1925 in sports

Sports-related events of 1925

Overview of the events of 1925 in sports

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1925 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

## American football

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* NFL championship – Chicago Cardinals (11–2–1)
* Chicago was awarded the championship controversially because the Maroons had been suspended from the NFL for playing an exhibition game against a group of Notre Dame All-Stars.
* Five new teams join the NFL: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team and the Pottsville Maroons.
* Rose Bowl (1924 season):
* The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 27–10 over the Stanford Indians to win the college football national championship
* Dartmouth Big Green – college football national championship shared with Alabama Crimson Tide
* 3 October – Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) plays its inaugural intercollegiate football game.

## Association football

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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.

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

Germany

* National Championship – 1\. FC Nürnberg (0–0) 1–0 FSV Frankfurt at Frankfurt

Greece

* Olympiacos F.C., officially founded in Athens.[citation needed]

Russia

* FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, officially founded on May 30.(former Zenit Lenninglad in Soviet Union)[citation needed]

## Australian rules football

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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

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Sweden

* Championship final – IF Göta 7-5 Västerås SK

## Baseball

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World Series

* 7–15 October — Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) defeats Washington Senators (AL) to win the 1925 World Series by 4 games to 3. The Pirates are the first team to win a Series in a comeback down three games to one.

Negro leagues

* Hilldale (ECL) defeats Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 5 games to 1 in the 1925 Colored World Series

Mexico

* Mexican Baseball League, a first officially game held on June 28.[citation needed]

## Basketball

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Events

* The American Basketball League is formed as the first major league of professional basketball.

## Boxing

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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

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Grey Cup

* 13th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Ottawa Senators defeat Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 24–1 at Lansdowne Park

## Cricket

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Events

* Marylebone Cricket Club organises an England tour of Australia in the 1924–25 season. Australia retain 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

* Bombay Quadrangular – Muslims

New Zealand

* Plunket Shield – Otago

South Africa

* Currie Cup – Western Province

West Indies

* Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago

## Cycling

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Tour de France

* Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) wins the 19th Tour de France[4]

## Figure skating

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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

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Major tournaments

* British Open – Jim Barnes
* US Open – Willie Macfarlane[5]
* USPGA Championship – Walter Hagen

Other tournaments

* British Amateur – Robert Harris
* US Amateur – Bobby Jones

## Horse racing

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England

* Cheltenham Gold Cup – Ballinode
* Grand National – Double Chance
* 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Saucy Sue
* 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Manna
* The Derby – Manna[6]
* The Oaks – Saucy Sue
* St. Leger Stakes – Solario

Australia

* Melbourne Cup – Windbag

Canada

* King'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

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Stanley Cup

* 21–30 March — Victoria Cougars defeats Montreal Canadiens in the 1925 Stanley Cup Finals. 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.

## Motorsport

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Main articles: 1925 in motorsport and List of 1925 motorsport champions

## Multi-sport events

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Far Eastern Championship Games

* The 7th Far Eastern Championship Games are held at Manila, Philippine Islands

## Nordic skiing

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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The inaugural world championships are held at Johannisbad in Czechoslovakia for men only. Winners are:

* Cross-country skiing (18 km) – Otakar Německý (Czechoslovakia)
* Cross-country skiing (50 km) – František Donth (Czechoslovakia)
* Nordic combined (individual) – Otakar Německý (Czechoslovakia)
* Ski jumping (individual large hill) – Willen Dick (Czechoslovakia)

## Rowing

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The Boat Race

* 28 March — Cambridge win the 77th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

## Rugby league

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England

* Championship – Hull Kingston Rovers
* Challenge Cup final – Oldham 16–3 Hull Kingston Rovers at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
* Lancashire League Championship – Swinton
* Yorkshire League Championship – Hull Kingston Rovers
* Lancashire County Cup – Oldham 10–0 St Helens Recs
* Yorkshire County Cup – Wakefield Trinity 9–8 Batley

Australia

* NSW Premiership – South Sydney (outright winner)

## Rugby union

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Five Nations Championship

* 38th Five Nations Championship series is won by Scotland who complete the Grand Slam

## Speed skating

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Speed Skating World Championships

* Men's All-round Champion – Clas Thunberg (Finland)

## Tennis

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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

* French Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 7–5 6–1 6–4
* French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Kitty McKane Godfree (Great Britain) 6–1 6–2

USA

* American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 11–9 6–3 4–6 6–3
* American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Kitty McKane Godfree (Great Britain) 3–6 6–0 6–2

Davis Cup

* 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –  United States 5–0  France at Germantown Cricket Club (grass) Philadelphia, United States

## Gymnastics

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The wheel was invented in 1925 by German Otto Feick in Schönau an der Brend.

## References

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1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved on 21 November 2009.
2. ^ Harry Greb site. Retrieved on 21 November 2009.
3. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone
4. ^ "Cycling-Tour de France list of winners". Eurosport UK. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
5. ^ Porter, David L. (5 August 2013). Their Greatest Victory: 24 Athletes Who Overcame Disease, Disability and Injury. McFarland. p. 111\. ISBN 978-0-7864-7305-2.
6. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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