Events in Sport Dec 26 First ever inter-club football match between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield F.C. at Sandygate Road ground in Sheffield, England Birthdays in Sport Dec 2 Charles Studd, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; Middlesex) and missionary (Cambridge Seven), born in Spratton, England (d. 1931) Dec 15 Abner Powell, American baseball player, born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania (d. 1953) 1859 Sports History by Year 1861 1860 in Sport History Boxing Match That Went for 42 Rounds April 17, 1860
