US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 2 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Tilden wins 5th straight US singles title; beats Bill Johnston for 3rd consecutive year 6-1, 9-7, 6-2
- Sep 6 Charles Paddock captures 100 & 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track & field championships
Sports History
Sep 10 New York Giants rip Boston Braves, 22-1 at the Polo Grounds; future Baseball HOF infielder Frankie Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out
- Sep 12 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Philadelphia, PA: Bill Johnston & Bill Tilden clinch US 5th straight title beating Australians Pat O'Hara Wood & Gerald Patterson 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 for 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
- Sep 13 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
American League MVP
Sep 14 Walter Johnson selected as the American League MVP
Baseball Record
Sep 16 St. Cardinals future Baseball HOF first baseman Jim Bottomley sets MLB all-time single game RBI record of 12 in a 17-3 rout of Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field
- Sep 20 Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams
- Sep 20 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game
PGA Championship
Sep 20 PGA Championship Men's Golf, French Lick CC: 1921 champion Walter Hagen beats Englishman Jim Barnes 2-up in the final
World Auto Speed Record
Sep 25 Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 miles per hour
- Sep 29 Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees