1912 in sports
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1912 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 |
Contents |
[edit] Association football
[edit] England
- First Division – Blackburn Rovers win the 1911–12 title.
- FA Cup – Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 (aet) in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).
[edit] Iceland
- Iceland's premier division, now known as Landsbankadeild, was established.
- KR won the first ever title.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League – Essendon wins the 16th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.17 (47) d South Melbourne 4.9 (33))
[edit] Baseball
- World Series – Boston Red Sox defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie
- April 20: The Boston Red Sox open in the new Fenway Park with a 7–6, 11–inning win over the New York Yankees before 27,000. Minutes later the Detroit Tigers open remodeled Navin Park (later named Tiger Stadium) with a 6–5, 11–inning win over the Cleveland Indians 24,384.
[edit] minor leagues
- The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship
[edit] Cricket
- Triangular Test tournament played between England, Australia, and South Africa in England. England first, Australia second.
[edit] Golf
- 22–25 June – British Open – Ted Ray
- July 31–August 2 – U.S. Open – John McDermott
- British Amateur – John Ball
- U.S. Amateur – Jerome Travers
[edit] Horse racing
- May 11 – Worth wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- March 2 – Quebec Bulldogs win the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship and the Stanley Cup. Quebec then defeats Moncton in a Cup challenge.
- March – Winnipeg Victorias repeat as Allan Cup champions.
- March – New Westminster Royals win the inaugural Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championship.
- December – Toronto NHA teams (Blueshirts, Tecumsehs) start play in NHA.
[edit] Olympic Games
- 1912 Summer Olympics takes place in Stockholm, Sweden
- First usage of electronic timing and public address systems.
- Sweden wins the most medals (65), and United States wins the most gold medals (25).
[edit] References
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