1922 in sports
# 1922 in sports

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

## Rowing

The Boat Race

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

## Rugby league

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 – United States 4–1 Australasia at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States

## Water skiing

Events

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