1908 in sports

none 1908 sports thumb|300px|right|Wyndham Halswelle wins the 400 m at the 1908 Olympics 1908 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship College football national championship – Penn Quakers Association football Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht was founded in Brussels Region on May 27.November 2020 Brazil 25 March — Clube Atlético Mineiro founded England The Football League – Manchester United 52 points, Aston Villa 43, Manchester City 43, Newcastle United 42, The Wednesday 42, Middlesbrough 41 FA Cup final – Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Newcastle United at Crystal Palace, London Bradford Park Avenue (1908–70) and Tottenham Hotspur elected to the Football League after Lincoln City and Stoke FC are expelled. Stoke FC is not involved in the election process but goes into receivership soon afterwards and is replaced by Tottenham Hotspur, who have lost the election to Bradford Park Avenue. Germany National Championship – Viktoria Berlin 3–0 Stuttgarter Kickers at Berlin-Tempelhof Greece 3 February — Panathinaikos, Greece's most successful sports club is founded in Athens, Greece by Georgios Kalafatis. Italy 9 March — Internazionale Milan founded Mexico Club Union of Mexico becomes Club Deportivo Guadalajara Netherlands 19 July — Feyenoord Rotterdam founded Scotland Scottish Football League – Celtic Scottish Cup final – Celtic 5–1 St Mirren at Hampden 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 Australian rules football VFL Premiership Carlton wins the 12th VFL Premiership: Carlton 5.5 (35) d Essendon 3.8 (26) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Events Richmond and University join the VFL Bandy Sweden Championship final – Djurgårdens IF 3–1 Östergötlands BF Baseball World Series 10–14 October — Chicago Cubs (NL) defeats Detroit Tigers (AL) to win the 1908 World Series by 4 games to 1 Events 23 September — the Merkle incident, which finally costs New York Giants the NL pennant Major League Baseball's lowest scoring season including the current record for fewest runs scored in a season by one team: 372 by St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) founded Boxing Events 4 July — Battling Nelson recovers his World Lightweight Championship from Joe Gans with a 17th-round knockout at Colma, California World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel loses his title on 7 September to Billy Papke by a 12th-round technical knockout at Vernon, California, but regains it on 26 November at Colma, California, where he knocks out Papke in the 11th round October – Mike "Twin" Sullivan vacates the World Welterweight Championship which remains unresolved until 1914 26 December — Jack Johnson becomes the first African American World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia. Johnson holds the title until 1915. Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Burns → Jack Johnson World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant World Middleweight Championship – Stanley Ketchel → Billy Papke → Stanley Ketchel World Welterweight Championship – Mike "Twin" Sullivan → vacant World Lightweight Championship – Joe Gans → Battling Nelson World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh Canadian Football Goals during play are reduced to 3 points Interprovincial Rugby Football Union - Hamilton Tigers Ontario Rugby Football Union - Toronto Athletic Club Manitoba Rugby Football Union - St John's Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union - Regina YMCA Edmonton defeats Calgary to win the Alberta Rugby Football League Dominion Championship - Hamilton defeats Toronto Varsity 21-17 Cricket England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire Most runs – Tom Hayward 2337 @ 45.82 (HS 175) Most wickets – Colin Blythe 197 @ 16.88 (BB 8–83) Wisden Cricketers of the YearThis award was subtitled Lord Hawke and Four Cricketers of the Year. – Walter Brearley, Lord Hawke, Jack Hobbs, Alan Marshal, John Newstead Australia Sheffield Shield – Victoria Most runs – Joe Hardstaff senior 1360 @ 52.30 (HS 135) Most wickets – Jack Saunders and Jack Crawford 66 apiece India Bombay Triangular – Parsees New Zealand Plunket Shield – Auckland South Africa Currie Cup – Western Province West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested Cycling Tour de France Lucien Petit-Breton (France) wins the 6th 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 Field hockey Olympic Games (Men's Competition) Gold Medal – England Silver Medal – Ireland Bronze Medals – Scotland & Wales Figure skating Events Inaugural International Skating