1909 in sports

none 1909 sports thumb|350px|right|François Faber of Luxembourg won the 1909 Tour de France 1909 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs Association football International football West Auckland Town, an English amateur team, defeats FC Winterthur of Switzerland 2–0 to win the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, one of the earliest international club competitions Brazil 4 April — Sport Club Internacional is founded in Porto Alegre 12 October - Coritiba Foot Ball Club is founded in Curitiba England The Football League – Newcastle United 53 points, Everton 46, Sunderland 44, Blackburn Rovers 41, The Wednesday 40, Woolwich Arsenal 38 FA Cup final – Manchester United 1–0 Bristol City at Crystal Palace, London Germany National Championship – Phönix Karlsruhe 4–2 Viktoria Berlin at Breslau Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC founded on August 3.May 2022 Romania Formation of the Romanian Football Federation (Federaţia Română de Fotbal or FRF) Scotland Scottish Football League – Celtic Scottish Cup final – competition cancelled following a riot at a replay between Rangers and Celtic; the first match was drawn 2–2 and the replay ended 1–1 Spain Formation of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol or RFEF). It is originally known as the Federación Española de Clubs de Football. Real Sociedad was founded in San Sebastián on September 7.November 2022 Athletics February 12 - American athlete James Clark runs world record Marathon (2:46:52.6) in New York City at the Brooklyn Marathon May 8 - American long-distance runner Albert Raines set a world's best time in the marathon ( 2:46:04) at the Bronx Marathon August 23 - Fred ‘Tenby’ Davies (Wales) defeats Bert Day (Ireland) at Pontypridd to become world champion over the half-mile distance run. Australian rules football VFL Premiership South Melbourne wins the 13th VFL Premiership: South Melbourne 4.14 (38) d Carlton 4.12 (36) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Bandy Sweden Championship final – AIK 7–3 Djurgårdens IF Baseball World Series 8–16 October — Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) defeats Detroit Tigers (AL) to win the 1909 World Series by 4 games to 3 Boxing Events March 10 - Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 rounds (Exhibition fight at the Vancouver Athletic Club) June 19 — Monte Attell wins the World Bantamweight Championship joining his brother Abe Attell, who holds the World Featherweight Championship, as the first pair of brothers to hold world titles simultaneously. Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant World Middleweight Championship – Stanley Ketchel World Welterweight Championship – vacant World Lightweight Championship – Battling Nelson World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh → "Fighting" Jimmy Reagan → Monte Attell Canadian football Interprovincial Rugby Football Union - Ottawa Rough Riders Ontario Rugby Football Union - Toronto Parkdale Manitoba Rugby Football Union - St John's Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto Calgary defeats Edmonton to win the Alberta Rugby Football League No matches take place in Saskatchewan this year 1st Grey Cup - University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale 26–6 An exhibition match takes place in New York. Hamilton defeats Ottawa 11–6 Cricket Events 15 June — representatives of England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's to form the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) England County Championship – Kent Minor Counties Championship – Wiltshire Most runs – Ernie Hayes 2105 @ 36.29 (HS 276) Most wickets – Colin Blythe 215 @ 14.54 (BB 9–42) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Warren Bardsley, Sydney Barnes, Douglas Carr, Arthur Day, Vernon Ransford Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Vernon Ransford 825 @ 103.12 (HS 182) Most wickets – Jack O'Connor 40 @ 23.00 (BB 7–36) India Bombay Triangular – Europeans New Zealand Plunket Shield – Auckland South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados Cycling Tour de France François Faber (Luxembourg) wins the 7th 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 Giro d'Italia Luigi Ganna (Italy) wins the inaugural Giro d'Italia Eton wall game Events 30 November — a goal is scored in the St. Andrew's Day match at Eton College, the last time this has happened in the St. Andrew's Day game (the most important match of the year) though points have been scored by other methods Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden) World Women's Champion – Lily Kronberger (Hungary) World Pairs Champions – Phyllis Johnson and James H. Johnson (Great Britain) Golf Major tournaments British Open – John Henry TaylorJohn Henry Taylor British golfer https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Henry-Taylor Encyclopedia Britannica 30 April 2021 en U.S. Open – George Sargent Other tournaments British Amateur – Robert Maxwell US Amateur – Robert A. Gardner Horse racing England Grand National – Lutteur III 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Electra 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Minoru The Derby – MinoruEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 30 December 2021 en The Oaks – Perola St. Leger Stakes – Bayardo Australia Melbourne Cup – Prince Foote Canada King's Plate – Shimonese Ireland Irish Grand National – Little Hack II Irish Derby Stakes – Bachelor's Double USA Kentucky Derby – Wintergreen Preakness Stakes – Effendi Belmont Stakes – Joe Madden Ice hockey Stanley Cup March — Ottawa Hockey Club wins the Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA) championship and the Stanley Cup. March — Renfrew Creamery Kings win the Federal Hockey League championship and challenge for the Stanley Cup, but cannot play because the Stanley Cup trustees rule their players are ineligible. Amateur hockey February — the Allan Cup is donated to be the amateur championship hockey trophy of Canada March — Ottawa Cliffsides win the Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (IPAHU) and the Allan Cup. The Cliffsides then lose a challenge to Queen's College of Kingston, Ontario. Professional hockey 25 November — Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA) disbands over the plans of the Montreal Wanderers to change rinks. The Wanderers are shut out and the new Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) is formed with the remainder of the ECHA teams. The CHA will disband in January 1910. 2 December — The Montreal Wanderers form the National Hockey Association (NHA) with the Renfrew Creamery Kings, Cobalt Silver Kings and Haileybury Comets of the Temiscaming league. The NHA owners also organize a new team Les Canadiens which is the basis of today's Montreal Canadiens. The NHA will absorb Ottawa and the Montreal Shamrocks of the CHA in January 1910. Motorsport 1909 in motorsport Rowing The Boat Race 3 April — Oxford wins the 66th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league International 1909 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia 10 February — Great Britain defeats Australia to claim the first ever Ashes series in the final match of the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain England Championship – Wigan Challenge Cup final – Wakefield Trinity 17–0 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Lancashire League Championship – Wigan Yorkshire League Championship – Halifax Lancashire County Cup – Wigan 10–9 Oldham Yorkshire County Cup – Halifax 9–5 Hunslet Australia 14 September — NSW Premiership is won by minor premiers South Sydney on a forfeit after Balmain withdraws from the grand final Rugby union Home Nations Championship 27th Home Nations Championship series is won by Wales Wales defeats France in a 1909 non-championship match. It is later retrospectively regarded as a Grand Slam winner. October 8 – The first rugby football match to be played at Twickenham Stadium is won by the Harlequins when they defeat Richmond at the brand new ground. Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Oscar Mathisen (Norway) Tennis Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – Anthony Wilding (NZ) defeats Ernie Parker (Australia) 6–1 7–5 6–2 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Arthur Gore (GB) defeats Josiah Ritchie (GB) 6–8 1–6 6–2 6–2 6–2 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dora Boothby (GB) defeats Agnes Morton (GB) 6–4 4–6 8–6 France French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis (France) defeats Maurice Germot (France): details unknown French Women's Singles Championship – Jeanne Matthey (France) defeats Gallay (France): details unknown USA American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned (USA) defeats William Clothier (USA) 6–1 6–2 5–7 1–6 6–1 American Women's Singles Championship – Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) defeats Maud Barger-Wallach (USA) 6–0 6–1 Davis Cup 1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Australasia 5–0 USA 1908 at Double Bay Grounds (grass) Sydney, Australia References Category:Sports by year