1925 in sports
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1925 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 |
Contents |
[edit] American football
- The National Football League adds five teams: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team, and the Pottsville Maroons
- Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title
- October 3 – Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) plays its inaugural intercollegiate football game
[edit] Association football
- The IFAB reform 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.
[edit] England
- First Division – Huddersfield Town win the 1924–25 title.
- FA Cup – Sheffield United beat Cardiff City 1–0.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league from the VFA
- Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood 9.15 (69))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Colin Watson (St Kilda)
[edit] Baseball
[edit] Baseball (Major League)
- Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators in the World Series
[edit] Baseball (Negro League)
- Hilldale (ECL) def. Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 5 games to 1 in the Negro League World Series
[edit] Field hockey
[edit] Establishments
- September 16 – HC Rotterdam, a Dutch field hockey club based in Rotterdam
[edit] Golf
- June 2-5 – U.S. Open – Willie Macfarlane
- June 23-26 – British Open – Jim Barnes
- September 26 – PGA Championship – Walter Hagen
- British Amateur – Robert Harris
- U.S. Amateur – Bobby Jones
[edit] Horse racing
- May 16 – Flying Ebony wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- March - 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.
- March - The Victoria Cougars defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. The Cougars are the last non-NHL team to win the Cup
- December 2 - 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.
- December 15 - 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.
[edit] Multi-sport events
- 7th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands
[edit] References
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