See also: 1896 in sports, other events of 1897, 1898 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

Auto racing

• January 31 - The first known organized hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie.

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Hillclimbing (sometimes known as speed hillclimbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... Night view along the Promenade des Anglais This article is about the city. ...

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ... Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ...

Cricket

• County Cricket Championship - Lancashire

Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ...

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Formation, with initial clubs being Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne
  • Essendon wins the 1st VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
  • See also Victorian Football League season 1897

henry f is the best footy player in the world Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Australian football, which is also known as Australian rules football, or less formally as Aussie rules or footy is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped jerseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the post-1996 merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1897. ...

Ice Hockey

• Montreal Victorias win their 3rd Stanley Cup, defeating Ottawa.

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Montreal Victorias was an hockey team which played first in 1883 at the Montreal Winter Carnival. ...

Speed skating

• Canadian speed skater Jack McCulloch of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the World Speed Skating Championship

Gaetan Boucher training for the 1976 Olympics Speed skating or speedskating is a form of ice skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance over the ice as quickly as possible. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ...

Births

sean brophy joe oberlies

Deaths