- Sep 12 Bob Groom, American baseball pitcher (Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 St. Louis Browns), born in Belleville, Illinois (d. 1948)
- Sep 14 Dave Smith, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 24no; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1963)
- Sep 21 Shorty Ray, American football player and supervisor of NFL officials, born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1956)