25 October —Yale Bulldogs defeatDartmouth 113–0. This is the first college football game where one team scores over 100 points and also the first time one team scores over 100 points while the opposing team scores zero.[1]
The first of the modern World titles is recognised withJack (Nonpareil) Dempsey as the originalWorld Middleweight Champion.[4] The weight limit for middleweights at this time is 154 pounds. Dempsey will hold the title until 1891.
American heavyweight championJohn L. Sullivan faces a number of challengers but none of them last more than four rounds. Sullivan is very active on the exhibition circuit.[5]
In stark contrastNottinghamshire come closer to an absolutelyperfect season than any county side since, winning nine games and being three wickets shy of victory in their tenth
