Events in Sports History in January 1920

Jan 1 6th Rose Bowl: Harvard beats Oregon 7-6

Curse of the Bambino

Jan 3 Boston Red Sox baseball club owner Harry Frazee announces agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan; start of the 84 year "Curse of the Bambino"

Jan 10 Montreal's Newsy Lalonde scores 6 goals as Canadiens beat Toronto St. Patricks, 14-7 at Mount Royal Arena, Montreal; combined 21 goals an NHL record
Jan 12 Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to
Jan 21 14th Davis Cup: Australasia beats Great Britain in Sydney (4-1)
Jan 24 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: Englishman Algernon Kingscote beats Eric Pockley of Australia 6-4, 6-0, 6-3