1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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

[edit] American football

NFL championship

• Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.
• 24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.

College championship

• College football national championship – California Golden Bears, Cornell Big Red and Princeton Tigers (shared)

[edit] Association football

England

• The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47
• FA Cup final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London

[edit] Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

• Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership: Fitzroy 11.13 (79) d Collingwood 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

[edit] Bandy

Sweden

• Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK

[edit] Baseball

World Series

• New York Giants defeat New York Yankees 4 games to 0 with one tie. The best-of-seven format introduced this year will remain in place.

Negro League Baseball

• The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.

[edit] Boxing

Events

• 10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th round technical knockout in New York
• 24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris.
• 1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York

Lineal world champions^[1]

• World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
• World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki
• World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson
• World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker
• World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard
• World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
• World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch
• World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup

• 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks

[edit] Cricket

Events

• Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.

England

• County Championship – Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
• Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172)
• Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36)
• Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham

Australia

• Sheffield Shield – Victoria
• Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)
• Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)

India

• Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans

New Zealand

• Plunket Shield – Auckland

South Africa

• Currie Cup – undecided

West Indies

• Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados

[edit] Cycling

Tour de France

• Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France

Events

• 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

• World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)
• World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
• World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

• British Open – Walter Hagen
• US Open – Gene Sarazen
• USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen

Other tournaments

• British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
• US Amateur – Jess Sweetser

[edit] Horse racing

England

• Grand National – Music Hall
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
• Epsom Derby – Captain Cuttle
• Epsom Oaks – Pogrom
• St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer

Australia

• Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda

Canada

• Queen's Plate – South Shore

France

• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)

Ireland

• Irish Grand National – Halston
• Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island

USA

• Kentucky Derby – Morvich
• Preakness Stakes – Pillory
• Belmont Stakes – Pillory

[edit] Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

• Toronto St. Pats win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Vancouver Millionaires 3 games to 2

[edit] Motor racing

Grand Prix racing

• 16 July — the 8th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Strasbourg over 802.88 km (13.38 km x 60 laps). The winner is Felice Nazzaro (Italy) driving a Fiat 804 in 6:17:17.0. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XVI Grand Prix de l´ACF.
• 10 September — the 2nd Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 800.00 km (10.00 km x 80 laps). The winner is Pietro Bordino (Italy) driving a Fiat 804 in 5:43:13. The race is officially titled the II Gran Premio d'Italia.

Indianapolis 500

• 30 May — 10th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Jimmy Murphy (USA) in a Duesenberg.

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

• 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

[edit] Rugby league

England

• Championship – Wigan
• Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull FC at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
• Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
• Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
• Lancashire Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham
• Yorkshire Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury

[edit] Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

• 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales

[edit] Swimming

Events

• Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'

[edit] Tennis

Events

• Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2
• Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0

France

• French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5
• French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4
• American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1

[edit] Water skiing

Events

• Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson

[edit] References

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