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    What was the first sport filmed?

    Question #3197. Asked by flowers. (Jun 12 00 5:18 PM)


    billfay

    		Boxing -- was filmed by Thomas Edison in the 1890s.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/news/story?id=2449294

    [Link added March 26, 2008 -- Zbeckabee]

    Jun 12 00, 9:45 PM
    ajdale

    		Horse-racing. The English Derby was filmed in 1896.

    http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/j/jjh326/ass7b.htm

    [NOTE: Reference is to Epson Derby]

    [Link and Note added March 26, 2008 -- Zbeckabee]

    Jun 13 00, 1:04 AM
    zbeckabee

    		"We learn that the first sport to be filmed was boxing, in 1894."

    Edison's foresight and genius was evidenced yet again in 1893, when he constructed the first-ever film production studio, the Black Maria, or the Kinetographic Theater. This delightful 2-DVD set from A2ZCDS.com contains 132 absorbing short films produced by the Edison Company between 1891 and 1898.

    Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894) - Filmed in Edison's Black Maria Studio on the 14th of June 1894, this clip features the much talked about boxing bout between Leonard and Cushing. It is one of the first proper boxing footage, and what a match it was. Shot at a time when the rules in boxing were kept to a minimum, the fight between the two is very intense. The referee can hardly interfere, and it is a good thing that he does not. It is interesting to watch even if you are not a boxing fan.

    http://www.amazon.com/History-Motion-Pictures-Thomas-1891-98/dp/B000BNMX2Y

    http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=249811084656528
    QUESTIONS #3197, #4722, #9221 and #44668 are related.

    Feb 18 08, 7:31 PM

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