1872 in sports
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Events
Alpinism
- JULY 23: Johann Pinggera and Victor Pike climb than the first Lodner.
- July 24: Mountain guide, Johann Pinggera succeeding together with Victor Hecht made the first ascent of the Eastern Marzellspitze.
- JULY 26: Johann Pinggera and Victor Hecht also climb the Liebenerspitze first.
- AUGUST 18: Victor Pike climbs with guides Johann and Sepp Ausserhofer was the first to Wildgall.
- NOVEMBER 27: The geologist Wilhelm tear succeed the first ascent of Cotopaxi.
Football / Cricket
- November 30: The first international soccer match is played between Scotland and England in Glasgow and ends in a 0-0 draw.
- In Glasgow, the Scottish Football Club FC Clydesdale is established, which is the Clydesdale Cricket Club connected.
- The later rugby union club Swansea RFC was founded as a football club.
- The Le Havre AC is established, an event, but for which there is no confirmed evidence.
- The FC Dumbarton, the fourth- oldest Scottish football club is founded.
Other Events
- March 23: In the time of 21'15 " Cambridge wins for the third consecutive year, the Boat Race against Oxford.
- The already known under the name Poona badminton game is presented by the Duke of Beaufort for the first time at his country estate in England Badminton.
- After the foundation of a new trophy, the Claret Jug, The Open Championship can be discharged in the Gulf after a year's break. The winner is again Young Tom Morris.
Born
- January 8: Nikolai Alexandrovich Kolomenkin - Panin, Russian figure skater and the only Olympic champion of empire († 1956)
- January 11: Wilfred Baddeley, British tennis player and Wimbledon champion († 1929)
- JANUARY 26: Arthur Blake, American track and field athlete and Olympian († 1944)
- December 5: Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player († 1906)
- December 19: Fritz Wildungsmauer, German politician and sports official († 1954)
- December 23: Waldemar Steffen, German track and field athlete
- December 30: William Larned, American tennis player († 1926)