1905 in sports

none 1905 sports thumb|250px|right|Alf Common: football's first £1,000 player 1905 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football College championship College football national championship – Chicago Maroons Professional championships Ohio League championship – Massillon Tigers Western Pennsylvania Championship – Latrobe Athletic Association Events The college football season is blighted by a spate of serious injuries, some fatal, and U S President Theodore Roosevelt calls upon the game's authorities to reform it. 6 October — Night-time football is played west of the Mississippi for the first time (see 1905 Cooper vs. Fairmount football game)http://www.coleman.com/FirstLight/ FIRST LIGHT (1900 – 1929) Coleman Company November 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130318011659/http://www.coleman.com/FirstLight March 18, 2013 dead December 25 — An experimental game using new rules is played in Wichita, Kansas, under the supervision of John H. Outland. Proposed rules changes include the addition of the forward pass. The History of the NCAA NCAA.org National Collegiate Athletic Association https://www.ncaa.org/about/history.html 2007-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20070430205324/http://www.ncaa.org/about/history.html 2007-04-30 Association football Argentina Boca Juniors was founded in Buenos AiresBoca Juniors History, Stadium, & Notable Players https://www.britannica.com/topic/Boca-Juniors Encyclopedia Britannica 6 February 2021 en England The Football League – Newcastle United 48 points, Everton 47, Manchester City 46, Aston Villa 42, Sunderland 40, Sheffield United 40 1905 FA Cup final – Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United at Crystal Palace, London. 14 March — foundation of Chelsea F.C. Alf Common becomes the first player ever to be transferred for £1,000 when he moves from Sunderland to Middlesbrough The First and Second Divisions are expanded from eighteen to twenty teams each ahead of the 1905–06 season, bringing the total number of League clubs to 40. New clubs elected to the league include Chelsea, Hull City and Leeds City. Germany National Championship – Union Berlin 2–0 Karlsruher FV at Köln-Merheim Scotland Scottish Football League – Celtic Scottish Cup final – Third Lanark 3–1 Rangers at Hampden Park (replay, following 0–0 draw at Hampden Park)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 Turkey Galatasaray founded in Istanbul Athletics Frederick Lorz wins the ninth running of the Boston Marathon.http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/race-summaries/1901-1905.aspx Boston Marathon History: 1901-1905 Boston Athletic Association Boston Athletic Association 2011 www.baa.org Boston Athletic Association Boston https://web.archive.org/web/20110221123355/http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/race-summaries/1901-1905.aspx 2011-02-21 March 2, 2011 dead Australian rules football VFL Premiership Fitzroy wins the 9th VFL Premiership: Fitzroy 4.6 (30) d Collingwood 2.5 (17) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Baseball World Series 9–14 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats Philadelphia Athletics (AL) by 4 games to 1 in the 1905 World Series, which is the first organized by the modern National and American Leagues. Boxing Events 13 May — James J. Jeffries announces his retirement from boxing and relinquishes the World Heavyweight Championship title 3 July — Jeffries referees the Marvin Hart v. Jack Root fight at Reno and "awards" his title to Hart, who has won by a 12th-round knockout. Besides winning this bout, Hart has earlier in the year defeated Jack Johnson over 20 rounds at San Francisco. Hart holds the title until 1906. 28 July — Frankie Neil becomes the new world bantamweight boxing champion by defeating title holder Harry Tenny in a 25-round bout. 9 September — Battling Nelson defeats Jimmy Britt by an eighteenth-round knockout to win the World Lightweight Championship. 20 December — Bob Fitzsimmons loses his World Light Heavyweight Championship to Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on a 13th-round technical knockout in San Francisco. O'Brien effectively relinquishes the title soon afterwards and it remains vacant until 1914. Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – James J. Jeffries → vacant → Marvin Hart World Light Heavyweight Championship – Bob Fitzsimmons → Philadelphia Jack O'Brien → vacant World Middleweight Championship – Tommy Ryan World Welterweight Championship – Barbados Joe Walcott World Lightweight Championship – Jimmy Britt → Battling Nelson World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell World Bantamweight Championship – Joe Bowker → vacant → Jimmy Walsh Canadian Football Due to the CIRFU and QRFU refusing to adopt the Burnside Rules, championship games between the two leagues would use one set of rules for the first half and the other set of rules for the second half. The QRFU adopts fifteen minute quarters. The CIRFU changes the 3rd down distance to 10 yards. Toronto and the Toronto Argonauts merged. Ontario Rugby Football Union - Hamilton Tigers Quebec Rugby Football Union - Ottawa Rough Riders Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Rowing Club Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - University of Toronto Dominion Championship - Toronto Varsity defeats Ottawa Rough Riders 11–9 Cricket