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1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

NFL championship

  • Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.

College championship

  • Cornell Big Red – college football national championship

Events

  • 24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.

Association football

England

  • The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47
  • FA Cup Final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London

Germany

  • National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg played two drawn games

Russia

  • Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18.

Athletics

Monaco

  • second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo

France

  • the first Women's World Games, Paris

Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

  • 14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final.

South Australian Football League

  • 30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership.
  • Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide)

West Australian Football League

  • 23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiership
  • Sandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth)

Bandy

Sweden

  • Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK

Baseball

World Series

  • 4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie

Negro leagues

  • The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.

Boxing

Events

  • 10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th-round technical knockout in New York
  • 24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris.
  • 1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York

Lineal world champions

  • World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
  • World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki
  • World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson
  • World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker
  • World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard
  • World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
  • World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch
  • World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

Canadian football

Grey Cup

  • 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks

Cricket

Events

  • Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.

England

  • County Championship – Yorkshire
  • Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
  • Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172)
  • Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36)
  • Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham

Australia

  • Sheffield Shield – Victoria
  • Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)
  • Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)

India

  • Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans

New Zealand

  • Plunket Shield – Auckland

South Africa

  • Currie Cup – Transvaal

West Indies

  • Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados

Cycling

Tour de France

  • Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France

Events

  • 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

  • World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)
  • World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
  • World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria)

Golf

Major tournaments

  • British Open – Walter Hagen
  • US Open – Gene Sarazen
  • USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen

Other tournaments

  • British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
  • US Amateur – Jess Sweetser

Horse racing

England

  • Grand National – Music Hall
  • 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
  • 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
  • The Derby – Captain Cuttle
  • The Oaks – Pogrom
  • St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer

Australia

  • Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda

Canada

  • King's Plate – South Shore

France

  • Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)

Ireland

  • Irish Grand National – Halston
  • Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island

USA

  • Kentucky Derby – Morvich
  • Preakness Stakes – Pillory
  • Belmont Stakes – Pillory

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

  • 17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2

Motorsport

Rowing

The Boat Race

  • 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Rugby league

  • 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain

England

  • Championship – Wigan
  • Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
  • Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
  • Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
  • Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham
  • Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury

Australia

  • NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final)

Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

  • 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

  • Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway)

Swimming

Events

  • Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier"

Tennis

Events

  • Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.

Australia

  • Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2
  • Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8

England

  • Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2
  • Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0

France

  • French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5
  • French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2

USA

  • American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4
  • American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1

Davis Cup

  • 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – 4–1 at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States

Water skiing

Events

  • Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson

References