Events in Sports History in January 1919

US Navy Beats Mare Island

Jan 1 5th Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Great Lakes, US Navy beats Mare Island, USMC, 17-0; MVP: George Halas, US Navy

  • Jan 13 Dutch Soccer team OSV forms
  • Jan 14 John McGraw, Charles A. Stoneham and Francis Xavier McQuade buy NY Giants

Patterson Defeats Kingscote

Jan 20 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Double Bay, Sydney: Gerald Patterson beats Algernon Kingscote 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 to retain title for Australasia over the Great Britain, 3-1; ends 4-1