1911 in sports

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1911 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
Years:	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914

Contents 1 Association football 1.1 England 2 Australian rules football 3 Baseball 4 Golf 5 Horse racing 6 Ice hockey 7 Motor racing 8 References

[edit] Association football

[edit] England

• First Division – Manchester United win the 1910-11 title
• FA Cup – Bradford City beat Newcastle United 1–0 in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).

[edit] Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 15th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.11 (41) d Collingwood 4.11 (35))

[edit] Baseball

• World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 2
• Chalmers Award: Frank Schulte, NL; Ty Cobb, AL

[edit] Golf

• 24-26 June - U.S. Open - John McDermott becomes the first American-born man and the youngest golfer (19 years, 10 months) to win the U.S. Open.
• 27-30 June - British Open - Harry Vardon
• British Amateur - Harold Hilton
• U.S. Amateur - Harold Hilton

[edit] Horse racing

• May 13 - Meridian wins the Kentucky Derby

[edit] Ice hockey

• March - Ottawa Hockey Club win the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship and Stanley Cup.
• March 16 - Ottawa forward Marty Walsh scored 10 goals—second in Stanley Cup history only to Frank McGee’s 14-goal total (January 16, 1905)—en route to a 13–4 win over the Port Arthur Seniors in a Stanley Cup challenge.
• March - Winnipeg Victorias win the Allan Cup.
• November 13 - NHA founding team Renfrew Creamery Kings drops out of league and the players under contract are dispersed to other teams. Two franchises are sold to Toronto interests who intend to start in the 1911–12 season, but Toronto's new Arena Gardens is not ready for play.
• December 7 - Upon the completion of artificial ice rinks in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, the new professional Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) league is formed by former NHA players Frank and Lester Patrick. A bidding war for players ensues with numerous NHA players leaving to play in the PCHA.

[edit] Motor racing

• January 21 - The first Monte Carlo Rally
• May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race

[edit] References

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