1909 in sports

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François Faber of Luxembourg won the 1909 Tour de France

1909 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

[edit] American football

College championship

College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs

[edit] Association football

International football

West Auckland Town, an English amateur team, defeats FC Winterthur of Switzerland 2–0 to win the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, one of the earliest international club competitions

Brazil

4 April — Sport Club Internacional is founded in Porto Alegre

England

The Football League – Newcastle United 53 points, Everton 46, Sunderland 44, Blackburn Rovers 41, The Wednesday 40, Woolwich Arsenal 38
FA Cup final – Manchester United 1–0 Bristol City at Crystal Palace, London

Germany

National Championship – Phönix Karlsruhe 4–2 Viktoria Berlin at Breslau

Romania

Formation of the Romanian Football Federation (Federaţia Română de Fotbal or FRF)

Scotland

Scottish Football League – Celtic
Scottish Cup final – competition cancelled following a riot at a replay between Rangers and Celtic; the first match was drawn 2–2 and the replay ended 1–1

Spain

Formation of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol or RFEF). It is originally known as the Federación Española de Clubs de Football.

[edit] Athletics

23 August — Fred ‘Tenby’ Davies (Wales) defeats Bert Day (Ireland) at Pontypridd to become world champion over the half-mile distance run.

[edit] Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

South Melbourne wins the 13th VFL Premiership: South Melbourne 4.14 (38) d Carlton 4.12 (36) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

[edit] Bandy

Sweden

Championship final – AIK 7–3 Djurgårdens IF

[edit] Baseball

World Series

8–16 October — Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) defeats Detroit Tigers (AL) to win the 1909 World Series by 4 games to 3

[edit] Boxing

Events

19 June — Monte Attell wins the World Bantamweight Championship joining his brother Abe Attell, who holds the World Featherweight Championship, as the first pair of brothers to hold world titles simultaneously.

Lineal world champions^[1]

World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson
World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
World Middleweight Championship – Stanley Ketchel
World Welterweight Championship – vacant
World Lightweight Championship – Battling Nelson
World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell
World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh → "Fighting" Jimmy Reagan → Monte Attell

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup

4 December — 1st Grey Cup – University of Toronto Varsity Blues 26–6 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club.

[edit] Cricket

Events

15 June — representatives of England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's to form the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC)

England

County Championship – Kent
Minor Counties Championship – Wiltshire
Most runs – Ernie Hayes 2105 @ 36.29 (HS 276)
Most wickets – Colin Blythe 215 @ 14.54 (BB 9–42)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Warren Bardsley, Sydney Barnes, Douglas Carr, Arthur Day, Vernon Ransford

Australia

Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
Most runs – Vernon Ransford 825 @ 103.12 (HS 182)
Most wickets – Jack O'Connor 40 @ 23.00 (BB 7–36)

India

Bombay Triangular – Europeans

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Auckland

South Africa

Currie Cup – Western Province

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados

[edit] Cycling

Tour de France

François Faber (Luxembourg) wins the 7th Tour de France

Giro d'Italia

Luigi Ganna (Italy) wins the inaugural Giro d'Italia

[edit] Eton Wall Game

Events

30 November — a goal is scored in the St. Andrew's Day match at Eton College, the last time this has happened in the St. Andrew's Day game (the most important match of the year) though points have been scored by other methods

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
World Women's Champion – Lily Kronberger (Hungary)
World Pairs Champions – Phyllis Johnson and James H. Johnson (Great Britain)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

British Open – John Henry Taylor
US Open – George Sargent

Other tournaments

British Amateur – Robert Maxwell
US Amateur – Robert A. Gardner

[edit] Horse racing

England

Grand National – Lutteur III
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Electra
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Minoru
Epsom Derby – Minoru
Epsom Oaks – Perola
St. Leger Stakes – Bayardo

Australia

Melbourne Cup – Prince Foote

Canada

Queen's Plate – Shimonese

Ireland

Irish Grand National – Little Hack II
Irish Derby Stakes – Bachelor's Double

USA

Kentucky Derby – Wintergreen
Preakness Stakes – Effendi
Belmont Stakes – Joe Madden

[edit] Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

March — Ottawa Hockey Club wins the Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA) championship and the Stanley Cup
March — Renfrew Creamery Kings win the Federal Hockey League championship and challenge for the Stanley Cup, but cannot play because the Stanley Cup trustees rule their players are ineligible

Amateur hockey

February — the Allan Cup is donated to be the amateur championship hockey trophy of Canada
March — Ottawa Cliffsides win the Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (IPAHU) and the Allan Cup. The Cliffsides then lose a challenge to Queen's College of Kingston, Ontario.

Professional hockey

November — ECHA disbands over the plans of the Montreal Wanderers to change rinks. Two rival leagues are founded, splitting the top rival team. The Canadian Hockey Association is formed with Ottawa HC and the National Hockey Association (NHA) with the Montreal Wanderers. The NHA is founded by the president of the Renfrew team, who is seeking a chance at the Stanley Cup. The CHA will disband in January 1910, and the NHA takes in Ottawa and Montreal Shamrocks from the CHA.
December — NHA inaugurates a new team "Les Canadiens" which is the basis of today's Montreal Canadiens

[edit] Motor racing

Grand Prix racing

There is no Grand Prix racing from 1909 to 1911

Vanderbilt Cup

The 5th running of the Vanderbilt Cup is the only major race in 1909. It is again run at Long Island over 258.06 miles (23.460 miles x 11 laps). The winner is Harry Grant (USA) driving an ALCO-Berliet.

Events

12 August — the first event is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

3 April — Oxford wins the 66th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

[edit] Rugby league

International

10 February — Great Britain defeats Australia to claim the first ever Ashes series in the final match of the 1908/09 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain

England

Championship – Wigan
Challenge Cup final – Wakefield Trinity 17–0 Hull at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Lancashire League Championship – Wigan
Yorkshire League Championship – Halifax
Lancashire Cup – Wigan 10–9 Oldham
Yorkshire Cup – Halifax 9–5 Hunslet

Australia

14 September — NSW Premiership is won by minor premiers South Sydney on a forfeit after Balmain withdraws from the grand final

[edit] Rugby union

Home Nations Championship

27th Home Nations Championship series is won by Wales
Wales defeats France in a 1909 non-championship match. It is later retrospectively regarded as a Grand Slam winner.
October 8 – The first rugby football match to be played at Twickenham Stadium is won by the Harlequins when they defeat Richmond at the brand new ground.