1914 in sports explained
1914 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
- College championship
Professional championships
- Events
Association football
- Brazil
- England
- Germany
- Portugal
- Scotland
Australian rules football
- VFL Premiership
- South Australian Football League
- West Australian Football League
- Events
- University withdraws from the VFL at the end of the season
- Port Adelaide become the only SAFA/SAFL/SANFL team to finish with a perfect season, overall winning thirty consecutive matches including one against a combined team from the other six SAFL clubs and one against Carlton.[2]
Bandy
- Sweden
Baseball
- World Series
- Events
- The "Federal League War" ensues when the Federal League leaves Minor League Baseball and competes with the two established major leagues. Retaining clubs in Kansas City, Indianapolis, St Louis, Chicago and Pittsburgh, the Federal League sets up additional clubs in Buffalo, Baltimore and Brooklyn.
- Baltimore Terrapins are a great popular success and drive the minor Orioles out of business, so creating the basis of the baseball anti–trust case
- 22 April — Babe Ruth pitches his first professional game for the Baltimore Orioles at age 19
Boxing
- Events
- Jack Johnson spends the year moving from one country to another but stages exhibition fights as far afield as Gothenburg and Buenos Aires. In June, he defends his world heavyweight title against Frank Moran in Paris and wins over 20 rounds.
- 1 to 24 January — Danish boxer Waldemar Holberg defeats Ray Bronson over 20 rounds in Melbourne and claims the vacant World Welterweight Championship. Just 23 days later, Holberg loses the title to Tom McCormick after a sixth round foul, also at Melbourne.
- 21 March — McCormick loses the welterweight title to Matt Wells over 20 rounds at Sydney.
- 30 March — a World Flyweight Championship (108 lb to 112 lb) is proposed for the first time after Jimmy Wilde defeats Eugene Husson in London. Wilde, subsequently ranked by most experts as the greatest-ever flyweight, holds the title until 1923.
- 7 April — Al McCoy defeats George Chip with a surprise first-round knockout in Brooklyn, New York, to take the World Middleweight Championship. McCoy holds the title until 1917.
- With a series of wins from April to November, Jack Dillon resolves the long-standing issue of the vacant World Light Heavyweight Championship in his favour. He defeats Battling Levinsky, Bob Moha, Frank Mantell and Charley Weinert to claim the title, which he holds until 1916.
- 3 June — Kid Williams defeats Johnny Coulon by a third-round knockout at Vernon, California, to win the World Bantamweight Championship. Williams holds the title until 1917.
- 7 July — Freddie Welsh defeats Willie Ritchie over 20 rounds in London to win the World Lightweight Championship. Welsh holds the title until 1917.
- Lineal world champions[3]
Canadian football
Cricket
- Events
- The 1914 English cricket season is cancelled at the end of August because of the outbreak of the First World War. The last four matches to be played all finish on 2 September and the remaining five scheduled fixtures are cancelled.
- England
- Australia
- India
- New Zealand
- South Africa
West Indies
Cycling
- Tour de France
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
Golf
- Major tournaments
- Other tournaments
Horse racing
- England
Australia
- Canada
- Ireland
- USA
Ice hockey
- Stanley Cup
- Events
Motorsport
See main article: 1914 in motorsport.
Rowing
- The Boat Race
Rugby league
- International
- England
- Australia
- New Zealand
Rugby union
- Five Nations Championship
Speed skating
- Speed Skating World Championships
Tennis
- Australia
- England
- France
- USA
- Davis Cup
Yacht racing
Notes and References
- Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 5 February 2021.
- Devaney, John; ‘The Invincibles at Play’
- http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone
- Web site: Cycling-Tour de France list of winners . Eurosport UK . 18 February 2021 . en . 26 August 2020.
- Web site: Epsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 2 January 2022 . en.
- Web site: WW1 boat race medal sold at auction . BBC News . 30 April 2021 . 26 September 2014.
- News: Resolute Beats All Cup Course Records. Shamrock Will Have to Hustle to Better Yesterday's Time. 30 Miles in 3:16:41. June 11, 1914. The New York Times. 2010-10-15.
