1800-1900 Sports Events

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  • Alexander Cartwright published the first official rules of baseball for New York's Knickerbocker Club

    Alexander Cartwright published the first official rules of baseball for New York's Knickerbocker Club

    This standardized the rules of baseball, allowing for the game to expand with consistency.
  • First Collegiate Sporting Event

    First Collegiate Sporting Event

    The first ever collegiate sporting event was held when Harvard took on Yale in rowing.
  • First College Football Game

    First College Football Game

    College football was born in Newark, New Jersey when Rutgers and Princeton faced off.
  • First Ever Kentucky Derby

    First Ever Kentucky Derby

    The first running of the Kentucky Derby established what is considered today as the greatest horse race in the world.
  • National League is Created

    National League is Created

    The National League was created which was the first professional baseball league in America.
  • Creation of Basketball

    Creation of Basketball

    Dr. James Naismith created basketball at Springfield College to give athletes a sport to play indoors during the winter.
  • Volleyball was Created

    Volleyball was Created

    William G. Morgan invented volleyball in February of 1895.
  • First Ever Modern Olympic Games Were Held

    First Ever Modern Olympic Games Were Held

    The first ever modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece featuring 14 nations and 241 male athletes.