Events in Sports History in February 1931

Campbell's Blue Bird Record

Feb 5 Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 246.08 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona Beach, Florida

Feb 15 Spring training site of NY Yankees in St Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager
Feb 21 Chicago White Sox & NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
Feb 28 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass