- Jan 1 16th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 47-11
Bradman's World Record Score
Jan 6 Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 452 not out for New South Wales v Queensland in Sydney; then world record individual score in a first-class match; runs scored in 415 minutes
Headley Scores 157
Jan 15 Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley scores 157 of 176 on debut on the 4th day of the drawn 1st Test against England in Bridgetown, Barbados
- Jan 21 Boston Bruins become first team in NHL history to score 100 goals in a season, in a 5-1 win over Chicago at Boston Garden; Cooney Weiland scores Bruins' 100th goal in their 26th game of the year
- Jan 24 John Mills scores New Zealand's 1st Test century in cricket, sharing a record 276 run opening stand with Stewie Dempster
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Jan 25 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Edgar Moon wins his first and only Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow Australian Harry Hopman 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
- Jan 25 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Daphne Akhurst Cozens wins 3rd straight Australian singles title; beats Sylvia Lance Harper 10-8, 2-6, 7-5
- Feb 15 Wenona Mustangs beat Toluca Wildcats in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes, 26-22
- Feb 25 Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley completes twin tons (114 & 112) in 3rd Test win against England at Georgetown, British Guiana
- Feb 26 West Indies make 1st Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England
- Mar 7 Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball
- Mar 18 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game
Vinson Again US Champion
Mar 23 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
Jones' 13 Stroke Win
Apr 1 American golfer Bobby Jones starts his Grand Slam season by winning the Southeastern Open by 13 strokes over Horton Smith at the Forest Hills-Ricker Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia
- Apr 1 Chicago Cubs catcher Leo Hartnett breaks the altitude record for a catch by gloving a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, California
Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins
Apr 3 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4-3 for a 2-0 series sweep and their 3rd Championship
- Apr 4 England cricket batsman Andy Sandham ends Day 2 of 4th Test against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica unbeaten on 309; 1st triple century in Test history; out for 325
- Apr 4 Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149)
- Apr 5 England cricketers dismissed for then record 849 v West Indies in 4th Test in Kingston, Jamaica; Andy Sandham out for 325
- Apr 10 Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley scores patient 223 in drawn 4th Test against England at Kingston, Jamaica
- Apr 12 4th Test Cricket WI v England ends in a draw after nine days
- Apr 12 Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days
34th Boston Marathon
Apr 21 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in 2:34:48.2; his 7th victory in the event
- Apr 27 White Sox 1st baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St Louis Browns [1]
- Apr 28 1st night organized baseball game played in Independence, Kansas
- Apr 29 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games
- May 1 Cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 236 for Australia v Worcestershire in his first 1st class innings in England
- May 5 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores an unbeaten 185 in a tour match for Australia v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester
55th Preakness
May 9 55th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6
- May 16 6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2
- May 17 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6
- May 20 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete's foot
- May 21 Yankees' legendary slugger Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs as NY blows 6-0 lead in 4th against Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park; go on to lose, 15-7
Gehrig's Third Triple HR
May 22 Yankees' future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig becomes first to hit 3 HRs three times as NY outscores Philadelphia A's, 20-13; teams combine for then-record 10 homers
- May 24 21-year-old Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 252 not out in a tour match for Australia v Surrey at Kennington Oval, London
- May 24 NY Yankees' legendary slugger Babe Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader (beat Philadelphia A's 10-6 & 11-1); gives him 9 HR's in one week
- May 30 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Billy Arnold takes lead on lap 3 and never gives it up; total 198 laps stands as all-time Indy 500 race record; accompanied by riding mechanic Spider Matlock
- May 31 British Amateur Championship, Men's Golf, St. Andrews Links: Bobby Jones scores a 7 & 6 win over Englishman Roger Wethered for the first leg of his Grand Slam
- May 31 Don Bradman batting for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton is 47 not out at stumps, bringing his aggregate to 1,001 runs, the first cricket touring overseas batsman to complete 1,000 runs by end of May
- May 31 Philadelphia Athletics's Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader to set MLB record
- Jun 1 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman cracks 191 in tour match v Hampshire at Southampton; Bradman smashes 26 fours in 240 minutes
Cochet Wins French Championship
Jun 1 French Championships Men's Tennis: Frenchman Henri Cochet wins 3rd of 4 French titles; beats American Bill Tilden 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1
Moody Wins French Championship
Jun 1 French Championships Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody wins her 3rd straight French title; beats fellow American Helen Jacobs 6-2, 6-1
- Jun 3 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies
- Jun 7 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
Nurmi Runs World Record
Jun 9 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4)
- Jun 10 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms
Schmeling vs Sharkey
Jun 12 German boxer Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey by disqualification in 4 rounds in NYC for vacant NBA, NYSAC, The Ring and lineal heavyweight titles; first time title won on a foul
- Jun 14 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
- Jun 17 Continuing a rich vein of form Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test v England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Jun 20 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Bobby Jones wins his 3rd Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith on his way to the single-season Grand Slam
