1902 in sports

none 1902 sports thumb|200px|right|World lightweight boxing champion Joe Gans 1902 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship Rose Bowl (1901 season): The Michigan Wolverines won 49–0 over the Stanford Indians to win the college football national championship Michigan Wolverines – college football national championship Professional championships National Football League champions – Pittsburgh Stars Ohio League champions – Akron East Ends Events 1 January — inaugural Rose Bowl game is played at Pasadena, California September — the first professional football league, the National Football League (1902), which is unrelated to the current NFL, is formed from three teams based in Pennsylvania and who are backed by Major League Baseball. The league folds a few months later. 21 November — the Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game. 29 November — the Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Football Athletics, 11–0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the 1902 National Football League championship. 28 December — the Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional American football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden. Association football Brazil Fluminense FC was founded in Laranjeiras area, Rio de Janeiro.Nilsson Leonard Jägerskiöld World Football Club Crests: The Design, Meaning and Symbolism of World Football's Most Famous Club Badges 13 November 2018 Bloomsbury USA 978-1-4729-5425-1 234 https://books.google.com/books?id=ugF2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA234 en England The Football League – Sunderland 44 points, Everton 41, Newcastle United 37, Blackburn Rovers 36, Nottingham Forest 35, Derby County 35 FA Cup final – Sheffield United 2–1 Southampton at Crystal Palace, London (replay following 1–1 draw at Crystal Palace) 26 April — shortly after being saved from bankruptcy, Newton Heath changes its name to Manchester United Scotland Scottish Football League – Rangers Scottish Cup final – Hibernian 1–0 Celtic at Celtic ParkScottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/archive/scottish-cup-history/scottish-cup-winners/ www.scottishfa.co.uk 5 February 2021 Spain 10 March — foundation of Real Madrid as Madrid Fútbol Club Athletics Sammy Mellor wins the sixth running of the Boston Marathon.http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/race-summaries/1901-1905.aspx Boston Marathon History: 1901-1905 Boston Athletic Association Boston Athletic Association 2011 www.baa.org Boston Athletic Association Boston https://web.archive.org/web/20110221123355/http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/race-summaries/1901-1905.aspx 2011-02-21 March 2, 2011 dead Australian rules football VFL Premiership Collingwood wins the 6th VFL Premiership: Collingwood 9.6 (60) d Essendon 3.9 (27) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) With a handful of exceptions, all VFL/AFL Grand Finals are played at the MCG from 1902 Baseball National championship National League championship – Pittsburgh Pirates American League championship – Philadelphia Athletics Events 23 April — infielder Lou Castro debuts with the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League as the first Latin-American to play in Major League Baseball Winnipeg Maroons wins the inaugural Northern League Championship in the minor leagues Boxing Events Joe Gans wins the World Lightweight Championship by knocking out Frank Erne in the first round. Gans successfully defends the title five times by the end of the year. 25 July — James J. Jeffries defeats Bob Fitzsimmons by an eighth-round knockout in San Francisco, Fitzsimmons failing in his bid to recover the World Heavyweight Championship Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – James J. Jeffries World Middleweight Championship – Tommy Ryan World Welterweight Championship – Barbados Joe Walcott World Lightweight Championship – Frank Erne → Joe Gans World Featherweight Championship – Young Corbett II World Bantamweight Championship – Harry Forbes Canadian Football The ORFU is reduced to two teams after Hamilton ceases play after the first game of the season. Ontario Rugby Football Union - Ottawa Rough Riders Quebec Rugby Football Union - Ottawa College Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Rowing Club Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - McGill Dominion Championship - The Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Ottawa College 5-0 Cricket Events No cricket is played in South Africa due to the Boer War. Australia defeats England in The Ashes by 2 Tests to 1 after the first two Tests have been rained off. In one