Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Jan 2 Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth dismisses 3 English batsmen with consecutive deliveries during the 3rd Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for Test cricket's first "hat-trick"
Fred Spofforth
- Jan 23 US National Archery Association forms in Crawfordsville, Indiana
Birthdays in Sport
- Jan 12 Ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. 1968)