- Jun 22 New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig smashes 3 HRs in 20-13 win over Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park
- Jun 24 Ground is broken for construction of Cleveland Stadium, home of MLB Indians, 1932 to 1993, and NFL Browns, 1946-95
- Jun 30 Australian cricket maestro Don Bradman sets up a 7 wicket victory with a patient 254 in 2nd Test v England at Lord's; 'The Don' hits 25 fours off 376 balls
- Jul 2 Chicago outfielder Carl Reynolds becomes only the 2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings in 15-4 White Sox victory at Yankee Stadium
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Moody wins 4th straight Wimbledon singles beating fellow American Elizabeth Ryan 6-2, 6-2
- Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Tilden beats fellow American Wilmer Allison 6-3, 9-7, 6-4 for his 3rd and final Wimbledon singles crown
- Jul 11 21-year-old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day in 3rd Test vs England at Leeds; goes on to 334
- Jul 12 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman is out for 334 in drawn 3rd Test vs England at Headingley, Leeds; innings 383 minutes, 46 x 4's
- Jul 12 US Open Men's Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title
- Jul 13 1st-ever football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay
- Jul 18 SHO soccer team forms in Old Beijerland
- Jul 19 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Acacia CC: Lucia Mida beats June Beebe 6 & 5 to win the inaugural event and first women's major championship ever played
- Jul 27 24th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq scores first of 2 Tour victories (1932)
International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Jul 27 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 4th straight title as Jean Borotra beats American George Lott 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6 for unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 4-1
- Jul 30 1st FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay beats Argentina, 4-2 in the inaugural event
- Jul 31 NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig drives in 8 runs with a grand slam and 2 doubles in a 14-13 win over the rival Boston Red Sox
Sports History
Aug 3 For the 2nd time in the year, Phillies outfielder Chuck Klein hits safely in 26 straight games, run halted in 2nd game of doubleheader v Boston Braves
- Aug 8 MLB St Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant
- Aug 9 Percy Williams runs world record 100m (10.3 sec)
- Aug 20 A week before his 22nd birthday Australian cricket's batting genius Don Bradman scores 232 in 5th Test win over England at The Oval in London
- Aug 22 Australian cricket slow-medium bowler Percy Hornibrook takes 7-92 as England dismissed for 251 in an innings defeat in 5th Test at The Oval; Australia regain Ashes, 2-1
US Open Women's Tennis
Aug 23 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: England's Betty Nuthall Shoemaker beats Anna McCune Harper 6-1, 6-4 for her lone major title
- Aug 26 Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson hits his 44th HR, breaks Chuck Klein's NL record
- Sep 6 3rd Women's World Games (track & field competition for women) is conducted over 3-days at the Letná Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Sep 6 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8
- Sep 13 50th US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: John Doeg beats Frank Shields 10-8, 1-6, 6-4, 16-14 for his lone major singles title
- Sep 13 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 20,000m (1:04:38.4)
PGA Championship
Sep 13 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1-up in the final for the second of his 3 major titles
- Sep 13 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St John's Rugby, 7-3
- Sep 14 Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6
- Sep 16 Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14
- Sep 18 Enterprise (US) beats Shamrock V (UK) in 15th America's Cup
Baseball Record
Sep 18 NY Yankee future Baseball HOF pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 HRs to beat St Louis Browns, 7-6 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
- Sep 24 Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights
Baseball Record
Sep 27 Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 HRs give him NL record 56 HRs
- Sep 27 US Amateur Championship Men's Golf, Merion GC: Bobby Jones scores an 8 & 7 win over Eugene V. Homans to win his 5th National Amateur title and clinch golf's Grand Slam
- Sep 28 Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games
- Oct 4 Philadelphia Athletics' Jack Quinn aged 47, oldest to play in World Series; pitches 2 innings in Game 3, 5-0 defeat to St. Louis; win series, 4-2
- Oct 8 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia A's beat St Louis Cards, 7-1 at Shibe Park for a 4 games to 2 series victory to retain title
Sports History
Oct 10 AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP & BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP
Sports History
Oct 10 MLB New York Yankees announce signing former Chicago Cubs manager Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years
- Oct 18 Joseph Sylvester becomes 1st jockey to win 7 races in 1 day
- Oct 22 SC Genemuiden soccer team forms
- Nov 25 Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP & Joe Cronin as AL MVP
- Dec 1 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty
- Dec 6 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Balmy Beach win their 2nd and final title; defeat Regina Roughriders, 11-6
- Dec 7 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadows CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1 up in the final for the 2nd of his 3 major titles
- Dec 12 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book, ball bouncing into stands not a HR, now a double
- Dec 13 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him
- Dec 14 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (10-3-1) repeat with best record in first past the post title
- Dec 14 NY Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game
- Dec 15 Occasional leg-spin bowler Don Bradman takes his 1st of only 2 Test cricket wickets when he traps West Indian batsman Ivan Barrow lbw for 27 in the 1st Test in Adelaide
- Dec 16 Golfer Bobby Jones is the first to win the James E. Sullivan Award (best US amateur athlete)
- Dec 20 Cricketer Learie Constantine scores 100 runs in 52 mins West Indies v Tasmania (10x4, 1x6, 1x5) [1]
- Dec 25 Mt, Van Hoevenberg bobsled run at Lake Placid, NY opens; first American bobsled run open to public
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