Events in Sports History in December 1930

  • 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

Armour's 2nd Win

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

Bradman's 1st Test Wicket

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

1st James E. Sullivan Award

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