1860 in sports
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Baseball

• The Excelsior club from Brooklyn, led by the sensational fast pitcher Jim Creighton, tours as far as Buffalo, New York, spreading the game, advanced points of play, and baseball fever

Football (soccer)

• 26 December - The first inter-club football match is played. Sheffield F.C. beat Hallam F.C. 2-0.
• Lausanne Football and Cricket Club founded in Switzerland, the first football (soccer) club outside England

Golf

• First British Open won by Willie Park, Snr. at Prestwick Golf Club. The championship is limited to professional players, to be opened next year.

Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Births

• March 5 - Sam Thompson - American baseball player (d. 1922)