1867 in sports

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See also: 1866 in sports, other events of 1867, 1868 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Boat race 2 Boxing 3 Football (soccer) 4 Horse racing 5 Lacrosse 6 Births 7 Deaths

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
• Four oarsmen from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada win the World Championship in Paris, France becoming Canada's first World Champions and earning the nick-name the "Paris Crew".

Boxing

• Marquess of Queensberry rules published

Football (soccer)

• Youdan Cup, the first organised football tournament, is held.

Horse racing

• First Belmont Stakes won by Ruthless

Lacrosse

• First official Lacrosse game played at Upper Canada College, who lose to the Toronto Cricket Club by a score of 3-1.

Births

• March 29 - Cy Young - american baseball player

Deaths