1922 in sports

none 1922 sports thumb | 220x124px | right | 1922 Kentucky Derby 1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football NFL championship Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties. College championship Cornell Big Red – college football national championship Events 24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League. Association football England The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47 FA Cup Final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London Germany National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg played two drawn games Russia Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18.Soccer around the World Parrish Charles ABC-CLIO 2014 9781610693035 Athletics Monaco second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo France the first Women's World Games, Paris Australian rules football VFL Premiership 14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final. South Australian Football League 30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership. Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide) West Australian Football League 23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiership Sandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth) Bandy Sweden Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK Baseball World Series 4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie Negro leagues The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant. Boxing Events 10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th-round technical knockout in New York 24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris. 1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde Canadian football Grey Cup 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks Cricket Events Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles. England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172) Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham Australia Sheffield Shield – Victoria Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180) Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84) India Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans New Zealand Plunket Shield – Auckland South Africa Currie Cup – Transvaal West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados Cycling Tour de France Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de FranceCycling-Tour de France list of winners https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/cycling-tour-de-france-list-of-winners_sto7851605/story.shtml Eurosport UK 18 February 2021 en 26 August 2020 Events 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint. Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden) World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria) World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria) Golf Major tournaments British Open – Walter Hagen US Open – Gene Sarazen USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen Other tournaments British Amateur – Ernest Holderness US Amateur – Jess Sweetser Horse racing England Grand National – Music Hall 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis The Derby – Captain CuttleEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 2 January 2022 en The Oaks – Pogrom St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer Australia Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda Canada King's Plate – South Shore France Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory) Ireland Irish Grand National – Halston Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island USA Kentucky Derby – Morvich Preakness Stakes – Pillory Belmont Stakes – Pillory Ice hockey Stanley Cup 17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2 Motorsport 1922 in motorsport List of 1922 motorsport champions Rowing The Boat Race 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain England Championship – Wigan Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Lancashire League Championship – Oldham Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury Australia NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final) Rugby union Five Nations Championship 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway) Swimming Events Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier" Tennis Events Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held. Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2 Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0 France French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5 French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2 USA American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4 American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1 Davis Cup 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – USA 1912 4–1 Australasia at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States Water skiing Events Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson References Category:Sports by year