- Jan 1 17th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington State, 24-0
- Jan 3 Montreal Maroons centre Nels Stewart scores fastest 2 goals in NHL history with a pair 4 seconds apart in a 5-3 win over Boston Bruins at Montreal Arena
- Jan 5 First woman to purchase a baseball team, Lucille Thomas buys Topeka Senators franchise in the Western League
Bradman's One Day Test Record
Jan 16 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores 223 v West Indies in 3rd Test in Brisbane; most runs scored by a player in a Test match in Australia in one day
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