1915 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents 1 American football 2 Association football 3 Athletics 4 Australian rules football 5 Bandy 6 Baseball 7 Boxing 8 Canadian football 9 Cricket 10 Cycling 11 Figure skating 12 Golf 13 Horse racing 14 Ice hockey 15 Motor racing 16 Multi-sport events 17 Rowing 18 Rugby league 19 Rugby union 20 Tennis 21 References

[edit] American football

College championship

• College football national championship – Cornell Big Red, Oklahoma Sooners and Pittsburgh Panthers (shared)

[edit] Association football

England

• The Football League – Everton 46, Oldham Athletic 45, Blackburn Rovers 43, Burnley 43, Manchester City 43, Sheffield United 43
• FA Cup final – Sheffield United 3–0 Chelsea at Old Trafford, Manchester
• Football League membership at the end of the 1914–15 season is:

Division One (20 clubs) — Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue, Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, The Wednesday, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion

Division Two (20 clubs) — Arsenal, Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Bristol City, Bury, Derby County, Fulham, Glossop, Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Leeds City, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Stockport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Impact of First World War

• The continuance of World War I after the 1914–15 season causes the suspension of top-class football until 1919, with many footballers signing up to fight for their country. The FA Cup and Football League are not contested again till after the end of the war, although regional leagues and cups are set up at various times.

[edit] Athletics

Marathon

• First official running of the Mount Marathon Race, Seward, Alaska

[edit] Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

• Carlton wins the 19th VFL Premiership: Carlton 11.12 (78) d Collingwood 6.9 (45) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

[edit] Bandy

Sweden

• Championship final – IFK Uppsala 2–0 AIK

[edit] Baseball

World Series

• Boston Red Sox (AL) defeats Philadelphia Phillies (NL) by 4 games to 1

[edit] Boxing

Events

• 5 April — Jess Willard, the latest "Great White Hope", defeats Jack Johnson with a 26th round knockout in sweltering heat at Havana, Cuba. Willard becomes very popular among white Americans for "bringing back the championship to the white race".^[1]
• While six world titles remain unchanged in 1915, the World Welterweight Championship changes hands three times in less than three months between June and August. Finally, it comes to Ted "Kid" Lewis, who defeats Jack Britton twice to win and then retain the title, which will interchange between these two over the next four years.

Lineal world champions^[2]

• World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson → Jess Willard
• World Light Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dillon
• World Middleweight Championship – Al McCoy
• World Welterweight Championship – Matt Wells → Mike Glover → Jack Britton → Ted "Kid" Lewis
• World Lightweight Championship – Freddie Welsh
• World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
• World Bantamweight Championship – Kid Williams
• World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup

• 7th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Hamilton Tigers 13–7 Toronto Rowing Association

[edit] Cricket

Events

• Because of World War I, there is no first-class cricket in South Africa in the 1914–15 season, nor in England in 1915. Australia goes ahead with the 1914–15 Sheffield Shield competition but then suspends first-class cricket until 1919. Similarly, in New Zealand, the Plunket Shield is contested but then there is no first-class cricket until 1918. Only in India is first-class cricket able to continue through the war years.

England

• County Championship – not contested due to World War I
• Minor Counties Championship – not contested due to World War I

Australia

• Sheffield Shield – Victoria
• Most runs – Jack Ryder 445 @ 74.16 (HS 151)
• Most wickets – Bert Ironmonger 36 @ 17.52 (BB 7–69)

India

• Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus shared with Parsees

New Zealand

• Plunket Shield – Canterbury

South Africa

• Currie Cup – not contested due to World War I

West Indies

• Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested

[edit] Cycling

Tour de France

• not contested due to World War I

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

• not contested due to World War I

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

• British Open – not contested due to World War I
• US Open – Jerome Travers

Other tournaments

• British Amateur – not contested due to World War I
• US Amateur – Robert A. Gardner

[edit] Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Ally Sloper
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Vaucluse
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Pommern
• Epsom Derby – Pommern
• Epsom Oaks – Snow Marten
• St. Leger Stakes – Pommern

Australia

• Melbourne Cup – Patrobas

Canada

• Queen's Plate – Tartarean

Ireland

• Irish Grand National – Punch
• Irish Derby Stakes – Ballaghtobin

USA

• Kentucky Derby – Regret
• Preakness Stakes – Rhine Maiden
• Belmont Stakes – The Finn

[edit] Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

• Inaugural Stanley Cup playoff series between winners of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championships
• Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) defeats Ottawa Senators (NHA) by 3 games to 0

Events

• Winnipeg Monarchs wins the Allan Cup

[edit] Motor racing

Grand Prix racing

• No Grand Prix races are held in Europe from 1915 to 1920 inclusive.

Indianapolis 500

• 31 May — 5th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Ralph DePalma (Italy) in a Mercedes 18/100.

Vanderbilt Cup

• 6 March — 10th running of the Vanderbilt Cup at San Francisco is won by Dario Resta (Great Britain) driving a Peugeot EX3.

American Grand Prize

• 27 February — 6th running of the American Grand Prize takes place at San Francisco over 644.22 km (6.195 km x 104 laps) and is won by Dario Resta (Great Britain) driving a Peugeot EX3 in 7:07:53.

[edit] Multi-sport events

Far Eastern Championship Games

• Second Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – not contested due to World War I

[edit] Rugby league

Events

• Huddersfield becomes the second team to achieve the celebrated "All Four Cups" feat. Huddersfield at this time is known as the "Team of all the Talents".
• The continuance of World War I after the 1914–15 season causes the suspension of top-class rugby league until 1919.

England

• Championship – Huddersfield
• Challenge Cup final – Huddersfield 37–3 St Helens at Watersheddings, Oldham
• Lancashire League Championship – Wigan
• Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
• Lancashire Cup – Rochdale Hornets 3–2 Wigan
• Yorkshire Cup – Huddersfield 31–0 Hull

[edit] Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

• Five Nations Championship series is not contested due to World War I

[edit] Tennis

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – Gordon Lowe (GB) defeats Horace Rice (Australia) 4–6 6–1 6–1 6–4

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

France

• French Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
• French Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Johnston (USA) defeats Maurice McLoughlin (USA) 1–6 6–0 7–5 10–8
• American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) 4–6 6–2 6–0

[edit] References

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