1914 in sports

none 1914 sports 1914 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship College football national championship – Army Cadets Professional championships Ohio League champions – Akron Parratt's Indians Events 15 November — Harry Turner, of the Canton Professionals, becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League. Association football Brazil Formation of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol or CBF) Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras officially founded in São Paulo on August 26.November 2017 England The Football League – Blackburn Rovers 51 points, Aston Villa 44, Middlesbrough 43, Oldham Athletic 43, West Bromwich Albion 43, Bolton Wanderers 42 FA Cup final – Burnley 1–0 Liverpool at Crystal Palace, London Germany National Championship – SpVgg Fürth (2–2) 3–2 VfB Leipzig at Magdeburg Portugal Formation in Lisbon of the Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol or FPF) Scotland Scottish Football League – Celtic Scottish Cup final – Celtic 4–1 Hibernian at Ibrox Park (replay following 0–0 draw)Scottish 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 26 September – Carlton wins the 18th VFL Premiership, defeating South Melbourne 6.9 (45) to 4.15 (39) in the 1914 VFL Grand Final South Australian Football League 19 September – Port Adelaide 13.15 (93) defeats North Adelaide 1.8 (14) for their second successive SAFL flag and eighth overall Magarey Medal won by Jack Ashley (Port Adelaide) West Australian Football League 10 October – East Fremantle 5.13 (43) defeats South Fremantle 3.6 (24) for its ninth WAFL premiership. Events University withdraws from the VFL at the end of the season Port Adelaide become the only SAFA/SAFL/SANFL team to finish with a perfect season, overall winning thirty consecutive matches including one against a combined team from the other six SAFL clubs and one against Carlton.Devaney, John; ‘The Invincibles at Play’ Bandy Sweden Championship final – AIK 4–2 Djurgårdens IF Baseball World Series 9–13 October — Boston Braves (NL) defeats Philadelphia Athletics (AL) to win the 1914 World Series by 4 games to 0 Events The "Federal League War" ensues when the Federal League leaves Minor League Baseball and competes with the two established major leagues. Retaining clubs in Kansas City, Indianapolis, St Louis, Chicago and Pittsburgh, the Federal League sets up additional clubs in Buffalo, Baltimore and Brooklyn. Baltimore Terrapins are a great popular success and drive the minor Orioles out of business, so creating the basis of the baseball anti–trust case 22 April — Babe Ruth pitches his first professional game for the Baltimore Orioles at age 19 Boxing Events Jack Johnson spends the year moving from one country to another but stages exhibition fights as far afield as Gothenburg and Buenos Aires. In June, he defends his world heavyweight title against Frank Moran in Paris and wins over 20 rounds. 1 to 24 January — Danish boxer Waldemar Holberg defeats Ray Bronson over 20 rounds in Melbourne and claims the vacant World Welterweight Championship. Just 23 days later, Holberg loses the title to Tom McCormick after a sixth round foul, also at Melbourne. 21 March — McCormick loses the welterweight title to Matt Wells over 20 rounds at Sydney. 30 March — a World Flyweight Championship (108 lb to 112 lb) is proposed for the first time after Jimmy Wilde defeats Eugene Husson in London. Wilde, subsequently ranked by most experts as the greatest-ever flyweight, holds the title until 1923. 7 April — Al McCoy defeats George Chip with a surprise first-round knockout in Brooklyn, New York, to take the World Middleweight Championship. McCoy holds the title until 1917. With a series of wins from April to November, Jack Dillon resolves the long-standing issue of the vacant World Light Heavyweight Championship in his favour. He defeats Battling Levinsky, Bob Moha, Frank Mantell and Charley Weinert to claim the title, which he holds until 1916. 3 June — Kid Williams defeats Johnny Coulon by a third-round knockout at Vernon, California, to win the World Bantamweight Championship. Williams holds the title until 1917. 7 July — Freddie Welsh defeats Willie Ritchie over 20 rounds in London to win the World Lightweight Championship. Welsh holds the title until 1917. Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Jack Dillon World Middleweight Championship – George Chip → Al McCoy World Welterweight Championship – vacant → Waldemar Holberg → Tom McCormick → Matt Wells World Lightweight Championship – Willie Ritchie → Freddie Welsh World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Coulon → Kid Williams World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde Canadian football The Hamilton Alerts operate independently of a union for several years Interprovincial Rugby Football Union - Toronto Argonauts Ontario Rugby Football Union - Hamilton Rowing Club Western Canada Rugby Football Union - Regina Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto 6th Grey Cup – Toronto Argonauts defeat University of Toronto 14-2 Cricket Events The 1914 English cricket season is cancelled at the end of August because of the outbreak of the First World War. The last four matches to be played all finish on 2 September and the remaining five scheduled fixtures are cancelled. England County Championship – Surrey Minor Counties Championship – undecided Most runs – Jack Hobbs 2697 @ 58.63 (HS 226) Most wickets – Colin Blythe 170 @ 15.19 (BB 9–97) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Johnny Douglas, Percy Fender, Wally Hardinge, Donald Knight, Sydney Smith Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Charlie Macartney 892 @ 111.50 (HS 201) Most wickets – Charles Kelleway 45 @ 12.68 (BB 7–35) India Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus shared with Muslims New Zealand Plunket Shield – Canterbury South Africa Currie Cup – Western Province West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested Cycling Tour de France Philippe Thys (Belgium) wins the 12th 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 – Gosta Sandahl (Sweden) World Women's Champion – Opika von Méray Horváth (Hungary) World Pairs Champions – Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers / Walter Jakobsson (Finland) Golf Major tournaments British Open – Harry Vardon US Open – Walter Hagen Other tournaments British Amateur – J L C Jenkins US Amateur – Francis Ouimet Horse racing England Grand National – Sunloch 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Princess Dorrie 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Kennymore The Derby – DurbarEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 2 January 2022 en The Oaks – Princess Dorrie St. Leger Stakes – Black Jester Australia Melbourne Cup – Kingsburgh Canada King's Plate – Beehive Ireland Irish Grand National – Civil War Irish Derby Stakes – Land of Song USA Kentucky Derby – Old Rosebud Preakness Stakes – Holiday Belmont Stakes – Luke McLuke Ice hockey Stanley Cup Toronto Blueshirts wins the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship and their first Stanley Cup. Events Victoria Aristocrats wins the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championship Blueshirts play Aristocrats in a challenge series with Blueshirts winning by three games to nil. The NHA and PCHA agree to start an annual playoff in 1915 to decide the Stanley Cup winner. Regina Victorias wins the Allan Cup Motorsport 1914 in motorsport Rowing The Boat Race 28 March — Cambridge wins the 71st Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceWW1 boat race medal sold at auction https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-29379196 BBC News 30 April 2021 26 September 2014 Rugby league International 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand England Championship – Salford Challenge Cup final – Hull F.C. 6–0 Wakefield Trinity at Thrum Hall, Halifax Lancashire League Championship – Wigan Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield Lancashire County Cup – Oldham 5–0 Wigan Yorkshire County Cup – Huddersfield 19–3 Bradford Northern Australia NSW Premiership – South Sydney (outright winner) New Zealand 1914 New Zealand rugby league season Rugby union Five Nations Championship 32nd Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand Slam Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Oscar Mathisen (Norway) Tennis Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – Arthur O'Hara Wood (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–4 6–3 5–7 6–1 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Norman Brookes (Australia) defeats Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) 6–4 6–4 7–5 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (GB) defeats Ethel Thomson Larcombe (GB) 7–5 6–4 France French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 3–6 6–1 6–4 6–4 French Women's Singles Championship – Marguerite Broquedis (France) defeats Suzanne Lenglen (France) 5–7 6–4 6–3 USA American Men's Singles Championship – Richard Norris Williams (USA) defeats Maurice McLoughlin (USA) 6–3 8–6 10–8 American Women's Singles Championship – Mary Browne (USA) defeats Marie Wagner (USA) 6–2 1–6 6–1 Davis Cup 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Australasia 3–2 USA 1912 at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States Yacht racing 1914 America's Cup – Resolute competes against the Vanitie but the race is cancelled due to the onset of World War I.https://www.nytimes.com/1914/06/11/archives/resolute-beats-all-cup-course-records-shamrock-will-have-to-hustle.html Resolute Beats All Cup Course Records. Shamrock Will Have to Hustle to Better Yesterday's Time. 30 Miles in 3:16:41 June 11, 1914 The New York Times 2010-10-15 References Category:Sports by year