
Italy

Formation of the Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio or FIGC) in Turin. It is also known as Federcalcio.
Scotland

Scottish Football League – Celtic
Scottish Cup – Rangers 2–0 Kilmarnock at Hampden Park




Athletics


USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Ronald J. MacDonald wins the second running of the Boston Marathon.




Australian rules football


VFL Premiership

Fitzroy wins the 2nd VFL Premiership: Fitzroy 5.8 (38) d Essendon 3.5 (23) at Junction Oval
SANFL Premiership

South Adelaide
WAFL Premiership

Fremantle




Baseball


National championship

National League championship – Boston Beaneaters. This is Boston's fifth championship in eight years under manager Frank Selee.
Events

22 April — multiple no-hitters are thrown on the same day by two players: Ted Breitenstein and Jay Hughes.




Basketball


USA

23 April – The 23rd Street YMCA of New York City wins the first national basketball championship tournament, organized by the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).




Boxing


Lineal world champions

World Heavyweight Championship – Bob Fitzsimmons
World Middleweight Championship – vacant → Tommy Ryan
World Welterweight Championship – Tommy Ryan → Ryan vacates title → "Mysterious" Billy Smith
World Lightweight Championship – George "Kid" Lavigne
World Featherweight Championship – Solly Smith → Dave Sullivan → George Dixon
World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Barry




Canadian Football


Ontario Rugby Football Union - Ottawa Rough Riders
Quebec Rugby Football Union - Ottawa College
Manitoba Rugby Football Union - St John's
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto
Dominion Championship - Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Ottawa College 11-1




Cricket


England

County Championship – Yorkshire
Minor Counties Championship – Worcestershire
Most runs – Bobby Abel 2053 @ 48.88 (HS 219)
Most wickets – Jack Hearne 222 @ 14.05 (BB 9–68)
Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year – Wilfred Rhodes, Bill Storer, Charlie Townsend, Albert Trott, William Lockwood
Australia

Sheffield Shield – Victoria
Most runs – Clem Hill 1196 @ 66.44 (HS 200)
Most wickets – Ernie Jones 76 @ 21.75 (BB 7–80)
India

Bombay Presidency – Parsees
South Africa

Currie Cup – Griqualand West
West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested




Figure skating


World Figure Skating Championships

World Men's Champion – Henning Grenander (Sweden)




Golf


Major tournaments

British Open – Harry Vardon
U.S. Open – Fred Herd
Other tournaments

British Amateur – Freddie Tait
US Amateur – Findlay S. Douglas




Horse racing


Events

11 June — Willie Simms becomes the only African-American jockey to win all three races of the United States Triple Crown Races when he rides Sly Fox to victory in the Preakness Stakes.
England

Grand National – Drogheda
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Nun Nicer
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Disraeli
The Derby – Jeddah
The Oaks – Airs and Graces
St. Leger Stakes – Wildfowler
Australia

Melbourne Cup – The Grafter
Canada

Queen's Plate – Bon Ino
Ireland

Irish Grand National – Porridge
Irish Derby Stakes – Noble Howard
USA

Kentucky Derby – Plaudit
Preakness Stakes – Sly Fox
Belmont Stakes – Bowling Brook




Ice hockey


Stanley Cup

5 March — Montreal Victorias wins the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) championship and the Stanley Cup. It is the club's fourth AHAC championship in a row and second straight Cup title.
Events

10 December — first championship ice hockey league, the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) disbands over a dispute to allow a new member in its senior league. The Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) is formed to replace it, from the clubs seceding from AHAC.




Motor racing


Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Trail

The 1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Trail is run on 7–13 July over 1431 km and won by Fernand Charron driving a Panhard-Levassor in a time of 33:04:34. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the III Grand Prix de l'ACF.




Rowing


The Boat Race

26 March — Oxford wins the 55th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race




Rugby league


Events

Dewsbury RLFC founded
England

Championship – not contested
Challenge Cup final – Batley 7–0 Bradford F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
Yorkshire League Championship – Hunslet




Rugby union


Home Nations Championship

16th Home Nations Championship series is not completed
Events

London Irish founded




Speed skating


Speed Skating World Championships

Men's All-round Champion – Peder Østlund (Norway)




Tennis


England

Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Reginald Doherty (GB) defeats Laurence Doherty (GB) 6–3 6–3 2–6 5–7 6–1
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GB) defeats Louisa Martin (GB) 6–4 6–4
France

French Men's Singles Championship – Paul Aymé (France) defeats Paul Lebreton (France): details unknown
French Women's Singles Championship – Françoise Masson (France) wins: details unknown
USA

American Men's Singles Championship – Malcolm Whitman (USA) defeats Dwight F. Davis (USA) 3–6 6–2 6–2 6–1
American Women's Singles Championship – Juliette Atkinson (USA) defeats Marion Jones (USA) 6–3 5–7 6–4 2–6 7–5




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