England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk Most runs – C B Fry 2801 @ 70.02 (HS 233) Most wickets – Walter Lees 193 @ 18.01 (BB 9–81) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – David Denton, Walter Lees, George Thompson, Joe Vine, Levi Wright Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Warwick Armstrong 460 @ 57.50 (HS 200) Most wickets – Frederick Collins 27 @ 23.37 (BB 6–64) India Bombay Presidency – Parsees South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested Cycling Tour de France Louis Trousselier (France) wins the 3rd 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) 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 U.S. Open – Willie Anderson Other tournaments British Amateur – Gordon Barry US Amateur – Chandler Egan Horse racing England Grand National – Kirkland 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Cherry Lass 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Vedas The Derby – CiceroEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 30 December 2021 en The Oaks – Cherry Lass St. Leger Stakes – Challacombe Australia Melbourne Cup – Blue Spec Canada King's Plate – Inferno Ireland Irish Grand National – Red Lad Irish Derby Stakes – Flax Park USA Kentucky Derby – Agile Preakness Stakes – Cairngorm Belmont Stakes – Tanya Ice hockey Stanley Cup Ottawa Hockey Club wins a challenge series against the Dawson City Nuggets of Dawson City, Yukon two games to nil. The Dawson club has travelled over 4,000 miles by dog sled, boat and train to play the Silver Seven but are outmatched. Frank McGee, incensed by comments from the Dawson squad, scores 14 goals as Ottawa wins the second game 23–2. Ottawa wins the Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) championship to defend the Stanley Cup. Ottawa defeats Rat Portage Thistles 2 games to one in a Stanley Cup challenge. Events 9 December — Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) is formed from teams in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) and the FAHL. Stanley Cup champion Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers join from FAHL and Montreal, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Victorias and Quebec Bulldogs join from the CAHL. Lacrosse Events The Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) is replaced by the Intercollegiate Lacrosse League, which will be renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) in 1929. Motor racing Gordon Bennett Cup Sixth and final running of the Gordon Bennett Cup takes place in France on the Charade Circuit, then known as the Circuit d'Auvergne, at Clermont-Ferrand. As road racing has been banned in France, this is the first time the trophy is contested on a circuit. The winner for the second successive year is Léon Théry (France) driving a Richard-Brasier. Ardennes Circuit The fourth Circuit des Ardennes is run on 7 August over 591.255 km (118.251 km x 5 laps) in the vicinity of Bastogne. The winner is Victor Hémery (France) driving a Darracq 80 hp in a time of 5:58:32. Vanderbilt Cup The second Vanderbilt Cup is run on 14 October over 455.430 km (45.543 km x 10 laps) on Long Island. The winner is Victor Hémery (France) driving a Darracq 80 hp in a time of 4:36:08. Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb First running of the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb on August 12, still run annually on the same course. Rowing The Boat Race 1 April — Oxford wins the 62nd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league England Championship – Oldham Challenge Cup final – Warrington 6–0 Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Lancashire League Championship – not contested Yorkshire League Championship – not contested County cup competitions introduced in both Lancashire and Yorkshire ahead of the 1905–06 season. These are knockout competitions in the same format as the Challenge Cup except for their regional character. Rugby union Home Nations Championship 23rd Home Nations Championship series is won by Wales December 16 – The "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park. Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion January 22 - Dutchman Coen de Koning wins the 1,500m, 5,000m & 10,000m at World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Groningen, Netherlands to become 2nd Dutchman to win a world title Tennis Events Inaugural Australian Championship is held, but for men only Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – Rodney Heath (Australia) defeats Arthur Curtis (Australia) 4–6 6–3 6–4 6–4 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Laurence Doherty (GB) defeats Norman Brookes (Australia) 8–6 6–2 6–4 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – May Sutton Bundy (USA) defeats Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (GB) 6–3 6–4 France French Men's Singles Championship – Maurice Germot (France) defeats André Vacherot (France): details unknown French Women's Singles Championship – Kate Gillou (France) defeats Yvonne de Pfeffel (France) 6–0 11–9 USA American Men's Singles Championship – Beals Wright (USA) defeats Holcombe Ward (USA) 6–2 6–1 11–9 American Women's Singles Championship – Elisabeth Moore (USA) defeats Helen Homans (USA) 6–4 5–7 6–1 Davis Cup 1905 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – GBR British Isles 5–0 USA 1896 at Queen's Club (grass) London, United Kingdom References Category:Sports by year