1924 in Michigan

none 1924 1924 Events from the year 1924 in Michigan. 3 Office holders right|thumb|120px|Gov. Groesbeck thumb|right|125px|Mayor Smith right|thumb|120px|Sen. Couzens right|thumb|120px|Sen. Ferris State office holders Governor of Michigan: Alex J. Groesbeck (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Thomas Read (Republican) Michigan Attorney General: Andrew B. Dougherty (Republican) Michigan Secretary of State: Charles J. DeLand (Republican) Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: George W. Welsh (Republican) Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: George M. Clark Mayors of major cities Mayor of Detroit: John C. Lodge/John W. Smith Mayor of Grand Rapids: Julius Tisch/Elvin Swarthout Mayor of Flint: David R. Cuthbertson/Judson L. Transue Mayor of Lansing: Alfred H. Doughty Mayor of Saginaw: Ben N. Mercer Mayor of Ann Arbor: George E. Lewis Federal office holders U.S. Senator from Michigan: James J. Couzens (Republican) U.S. Senator from Michigan: Woodbridge N. Ferris (Democrat) House District 1: Robert H. Clancy (Democrat) House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican) House District 3: Arthur B. Williams (Republican) House District 4: John C. Ketcham (Republican) House District 5: Carl E. Mapes (Republican) House District 6: Grant M. Hudson (Republican) House District 7: Louis C. Cramton (Republican) House District 8: Bird J. Vincent (Republican) House District 9: James C. McLaughlin (Republican) House District 10: Roy O. Woodruff (Republican) House District 11: Frank D. Scott (Republican) House District 12: W. Frank James (Republican) House District 13: Clarence J. McLeod (Republican) Population Sports Baseball 1924 Detroit Tigers season – Under player-manager Ty Cobb, the Tigers compiled an 82–72 record and finished third in the American League. The team's statistical leaders included Johnny Bassler with a .346 batting average, Harry Heilmann with 10 home runs and 114 RBIs, and Cobb with 211 hits. Earl Whitehill led the pitching staff with a 17–9 record and 233 innings pitched.1924 Detroit Tigers Statistics Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com October 19, 2019 https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1924.shtml 1924 Michigan Wolverines baseball season – 2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book University of Michigan 2012 October 19, 2019 22, 66 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook-2012.pdf March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120456/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook-2012.pdf dead American football 1924 Michigan Wolverines football team – Under head coach George Little, the Wolverines compiled a 6–2 record, outscored opponents by a combined score of 155 to 54, and finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference. Quarterback Tod Rockwell led the team in scoring. 1924 Michigan State Spartans football team – Under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Spartans compiled a 5–3 record.1924 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 14, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1924-schedule.htmlFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 1924 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team – Under head coach James Brown, the Normalites compiled a 2–5–1 record.2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide Eastern Michigan University Football June 30, 2016 161, 170 http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2015/2015EMUFBGuide_072215small.pdf 1924 Detroit Titans football team – Under head coach James F. Duffy, the Titans finished with a 4–5 record.1924 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/detroit-mercy/1924-schedule.htmlFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 1924 Central Michigan Normalites football team – Under head coach Lester Barnard, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 7–1 record.Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 24, 2016 100, 108 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf dead 1924 Western State Hilltoppers football team – Under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–1–1 record.Football Records: Annual Results Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920 - 29 Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204947846 Basketball 1923–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach E. J. Mather, the Wolverines compiled a 10–7 record.Michigan School History Sports Reference LLC SR/CBB July 10, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan/ Howard M. Birks was the team captain.University of Michigan Basketball Record Book University of Michigan 24 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years.pdf 2019-10-20 2018-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20181026080859/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years.pdf dead Ice hockey 1923–24 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team – Other Michigan Open Chronology of events January February March April May June July August September October November November 4 - A number of elections occurred, including: President of the United States - Incumbent president Calvin Coolidge won in Michigan with 75.37% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1924&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1924 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections May 13, 2020 United States Senate - Incumbent Republican United States Senator James J. Couzens was for the first time elected to the Senate after being appointed to fill the vacancy left by Truman Handy Newberry's resignation in 1922. United States House of Representatives - All of Michigan's 13 U.S. Representatives won re-election except for Democrat Robert H. Clancy, who was defeated by Republican John B. Sosnowski, making Michigan's delegation to the House entirely Republican. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1924election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 Clerk.house.gov May 13, 2020 Michigan Governor - Incumbent Republican governor, Alex J. Groesbeck, defeated Democratic nominee Edward Frensdorf.Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1924 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=116509 Our Campaigns May 13, 2020 Michigan House of Representatives - Cora Reynolds Anderson became the first woman and the first Native American to be elected to the state House.https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/1558 Legislator Details - Cora Reynolds Anderson Library of Michigan May 16, 2020 December Births January 1 – Arthur Danto, art critic and professor, in Ann Arbor, MI January 31 – A. Alfred Taubman, businessman, in Pontiac, MI March 6 – Ed Mierkowicz, baseball outfielder, in Wyandotte, MI April 18 – Connie Binsfeld, 60th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, in Munising, MI May 3 – Isadore Singer, mathematician, in Detroit June 3 – Jay Van Andel, co-founder of Amway, in Grand Rapids, MI July 10 – Major Holley, jazz upright bassist, in Detroit July 22 – Margaret Whiting, singer, in Detroit July 23 – Avern Cohn, federal judge, in Detroit October 15 – Lee Iacocca, automobile executive, in Allentown, PA December 6 – Dorothy Comstock Riley, lawyer and judge, in Detroit December 31 – Frank J. Kelley, Michigan Attorney General (1961–1999), in Detroit Gallery of 1924 births Deaths May 11 - Moses Fleetwood Walker, first African-American to play MLB and a U-M alumnus, at age 67 in Cleveland August 3 - Charles E. Townsend, United States Senator from Michigan (1911-1923), at age 67 in Jackson August 25 - John Owen, set world record in 100-yard dash, at age 63 in a horseback riding accident on Mackinac Island Gallery of 1924 deaths References 30em