1926 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football NFL championship – Frankford Yellow Jackets (14–1–2) Rose Bowl (1925 season): The Alabama Crimson Tide won 20–19 over the Washington Huskies to share the college football national championship
Association football England The Football League – Huddersfield Town 57 points, Arsenal 52, Sunderland 48, Bury 47, Sheffield United 46, Aston Villa 44 FA Cup final – Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Huddersfield Town is the first team to win the League championship title three times in succession. Germany National Championship – SpVgg Fürth 4–1 Hertha BSC at Frankfurt Greece Formation of the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF)
Athletics Sweden the Second Women's World Games, Gothenburg
Australian rules football VFL Premiership Melbourne wins the 30th VFL Premiership: Melbourne 17.17 (119) d Collingwood 9.8 (62) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Brownlow Medal The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Bandy Sweden Championship final – Västerås SK 1-0 IK Sirius
Baseball World Series 2–10 October — St. Louis Cardinals (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1926 World Series by 4 games to 3 Negro leagues Rube Foster, founder of the Negro National League (NNL) and owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, suffers a nervous breakdown and has to be confined to an asylum. His protégé Dave Malarcher takes over as manager and leads the team to the NNL pennant. The Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeat the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the 1926 Colored World Series. Mule Suttles of the St. Louis Stars hits a Negro leagues record 27 home runs. His .498 batting average and 21 triples are also records.
Basketball ABL Championship
Cleveland Rosenblums over Brooklyn Arcadians (3–0)
Boxing Events 23 September — Gene Tunney defeats Jack Dempsey over 10 rounds in Philadelphia to win the World Heavyweight Championship Tiger Flowers twice defeats Harry Greb for the World Middleweight Championship but then loses it to former World Welterweight Champion Mickey Walker who holds it until 1931 Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey → Gene Tunney World Light Heavyweight Championship – Paul Berlenbach → Jack Delaney World Middleweight Championship – Harry Greb → Tiger Flowers → Mickey Walker World Welterweight Championship – Mickey Walker → Pete Latzo World Lightweight Championship – Rocky Kansas → Sammy Mandell World Featherweight Championship – Louis "Kid" Kaplan → vacant World Bantamweight Championship – Charley Phil Rosenberg World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Canadian football Grey Cup 14th Grey Cup – Ottawa Senators 10–7 Toronto Varsity Blues
Cricket Events 31 May — India, New Zealand and West Indies are elected as Full Members of the Imperial Cricket Conference, increasing the number of nations playing Test cricket from three to six. England regains The Ashes from Australia by winning the five-match Test series 1–0. After the first four Tests are drawn, England wins the final match at The Oval by 289 runs. England County Championship – Lancashire Minor Counties Championship – Durham Most runs – Jack Hobbs 2949 @ 77.60 (HS 316*) Most wickets – Charlie Parker 213 @ 18.40 (BB 8–73) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – George Geary, Harold Larwood, Jack Mercer, Bert Oldfield, Bill Woodfull Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Arthur Richardson 904 @ 50.22 (HS 227) Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 59 @ 30.40 (BB 6–76) Victoria score 1,107 against New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 1926 - still the largest innings total in first-class cricket. India Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus New Zealand Plunket Shield – Wellington South Africa Currie Cup – not contested West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago
Cycling Tour de France Lucien Buysse (Belgium) wins the 20th Tour de France
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria) World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria) World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)
Golf Events Bobby Jones becomes the first golfer to win the British and US Open titles in the same year. Major tournaments British Open – Bobby Jones US Open – Bobby Jones USPGA Championship – Walter Hagen Other tournaments British Amateur – Jess Sweetser US Amateur – George Von Elm
Horse racing England Cheltenham Gold Cup – Koko Grand National – Jack Horner 19 April – Willie Watkinson, the Grand National-winning jockey, dies three weeks after his victory in a fall at Bogside, Scotland 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Pillion 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Colorado The Derby – Coronach The Oaks – Short Story St. Leger Stakes – Coronach Australia Melbourne Cup – Spearfelt Canada King's Plate – Haplite France Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Biribi Ireland Irish Grand National – Amberwave Irish Derby Stakes – Embargo USA Kentucky Derby – Bubbling Over Preakness Stakes – Display Belmont Stakes – Crusader
Ice hockey Stanley Cup 30 March to 6 April — Montreal Maroons defeats Victoria Cougars in the 1926 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 1 Events Allan Cup – University of Toronto defeats Port Arthur Bearcats Memorial Cup – Calgary Canadians defeats Queen's University The professional Western Hockey League folds; most players are sold for $300,000 to the National Hockey League (NHL). December — new expansion teams debut in the NHL: Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers
Lacrosse Events Rosabelle Sinclair establishes the United States' first women's lacrosse team at Bryn Mawr School
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Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 are held at Lahti, Finland
Rowing The Boat Race 27 March — Cambridge wins the 78th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league England Championship – Wigan Challenge Cup final – Swinton 9–3 Oldham at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Lancashire League Championship – Wigan Yorkshire League Championship – Hull Kingston Rovers Lancashire County Cup – Swinton 15–11 Wigan Yorkshire County Cup – Dewsbury 2–0 Huddersfield Australia NSW Premiership – South Sydney 11–5 University (grand final)
Rugby union Five Nations Championship 39th Five Nations Championship series is shared by Ireland and Scotland
Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's Allround Champion @ Trondheim, Norway – Ivar Ballangrud (Norway) Overall Ladies World Champion @ Saint John, New Brunswick – Lela Brooks (Canada) World Outdoor Champion – Charles Gorman (Canada) International Outdoor Champion in pack style – John Farrell (United States)John O'Neil Farrell . sports-reference.com
Tennis Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – John Hawkes (Australia) defeats James Willard (Australia) 6–1 6–3 6–1 Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–1 6–3 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Jean Borotra (France) defeats Howard Kinsey (USA) 8–6 6–1 6–3 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Kitty McKane Godfree (Great Britain) defeats Lilí de Álvarez (Spain) 6–2 4–6 6–3 France French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats René Lacoste (France) 6–2 6–4 6–3 French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Mary Browne (USA) 6–1 6–0 USA American Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 6–4 6–0 6–4 American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 4–6 6–4 9–7 Davis Cup 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – 4–1 at Germantown Cricket Club (grass) Philadelphia, United States
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