1871 in sports

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September 3: Victor pike and mountain guide, Johann Pinggera climb than the first Tschenglser high wall.

January 26: 21 English rugby clubs meet in London to start the sports association Rugby Football Union, the standardized gradually the rules of Rugby School. William Cail is elected its president.
March 27: In Edinburgh, the first international match according to rules of Rugby Union between Scotland and England will take place, which the home team wins 4-1.
November 11: In England, the first round of the first FA Cup will be played. 14 football teams take part in the FA Cup 1871/72.

Since the Championship Belt is passed in the previous year after his third consecutive victory in the possession of Young Tom Morris, there is no trophy this year, and The Open Championship in golf for the first time were not held.

The Worcester Rugby Football Club is founded.
The Old Etonians Football Club, in which mainly play graduates of Eton College is founded.
The baseball team Boston Red Stockings is founded. In the same year, the National Association is the first professional baseball league was founded.

May 30: Nándor Dani, Hungarian athlete († 1949)
June 19: Fritz Hofmann, German track and field athlete and Olympian († 1927)
June 19: Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian athlete and participants of the first Summer Olympic Games 1896 ( † 1932)
JUNE 26: Johan Anker, Norwegian sailor, Olympic champion and constructor († 1940)
JUNE 28: Bruno Büchner, German cycling and racing driver and aviator († 1943)

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