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May 2 MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0
Hobbs Scores 100th Century
May 8 England Test opening batsman Jack Hobbs scores his 100th 1st-class cricket 100 with 116 not out for Surry v Somerset at Bath
49th Kentucky Derby
May 19 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande wins aboard Zev for his first Derby success
- May 26 Inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for cars starts through public roads around Le Mans, France; inaugural winners: André Lagache and René Léonard (France) for Chenard & Walcker
- May 30 Indianapolis 500: 1921 champion Tommy Milton becomes first multiple race winner; Howdy Wilcox drives relief for laps 103-151 as Milton's hands are bandaged due to blisters
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