1910 in sports

none 1910 sports thumb|300px|right|Jack Johnson defended his world title against former champion James J. Jeffries 1910 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship College football national champions – Harvard Crimson Professional championship Ohio League champions – Shelby Blues and Shelby Tigers (shared) Association football England The Football League – Aston Villa 53 points, Liverpool 48, Blackburn Rovers 45, Newcastle United 45, Manchester United 45, Sheffield United 42 FA Cup final – Newcastle United 2–0 Barnsley at Crystal Palace, London (replay following 1–1 draw at Crystal Palace) Manchester United moves from its venue at Bank Street to its present home Old TraffordManchester United English football club https://www.britannica.com/topic/Manchester-United Encyclopedia Britannica 6 February 2021 en Germany National Championship – Karlsruher FV (0–0) 1–0 Holstein Kiel at Köln Foundation of FC St. Pauli (15 May) Norway Foundation of Bærum SK (26 March) Scotland Scottish Football League – Celtic Scottish Cup final – Dundee 2–1 Clyde at Ibrox Park (2nd replay, following 2–2 and 0–0 draws) Ayr United formed following a merger between Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr FC Australian rules football VFL Premiership St. Kilda achieves the worst start by a team that did not suffer a winless season, losing its first seventeen games before a huge upset over Carlton. This has been equalled only by Fremantle in 2001 and in 2013. Collingwood wins the 14th VFL premiership, defeating Carlton 9.7 (61) to 6.11 (47) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Bandy Sweden Championship final – IFK Uppsala 2–0 IFK Stockholm Baseball World Series 17–23 October — Philadelphia Athletics (AL) defeats Chicago Cubs (NL) to win the 1910 World Series by 4 games to 1 Boxing Events 22 February — Ad Wolgast outlasts Battling Nelson at Point Richmond, California, to win the World Lightweight Championship by a technical knockout after 40 rounds. 4 July — in boxing's first "fight of the century", Jack Johnson knocks out the "great white hope" James J. Jeffries in round 15 to retain his World Heavyweight Championship title. 15 October — World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel is shot and killed at Conway, Missouri, by Walter Dipley, a jealous farm worker. Ketchel is rated by many boxing historians as the best middleweight ever. The title remains vacant until 1913. Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant World Middleweight Championship – Stanley Ketchel → vacant World Welterweight Championship – vacant World Lightweight Championship – Battling Nelson → Ad Wolgast World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell World Bantamweight Championship – Monte Attell Canadian football The Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union adopts CRU rules Interprovincial Rugby Football Union - Hamilton Tigers Ontario Rugby Football Union - Toronto Athletic Club Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Rowing Club Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union - Moose Jaw Calgary defeats Edmonton to win the Alberta Rugby Football League 2nd Grey Cup – University of Toronto defeats Hamilton 16-7 Cricket England County Championship – Kent Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk Most runs – Johnny Tyldesley 2265 @ 46.22 (HS 158) Most wickets – Razor Smith 247 @ 13.05 (BB 8–13) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Harry Foster, Alfred Hartley, Charlie Llewellyn, Razor Smith, Frank Woolley Australia Sheffield Shield – South Australia Most runs – Bert Kortlang 656 @ 131.20 (HS 197) Most wickets – Jack Saunders 49 @ 17.32 (BB 6–35) India Bombay Triangular – Europeans shared with Parsees New Zealand Plunket Shield – Auckland South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Tour de France Octave Lapize (France) wins the 8th 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 Figure skating 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) 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 – Alex Smith Other tournaments British Amateur – John Ball US Amateur – William C. Fownes Jr. Horse racing England Grand National – Jenkinstown 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Winkipop 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Neil Gow The Derby – LembergEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 30 December 2021 en The Oaks – Rosedrop St. Leger Stakes – Swynford Australia Melbourne Cup – Comedy King Canada King's Plate – Parmer Ireland Irish Grand National – Oniche Irish Derby Stakes – Aviator USA Kentucky Derby – Donau Preakness Stakes – Layminster Belmont Stakes – Sweep Ice hockey Stanley Cup 15 March — Montreal Wanderers wins the NHA championship and the Stanley Cup. The club then defeats Berlin Dutchmen in a challenge. Events 5 January — National Hockey Association (NHA) commences its inaugural season 15 January — Canadian Hockey Association disbands. Ottawa and Montreal Shamrocks join the NHA. March — Toronto St. Michael's Majors wins the Allan Cup December — NHA loses its Cobalt and Haileybury teams, but gains a Quebec team. The Montreal Canadiens are taken over by George Kennedy's Club Athletique Canadien after threatening legal action. Motorsport 1910 in motorsport Rowing The Boat Race 23 March — Oxford wins the 67th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league England Championship – Oldham Challenge Cup final – Leeds 26–12 Hull F.C. at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield (replay, following 7–7 draw at Fartown) Lancashire League Championship – Oldham Yorkshire League Championship – Wakefield Trinity Lancashire County Cup – Wigan 22–5 Leigh Yorkshire County Cup – Huddersfield 21–0 Batley Australia 1910 Great Britain Lions tour 17 September — the 1910 NSWRFL season culminates in a grand final between South Sydney and Newtown which is drawn 4–4. Newtown are crowned premiers by virtue of being minor premiers. Rugby union Five Nations Championship France joins the Home Nations Championship which is now called the Five Nations Championship 28th Five Nations Championship series is won by England Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Nikolay Strunnikov (Russia) Tennis Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – Rodney Heath (Australia) defeats Horace Rice (Australia) 6–4 6–3 6–2 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) defeats Arthur Gore (GB) 6–4 7–5 4–6 6–2 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (GB) defeats Dora Boothby (GB) 6–2 6–2 France French Men's Singles Championship – Maurice Germot (France) defeats François Blanchy (France): details unknown French Women's Singles Championship – Jeanne Matthey (France) defeats Marguerite Broquedis (France): details unknown USA American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned (USA) defeats Tom Bundy (USA) 6–1 5–7 6–0 6–8 6–1 American Women's Singles Championship – Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) defeats Louise Hammond (USA) 6–4 6–2 Davis Cup 1910 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Australasia walkover GBR British Isles References Category:Sports by year