of the most famous Test series in history, the final three matches are full of drama with Victor Trumper scoring a century before lunch in the Third Test, Australia winning the Fourth Test by just 3 runs and England winning the Fifth Test by one wicket following a century in only 75 minutes by Gilbert Jessop. England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Wiltshire Most runs – Victor Trumper 2570 @ 48.49 (HS 128) Most wickets – Wilfred Rhodes 213 @ 13.15 (BB 8–26) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Warwick Armstrong, Cuthbert Burnup, James Iremonger, James Kelly, Victor Trumper Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Clem Hill 1035 @ 51.75 (HS 107) Most wickets – Len Braund 62 @ 28.69 (BB 6–90) India Bombay Presidency – Europeans shared with Parsees South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden) Golf Major tournaments British Open – Sandy Herd US Open – Laurie Auchterlonie, who becomes the first golfer to break 80 in all four rounds of the US Open Other tournaments British Amateur – Charles Hutchings US Amateur – Louis N. James Horse racing England Grand National – Shannon Lass 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Sceptre 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Sceptre The Derby – Ard PatrickEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 29 December 2021 en The Oaks – Sceptre St. Leger Stakes – Sceptre Australia Melbourne Cup – The Victory Canada King's Plate – Lyddite Ireland Irish Grand National – Patlander Irish Derby Stakes – St. Brendan USA Kentucky Derby – Alan-a-Dale Preakness Stakes – Old England Belmont Stakes – Masterman Ice hockey Stanley Cup Winnipeg Victorias successfully defends the Stanley Cup, defeating Toronto Wellingtons in a Cup challenge by two games to nil in a best-of-three series March – Winnipeg Victorias wins the Manitoba Hockey Association championship to retain the Stanley Cup 1 March — Montreal HC wins the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) championship and challenges Winnipeg 13–17 March — Montreal and Winnipeg play a best-of-three series for the Stanley Cup, Montreal winning by two games to one to claim the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1894 Motor racing Paris-Vienna Trail The Paris-Vienna Trail is run on 26–29 June over 990 km and won by Marcel Renault (France) driving a Renault in a time of 15:47:43. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the VII Grand Prix de l'ACF.1902 Grand Prix and Paris Races https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113840/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1902.html 2015-09-24 . Retrieved on 12 September 2009. Gordon Bennett Cup The third Gordon Bennett Cup is run from Paris to Innsbruck and won by Selwyn Edge (Great Britain) driving a Napier 30hp. Circuit des Ardennes The inaugural Circuit des Ardennes is run on 31 July 1902 in the vicinity of Bastogne. The total distance is 512.05 km (i.e., 85.34 km x 6 laps). The winner is Charles Jarrott (Great Britain), driving a Panhard-Levassor 70 hp in a time of 5:53:39. Great Britain The first motor race in Great Britain is held at Bexhill-on-Sea with more than 200 entries.Birthplace of British motor racing. Retrieved on 16 August 2009. Rowing The Boat Race 22 March — Cambridge wins the 59th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league Events Featherstone Rovers founded England Championship – Broughton Rangers Challenge Cup final – Broughton Rangers 25–0 Salford at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Lancashire League Championship – Wigan Yorkshire League Championship – Leeds Rugby union Home Nations Championship 20th Home Nations Championship series is won by Wales Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – none declared Tennis England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Laurence Doherty (GB) defeats Arthur Gore (GB) 6–4 6–3 3–6 6–0 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Muriel Robb (GB) defeats Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GB) 7–5 6–1 France French Men's Singles Championship – Michel Vacherot (France) defeats Max Decugis (France) 6–4 6–2 French Women's Singles Championship – Françoise Masson (France) defeats P. Girod (France): details unknown USA American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned (USA) defeats Reginald Doherty (GB) 4–6 6–2 6–4 8–6 American Women's Singles Championship – Marion Jones (USA) defeats Elisabeth Moore (USA) 6–1 1–0 retired Davis Cup 1902 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – USA 1896 3–2 GBR British Isles at Crescent Athletic Club (grass) Brooklyn, United States References Category:Sports by year