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Events in world sport through the years 1731 to 1735.

Boxing

Events

  • 6 May 1733 – James Figg and Jack Broughton fought in a six-round exhibition match.[1]
  • 1734 – Pipes was defeated twice by Jack Broughton (the "Father of Boxing"), but it is unclear if these were championship fights. Apparently, Broughton did not claim the title at that time.[2][3][4]
  • 1734 – George Taylor, another of Figg's students, defeated Bill Gretting in London.[5]
  • 1734 – Broughton defeated Bill Gretting twice, but it is unclear if it was a championship fight.[4]
  • 8 December 1734 – James Figg dies.[6] His student George Taylor takes over his amphitheatre.[7]
  • 10 December 1734 – Taylor claimed the Championship of England title. He also built his own amphitheatre where he trained boxers and fought there on occasion.[5][2]

Cricket

Events

  • Cricket became the first sport to enclose its venues and charge for admission. Ground enclosure is first recorded in 1731 when the playing area on Kennington Common was staked out and roped off. The same practice was in use at the Artillery Ground in 1732. Spectators at the Artillery Ground were being charged admission of two pence by the early 1740s but it remains unclear when charges were first introduced (probably in the 1730s).[8]
  • London Cricket Club, which played most of its home matches at the Artillery Ground, was the dominant club in 1730s cricket, especially in 1732.[9]
  • Frederick, Prince of Wales, became a major patron of cricket from 1733.[10]

Horse racing

Events

    References

    1. ↑ "James Figg". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    2. 1 2 "The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of England". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    3. ↑ "Tom Pipes". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    4. 1 2 "Jack Broughton". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    5. 1 2 "George Taylor". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    6. ↑ Gee, Tony (2004). "Figg, James (b. before 1700, d. 1734), prize-fighter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9417. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 June 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
    7. ↑ Birley, Derek (1993). Sport and the Making of Britain. Manchester University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-7190-3759-X.
    8. ↑ Waghorn, pp. 8–9.
    9. ↑ Buckley, p. 8.
    10. ↑ McCann, p. 14.

    Sources

    • Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
    • Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
    • McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
    • Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.
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