1925 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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American football
NFL championship
- Chicago Cardinals win a controversial National Football League title.
- Five new teams join the NFL: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team and the Pottsville Maroons.
College championship
- College football national championship – Alabama Crimson Tide, Dartmouth Big Green and Michigan Wolverines (shared)
- 3 October – Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) plays its inaugural intercollegiate football game.
Association football
England
- The Football League – Huddersfield Town 58 points, West Bromwich Albion 56, Bolton Wanderers 55, Liverpool 50, Bury 49, Newcastle United 48
- FA Cup final – Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Events
- The IFAB reforms the offside law, reducing the number of opposing players required to be in front of the attacker for him to be onside from three to two.
Australian rules football
VFL Premiership
- Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership: Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood 9.15 (69) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Brownlow Medal
- The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Colin Watson (St Kilda)
Events
- Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league from the VFA
Bandy
Sweden
- Championship final – IF Göta 7-5 Västerås SK
Baseball
World Series
- Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) defeats Washington Senators (AL) by 3 games to 1.
Negro League Baseball
- Hilldale (ECL) defeats Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 5 games to 1 in the Negro League World Series
Boxing
Events
- 15 January — Benny Leonard, arguably the greatest-ever lightweight champion, retires from boxing to leave the World Lightweight Championship temporarily vacant
- 2 July — World Middleweight Champion Harry Greb outpoints World Welterweight Champion Mickey Walker over 15 rounds in one of the all-time great boxing matches at New York's Polo Grounds.[1][2]
- 14 July — death of current World Flyweight Champion Pancho Villa from blood poisoning after a dental operation goes wrong.
Lineal world champions[3]
- World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – Mike McTigue → Paul Berlenbach
- World Middleweight Championship – Harry Greb
- World Welterweight Championship – Mickey Walker
- World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard → vacant → Jimmy Goodrich → Rocky Kansas
- World Featherweight Championship – vacant → Louis "Kid" Kaplan
- World Bantamweight Championship – Eddie "Cannonball" Martin → Charley Phil Rosenberg
- World Flyweight Championship – Pancho Villa → vacant
Canadian football
Grey Cup
- 13th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Ottawa Senators 24–1 Lansdowne Park
Cricket
Events
- Marylebone Cricket Club organises an England tour of Australia in the 1924–25 season. Australia retains the The Ashes by winning the five-match Test series 4–1.
England
- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
- Most runs – Jack Hobbs 3024 @ 70.32 (HS 266*)
- Most wickets – Maurice Tate 228 @ 14.97 (BB 8–91)
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year – Jack Hobbs
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – Victoria
- Most runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 1250 @ 69.44 (HS 188)
- Most wickets – Maurice Tate 77 @ 19.01 (BB 7–74)
India
New Zealand
South Africa
- Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies
Cycling
Tour de France
- Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) wins the 19th Tour de France
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
- World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria)
- World Pairs Champions – Herma Szabo and Ludwig Wrede (Austria)
Golf
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
- British Amateur – Robert Harris
- US Amateur – Bobby Jones
Horse racing
England
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Ballinode
- Grand National – Double Chance
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Saucy Sue
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Manna
- Epsom Derby – Manna
- Epsom Oaks – Saucy Sue
- St. Leger Stakes – Solario
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Windbag
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Fairbank
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Priori
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Dog Fox
- Irish Derby Stakes – Zionist
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Flying Ebony
- Preakness Stakes – Coventry
- Belmont Stakes – American Flag
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- Victoria Cougars defeats Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. The Cougars are the last non-NHL team to win the Cup.
Events
- The first-place Hamilton Tigers of the NHL go on strike for an increase in pay. The team is suspended and the players sold to become the New York Americans.
- 2 December — the expansion New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the NHL play their first-ever game against each other at Pittsburgh. The Americans defeat the Pirates 2-1 in overtime.
- 15 December — the first NHL game is played at Madison Square Garden between the New York Americans and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens win the game 3-1 and are awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy.
Motor racing
Grand Prix racing
Indianapolis 500
Le Mans 24 hours
Multi-sport events
Far Eastern Championship Games
- The 7th Far Eastern Championship Games are held at Manila, Philippine Islands
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 28 March — Cambridge wins the 77th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
England
- Championship – Hull Kingston Rovers
- Challenge Cup final – Oldham 16–3 Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Lancashire League Championship – Swinton
- Yorkshire League Championship – Hull Kingston Rovers
- Lancashire Cup – Oldham 10–0 St Helens Recreation
- Yorkshire Cup – Wakefield Trinity 9–8 Batley
Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
- 38th Five Nations Championship series is won by Scotland who complete the Grand Slam
Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 11–9 2–6 6–2 6–3
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 1–6 8–6 6–4
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 6–3 6–3 4–6 8–6
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Joan Fry Lakeman (Great Britain) 6–2 6–0
France
USA
References
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved on 21 November 2009.
- ^ Harry Greb site. Retrieved on 21 November 2009.
- ^ Cyber Boxing Zone
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