Union (ISU) Championships for pair skating is held at Saint Petersburg Figure skating is held at the 1908 Summer Olympics and is the first winter sport to feature at the Olympics — 16 years before the inaugural Winter Games is held World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden) World Women's Champion – Lily Kronberger (Hungary) World Pairs Champions – Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger (Germany) 1908 Summer Olympics Men's individual – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden) Men's special figures – Nikolai Panin (Russia) Women's individual – Madge Syers (Great Britain) Pairs – Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger (Germany) 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 – Fred McLeod Other tournaments British Amateur – Edward Lassen US Amateur – Jerome Travers Horse racing England Grand National – Rubio 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Rhodora 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Norman The Derby – SignorinettaEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 30 December 2021 en The Oaks – Signorinetta St. Leger Stakes – Your Majesty Australia Melbourne Cup – Lord Nolan Canada King's Plate – Seismic Ireland Irish Grand National – Lord Rivers Irish Derby Stakes – Wild Bouquet USA Kentucky Derby – Stone Street Preakness Stakes – Royal Tourist Belmont Stakes – Colin Ice hockey Events January 2 — The first All-Star game in ice hockey history is held at Montreal to benefit the widow of Hod Stuart, killed in an off-season swimming accident. Stanley Cup January 9–13 – Montreal Wanderers defeat the Ottawa Victorias 9–3, 13–1 (22–4) in a two-game challenge to retain the Stanley Cup. March 7 — Montreal Wanderers win the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) championship for the third year in a row and successfully defend the Stanley Cup. March 10–12 – Montreal Wanderers defeat Winnipeg Maple Leafs 11–5, 9–3 (20–8) in a two-game challenge. March 14 – Montreal Wanderers defeat Toronto Professionals 6–4 in a one-game challenge to retain the Stanley Cup. Lacrosse Events Lacrosse is played as an Olympic sport for the second and last time (the first having been in 1904). Canada defeats Great Britain: they are the only two teams to compete. Motorsport 1908 in motorsport Olympic Games 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics takes place in London Great Britain wins the most medals (145) and the most gold medals (56) Rowing The Boat Race 4 April — Cambridge wins the 65th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league 1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain Events Hunslet becomes the first team to achieve the celebrated "All Four Cups" feat England Championship – Hunslet Challenge Cup final – Hunslet 14–0 Hull F.C. at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield Lancashire League Championship – Oldham Yorkshire League Championship – Hunslet Lancashire County Cup – Oldham 16–9 Broughton Rangers Yorkshire County Cup – Hunslet 17–0 Halifax Australia Professional rugby league begins in Australia with the formation of the New South Wales Rugby League South Sydney wins the first Australian championship, defeating Eastern Suburbs 14–12 in the final First Australian national rugby league team embarks on the inaugural 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain Rugby union Home Nations Championship 26th Home Nations Championship series is won by Wales As Wales also defeats France in a 1908 non-championship match, its team is retrospectively regarded as a Grand Slam winner Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Oscar Mathisen (Norway) Tennis Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – Fred Alexander (USA) defeats Alfred Dunlop (Australia) 3–6 3–6 6–0 6–2 6–3 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Arthur Gore (GB) defeats Herbert Barrett (GB) 6–3 6–2 4–6 3–6 6–4 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GB) defeats Agnes Morton (GB) 6–4 6–4 France French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis (France) defeats Maurice Germot (France): details unknown French Women's Singles Championship – Kate Gillou-Fenwick (France) defeats Pean (France): details unknown USA American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned (USA) defeats Beals Wright (USA) 6–1 6–2 8–6 American Women's Singles Championship – Maud Barger-Wallach (USA) defeats Evelyn Sears (USA) 6–3 1–6 6–3 Davis Cup 1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Australasia 3–2 USA 1908 at Albert Ground (grass) Melbourne, Australia References Category:Sports by year