1910 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1
[edit] Boxing
- July 4 - In boxing's 'first' match of the century, Jack Johnson knocks out the great white hope James J. Jeffries in round15 to retain his heavyweight title.
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League - Collingwood wins the 14th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 9.7 (61) d Carlton 6.11 (47))
[edit] Football (rugby league)
New South Wales Rugby League goes into its third season.
- Newtown Jets drew with South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-4 in the final, securing the title by its superior record during the season (23 competition points to 22)
- Newcastle Rebels, who played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership 1908-1909, left when a local Newcastle competitor was formed, replaced by Annandale
- Eight teams competing in season 1910: Annadale, Balmain Tigers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Glebe Dirty Reds, Newtown Jets, North Sydney Bears, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Suburbs Magpies
| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Jets | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 92 | 23 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 326 | 109 | 22 |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 116 | 20 |
| Balmain Tigers | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 153 | 190 | 16 |
| Glebe Dirty Reds | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 175 | 194 | 12 |
| Annandale | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 145 | 200 | 11 |
| North Sydney Bears | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 146 | 283 | 6 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 115 | 386 | 2 |
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] England
- First Division - Aston Villa win the 1909-10 title.
- FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Barnsley 2–0 in a replay. The first match finished 1–1 (aet).
[edit] Scotland
- Scottish Football - Ayr United formed following a merger between Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr FC.
[edit] Brazil
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is founded
[edit] Golf
- June 17-20 - U.S. Open - Alex Smith
- June 21-24 - British Open - James Braid
- British Amateur - John Ball
- U.S. Amateur - William C. Fownes, Jr.
[edit] Horse racing
- May 10 - Donau wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- January 5 - The National Hockey Association (NHA) starts its inaugural season.
- January 15 - The Canadian Hockey Association disbands. Ottawa and Montreal Shamrocks join the NHA.
- March 15 - Montreal Wanderers win the NHA championship and the Stanley Cup. The club then defeats the Berlin Union Jacks in a challenge. It is the fifth season in a row that the Wanderers have won the Cup outright or won a Cup challenge.
- March - The Toronto St. Michael's Majors win the Allan Cup.
- December - The NHA loses Cobalt and Haileybury teams, gains a Quebec team. The Les Canadiens are taken over by George Kennedy's Club Athletique Canadien after threatening legal action.
[edit] Births
- January 5 — Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (d. 1949)
- January 21 — Károly Takács, Hungarian pistol shooter (d. 1976)
- May 14 — Iuliu Baratky, Romanian football (soccer) player (d. 1962)
- March 16 — Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (d. 1991)
- May 25 — Jimmie Crutchfield, star player of Negro League baseball (d. 1993)
- May 25 — Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (d. 1983)
- May 26 — Munroe Bourne, Canadian swimmer (d. 1992)
- August 19 — Rudolf Svedberg, Swedish wrestler (d. 1992)
- September 7 — Jack Shea, American ice speed skater (d. 2002)
- October 8 — Ray Lewis, Canadian athlete (d. 2003)
- October 14 — John Wooden, American basketball coach
- October 28 — Vittorio Tamagnini, Italian boxer (d. 1981)
- December 2 — Taisto Mäki, Finnish athlete (d. 1979)
- December 24 — Ellen Braumüller, German track and field athlete (d. 1991)
