1933 in sports

1933 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936

Contents 1 American football 2 Association football 3 Australian rules football 4 Baseball 5 Basketball 6 Cricket 7 Field hockey 8 Golf 9 Horse racing 10 Radiosport 11 Rugby union 12 Skiing 13 Snooker 14 Awards 15 References

American football

• December 17 – Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants in the first National Football League championship game 23-21 at Wrigley Field.
• Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers all founded.

Association football

England

• First Division – Arsenal win the 1932–33 title.
• FA Cup – Everton beat Manchester City 3–0.

Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 9.17 (71) d Richmond 4.5 (29))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)

Baseball

• New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series 4-1.

Basketball

• Northwestern University wins the Big Ten Conference Championship in Men's College Basketball.

Cricket

• England, employing bodyline tactics, beat Australia 4-1 to regain The Ashes.

Field hockey

• September 1 – foundation of Oranje Zwart, a Dutch club located in Eindhoven

Golf

Men's professional

• U.S. Open – Johnny Goodman
• British Open – Denny Shute
• PGA Championship – Gene Sarazen

Men's amateur

• British Amateur – Michael Scott
• U.S. Amateur – George Dunlap

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open – June Beebe

Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –
• Grand National –

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –
  2. Epsom Derby –
  3. St. Leger Stakes –
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Broker's Tip
  2. Preakness Stakes –
  3. Belmont Stakes –

Radiosport

• First ever ARRL Field Day contest held in July.

Rugby union

• 46th Home Nations Championship series is won by Scotland

Skiing

• Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North America, is cut on Cannon Mountain.

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25–18

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Helen Jacobs, Tennis

References

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