 1887 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ==american football== college championship * college football national championship â yale bulldogs events * the rules are changed so that gametime is set at two halves of 45 minutes each (as in association football). two paid officials, a referee and an umpire, are mandated for each game. ==association football== england * fa cup final â aston villa 2â0 west bromwich albion at the oval * barnsley fc and blackpool fc are founded germany * hamburger sv founded as one of the oldest clubs in germany scotland * scottish cup final â hibernian 2â1 dumbarton ==australian rules football== events * carlton football club wins the victorian football association premiership * norwood football club wins the south australian football association premiership * unions football club wins the western australian football association premiership ==baseball== national championship * national league v. american association â detroit wolverines (nl) defeats saint louis cardinals (aa) 10 games to 5 events * the two major leagues agree to a unified set of rules. * the national colored base ball league plays for a few weeks before folding. * five black men play in the international league, the highest minor league, the high-water mark in racial integration of professional baseball. ==boxing== lineal world champions * world heavyweight championship â john l. sullivan * world middleweight championship â jack nonpareil dempsey * world lightweight championship â jack mcauliffe ==cricket== events * the english cricket team in australia in 1886â87, generally known as alfred shaw's xi, is described by wisden as "one of the strongest that ever left england for the colonies". the team plays 10 first-class matches, winning 6 with 2 draws and 2 defeats (both against new south wales). england win both test matches played by 13 runs and 71 runs respectively. england * champion countya semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to december 1889 when the official county championship is
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