1910 in sports

22 February — Ad Wolgast outlasts Battling Nelson at Point Richmond, California, to win the World Lightweight Championship by a technical knockout after 40 rounds.
4 July — in boxing's first "fight of the century", Jack Johnson knocks out the "great white hope" James J. Jeffries in round 15 to retain his World Heavyweight Championship title.
15 October — World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel is shot and killed at Conway, Missouri, by Walter Dipley, a jealous farm worker. Ketchel is rated by many boxing historians as the best middleweight ever. The title remains vacant until 1913.

Lineal world champions^[1]

World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson
World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
World Middleweight Championship – Stanley Ketchel → vacant
World Welterweight Championship – vacant
World Lightweight Championship – Battling Nelson → Ad Wolgast
World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell
World Bantamweight Championship – Monte Attell

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup

26 November — 2nd Grey Cup – University of Toronto Varsity Blues 16–7 Hamilton Tigers

[edit] Cricket

England

County Championship – Kent
Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk
Most runs – Johnny Tyldesley 2265 @ 46.22 (HS 158)
Most wickets – Razor Smith 247 @ 13.05 (BB 8–13)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Harry Foster, Alfred Hartley, Charlie Llewellyn, Razor Smith, Frank Woolley

Australia

Sheffield Shield – South Australia
Most runs – Harry Kortlang 656 @ 131.20 (HS 197)
Most wickets – Jack Saunders 49 @ 17.32 (BB 6–35)

India

Bombay Triangular – Europeans shared with Parsees

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Auckland

South Africa

Currie Cup – not contested

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] Cycling

Tour de France

Octave Lapize (France) wins the 8th Tour de France

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
World Women's Champion – Lily Kronberger (Hungary)
World Pairs Champions – Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger (Germany)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

British Open – James Braid
US Open – Alex Smith

Other tournaments

British Amateur – John Ball
US Amateur – William C. Fownes, Jr.

[edit] Horse racing

England

Grand National – Jenkinstown
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Winkipop
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Neil Gow
Epsom Derby – Lemburg
Epsom Oaks – Rosedrop
St. Leger Stakes – Swynford

Australia

Melbourne Cup – Comedy King

Canada

Queen's Plate – Parmer

Ireland

Irish Grand National – Oniche
Irish Derby Stakes – Aviator

USA

Kentucky Derby – Donau
Preakness Stakes – Layminster
Belmont Stakes – Sweep

[edit] Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

15 March — Montreal Wanderers wins the NHA championship and the Stanley Cup. The club then defeats Berlin Dutchmen in a challenge. It is the fifth season in a row that Montreal Wanderers has won the Cup outright or won a Cup challenge.

Events

5 January — National Hockey Association (NHA) commences its inaugural season
15 January — Canadian Hockey Association disbands. Ottawa and Montreal Shamrocks join the NHA.
March — Toronto St. Michael's Majors wins the Allan Cup
December — NHA loses its Cobalt and Haileybury teams, but gains a Quebec team. The Montreal Canadiens are taken over by George Kennedy's Club Athletique Canadien after threatening legal action.

[edit] Motor racing

Grand Prix racing

As in 1909, there is no Grand Prix racing in Europe

Vanderbilt Cup

1 October — 6th running of the Vanderbilt Cup at Long Island over 278.08 miles (12.640 miles x 22 laps) is won by Harry Grant (USA) driving an ALCO-6 in 4:15:58.

American Grand Prize

12 November — second running of the American Grand Prize takes place at Savannah, Georgia over 415.200 miles (17.300 miles x 24 laps) and is won by David Bruce-Brown (USA) driving a Benz GP in 5:53:05.35 at an average speed of 70.55 mph.

[edit] Rowing

The Boat Race

23 March — Oxford wins the 67th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

[edit] Rugby league

England

Championship – Oldham
Challenge Cup final – Leeds 26–12 Hull at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield (replay, following 7–7 draw at Fartown)
Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
Yorkshire League Championship – Wakefield Trinity
Lancashire Cup – Wigan 22–5 Leigh
Yorkshire Cup – Huddersfield 21–0 Batley

Australia

17 September — the 1910 NSWRFL season culminates in a grand final between South Sydney and Newtown which is drawn 4–4. Newtown are crowned premiers by virtue of being minor premiers.