1916 in sports
# 1916 in sports

    Note — many sporting events did not take place because of World War I

1916 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

## American football

College championship

* College football national championship – Pittsburgh Panthers

Events

* 7 October — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeats the Cumberland University Bulldogs by a score of 222–0, the most one-sided game in college football history.

## Association football

Europe

* There is no major football in Europe due to World War I

South America

* 9 July — CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American football, is founded

## Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

* 2 September: Fitzroy wins the 20th VFL Premiership: Fitzroy 12.13 (85) d Carlton 8.8 (56) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Fitzroy wins the title despite having finished last in the regular season.

South Australian Football League:

* not contested due to World War I

West Australian Football League:

* 9 September: South Fremantle 7.12 (54) defeat East Fremantle 5.5 (35) for their first WAFL premiership.

## Bandy

Sweden

* Championship final – IFK Uppsala 3–2 Djurgårdens IF

## Baseball

World Series

* 7–12 October — Boston Red Sox defeats the Brooklyn Robins by 4 games to 1 to win the 1916 World Series.

Events

* The Philadelphia Athletics finish the season with a record of 36–117 or a .235 winning percentage, the worst Major League Baseball record since 1900.
* Winnipeg Maroons wins the Northern League Championship
* The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with organised baseball that leaves out one club; the Baltimore Terrapins pursue a legal remedy

## Boxing

Events

* Having already lost to him earlier in the year, Battling Levinsky defeats Jack Dillon in 12 rounds at Boston to claim the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
* The series of fights between Ted "Kid" Lewis and Jack Britton continues with Britton taking the World Welterweight Championship into 1917.

Lineal world champions

* World Heavyweight Championship – Jess Willard
* World Light Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dillon → Battling Levinsky
* World Middleweight Championship – Al McCoy
* World Welterweight Championship – Ted "Kid" Lewis → Jack Britton
* World Lightweight Championship – Freddie Welsh
* World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
* World Bantamweight Championship – Kid Williams
* World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

## Canadian football

Grey Cup

* not contested due to World War I

## Cricket

Events

* There is no first-class cricket in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or the West Indies due to World War I

India

* Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans

## Cycling

Tour de France

* not contested due to World War I

Giro d'Italia

* not contested due to World War I

## Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

* not contested due to World War I

## Golf

Events

* The inaugural USPGA Championship is held as a matchplay tournament

Major tournaments

* British Open – not contested due to World War I
* June 29–30 — US Open – Chick Evans
* October 10–14 — USPGA Championship – Jim Barnes

Other tournaments

* British Amateur – not contested due to World War I
* US Amateur – Chick Evans

## Horse racing

England

* Grand National – not held due to World War I
* 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Canyon
* 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Clarissimus
* The Derby – Fifinella
* The Oaks – Fifinella
* St. Leger Stakes – Hurry On

Australia

* Melbourne Cup – Sasanof

Canada

* King's Plate - Mandarin

Ireland

* Irish Grand National – All Sorts
* Irish Derby Stakes – Furore

USA

* May 13 — Kentucky Derby – George Smith
* Preakness Stakes – Damrosch
* Belmont Stakes – Friar Rock

## Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

* Montreal Canadiens wins the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship
* Portland Rosebuds wins the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championship, the first United States team to do so
* 20–30 March — Montreal Canadiens defeats Portland Rosebuds in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2

Events

* Winnipeg 61st Battalion wins the Allan Cup

## Olympic Games

1916 Summer Olympics

* The 1916 Summer Olympics, due to take place in Berlin, are cancelled due to World War I

## Rowing

The Boat Race

* Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – not contested due to World War I

## Rugby league

England

* All first-class competitions are cancelled due to World War I

Australia

* NSW Premiership – Balmain 5–3 South Sydney (grand final)

New Zealand

* 1916 New Zealand rugby league season

## Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

* Five Nations Championship series is not contested due to World War I

## Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

* not contested due to World War I

## Tennis

Australia

* Australian Men’s Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

England

* Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
* Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

France

* French Men’s Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
* French Women’s Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

USA

* American Men's Singles Championship – Richard Norris Williams (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 6–4 0–6 6–2 6–4
* American Women’s Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Louise Hammond Raymond (USA) 6–0 6–1

Davis Cup

* 1916 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – not contested
