1901 in sports

none 1901 sports thumb|250px|right|Wimbledon tennis champion Charlotte Cooper Sterry 1901 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship No clear champion is determined in the 1901 season, with Michigan and Harvard being declared retroactive champions by the NCAA. NCAA record books also claim that Yale was chosen by Parke H. Davis as the champion of the season. Professional championships Western Pennsylvania Championship – Homestead Library & Athletic Club Association football England The Football League – Liverpool 45 points, Sunderland 43, Notts County 40, Nottingham Forest 39, Bury 39, Newcastle United 38 FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Sheffield United at Crystal Palace, London (replay following 2–2 draw at Crystal Palace). Tottenham Hotspur is the first (and to date only) non-League club to win the FA Cup since the foundation of the Football League. Brighton & Hove Albion FC founded. Hungary Formation of the Hungarian Football Federation (i.e., the Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség or MLSZ) Peru Alianza Lima, officially founded on February 15.February 2016 Scotland Scottish Football League – Rangers Scottish Cup final – Hearts 4–3 Celtic at Ibrox 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 Athletics Jack Caffery wins the fifth 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 Essendon wins the 5th VFL Premiership – Essendon 6.7 (43) d Collingwood 2.4 (16) at Lake Oval Baseball National championship National League championship – Pittsburgh Pirates American League championship – Chicago White Sox Events The American League repudiates its minor status and competes with the National League as a second major league. The AL abandons four western cities for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston. It signs about 30 prominent NL players before the season begins. The National League violates its constitution in the summer and there will be no major-minor agreement until the 1903 season. December – numerous minor leagues establish their own National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, commonly called Minor League Baseball (1902 to date). Boxing Events Barbados Joe Walcott wins the World Welterweight Championship. He is ranked by Nat Fleischer and Charley Rose as the #1 All-Time Welterweight; other sports personalities such as Tad Dorgan, Tom O'Rourke, Dan Morgan and Jimmy Johnston call him "the greatest pound for pound fighter who ever lived".Cyber Boxing Zone – Barbados Joe Walcott Young Corbett II wins the World Featherweight Championship, defeating "Terrible" Terry McGovern with a second-round knockout The vacant World Bantamweight Championship is claimed first by Harry Harris, who fails to defend it and increases his weight, so making himself ineligible. The title is then awarded to Harry Forbes following his second-round knockout of Danny Dougherty Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – James J. Jeffries World Middleweight Championship – Tommy Ryan World Welterweight Championship – William "Matty" Matthews → James "Rube" Ferns → Barbados Joe Walcott World Lightweight Championship – Frank Erne World Featherweight Championship – "Terrible" Terry McGovern → Young Corbett II World Bantamweight Championship – title vacant → Harry Harris → title vacant → Harry Forbes Canadian Football The ORFU begins to enforce amateurism more strictly by making players sign amateur cards. The Burnside Rules, named after John Thrift Meldrum Burnside, are a revised ruleset that begin to be used in the University of Toronto inter-faculty matches. Ontario Rugby Football Union - Toronto Argonauts Quebec Rugby Football Union - Ottawa College Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto Dominion Championship Game 1 - Toronto ties Ottawa College 12-12 Dominion Championship Game 2 - Ottawa College defeats Toronto 18-3 Cricket Events No cricket is played in South Africa due to the Boer War. England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Durham Most runs – Bobby Abel 3309 @ 55.15 (HS 247) Most wickets – Wilfred Rhodes 251 @ 15.12 (BB 8–53) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Len Braund, Charlie McGahey, Frank Mitchell, Willie Quaife, Johnny Tyldesley Australia Sheffield Shield – Victoria Most runs – Clem Hill 620 @ 103.33 (HS 365*) Most wickets – Jack Saunders 29 @ 17.13 (BB 6–70) and Joe Travers 29 @ 20.75 (BB 9–30) India Bombay Presidency – Parsees South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden) Golf Major tournaments British Open – James BraidJames Braid British golfer https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Braid-British-golfer Encyclopedia Britannica 30 April 2021 en US Open – Willie Anderson Other tournaments British Amateur – Harold Hilton US Amateur – Walter Travis Horse racing England Grand National – Grudon 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Aida 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Handicapper The Derby – VolodyovskiEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 29 December 2021 en The Oaks – Cap and Bells II St. Leger Stakes – Doricles Australia Melbourne Cup – Revenue Canada King's Plate – John Ruskin Ireland Irish Grand National – Tipperary Boy Irish Derby Stakes – Carrigavalla USA Kentucky Derby – His Eminence Preakness Stakes – The Parader Belmont Stakes – Commando Ice hockey Stanley Cup Winnipeg Victorias defeats defending champion Montreal Shamrocks in a Cup challenge, two games to nil Winnipeg Victorias wins the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) title over the Winnipeg Hockey Club and successfully defends the Stanley Cup title Ottawa Hockey Club wins the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) championship but declines to challenge Winnipeg for the Stanley Cup Lacrosse Events Sir Donald Mann donates the Mann Cup. Lord Minto, the Governor General of Canada, donates the Minto Cup. Ottawa Capitals win the first Mann Cup and the first Minto Cup. Motor racing Paris–Berlin Trail The Paris–Berlin Trail is run on 27–29 June over 1105 km and won by Henri Fournier (France) driving a Mors in a time of 15:33:06. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the VI Grand Prix de l'ACF. Paris–Bordeaux Trail The Paris–Bordeaux Trail is run on 29 May over 527.1 km and won by Henri Fournier (France) driving a Mors in a time of 6:10:44. The race incorporates the Gordon Bennett Cup (see below).1901 Grand Prix and Paris Races https://web.archive.org/web/20130514081928/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1901.html 2013-05-14 . Retrieved on 7 September 2009. Gordon Bennett Cup The second Gordon Bennett Cup is run from Paris to Bordeaux in conjunction with the Paris–Bordeaux Trail (see above) and won by Léonce Girardot (France) driving a Panhard-Levassor. Circuit du Sud-Ouest The Circuit du Sud-Ouest was run in Pau. Some anglophone sources wrongly call it the 'Pau Grand Prix'. This may stem from a mistranslation of the contemporary French sources such as the magazine La France Auto of March 1901.April 2026 It was run in four classes around the streets of Pau. The Grand Prix du Palais d’Hiver was the name of the prizes awarded for the lesser classes ('Light cars' and 'Voiturettes'). The Grand Prix de Pau was the name of the prize awarded for the 'Heavy' (fastest) class. Thus Maurice Farman was awarded the 'Grand Prix de Pau' for his overall victory in the Circuit du Sud-Ouest driving a Panhard 24 hp. Additionally the Grand Prix du Palais d’Hiver (400 à 650 kg 'Light car' class) was awarded to Henri Farman (Darracq); the second Grand Prix du Palais d’Hiver for the under 400 kg Voiturettesclass was awarded to Louis Renault (Renault); the Prix du Béarn was awarded to Osmont in a 'De Dion' tricycle.Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 by Hans Etzrodt Part 1 1895–1916 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413060254/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw1.htm 2009-04-13 ) Rowing The Boat Race 30 March — Oxford wins the 58th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league England Championship – not contested Challenge Cup final – Batley 6–0 Warrington at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Lancashire League Championship – Oldham Yorkshire League Championship – Bradford F.C. Rugby union Home Nations Championship 19th Home Nations Championship series is won by Scotland Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Franz Frederik Wathén (Finland) Tennis England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Arthur Gore (GB) defeats Reginald Doherty (GB) 4–6 7–5 6–4 6–4 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GB) defeats Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) 6–2 6–2 France French Men's Singles Championship – André Vacherot (France) defeats Paul Lebreton (France): details unknown French Women's Singles Championship – P. Girod (France) defeats Leroux (France) (scores unknown) USA American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned (USA) defeats Beals Wright (USA) 6–2 6–8 6–4 6–4 American Women's Singles Championship – Elisabeth Moore (USA) defeats Myrtle McAteer (USA) 6–4 3–6 7–5 2–6 6–2 Davis Cup 1901 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – USA 1896 walkover GBR British Isles Yacht racing America's Cup The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Columbia defeats British challenger Shamrock II, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, 3 races to 0 References Category:Sports by year