1924 in sports

Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) defeats Hilldale (ECL) 5 games to 4 with 1 tie in the first official Negro League World Series.
Pitcher Nip Winters wins a record 27 games for Hilldale in the ECL regular season.

[edit] Biathlon

1924 Winter Olympics

Military patrol, the forerunner of biathlon which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, is staged as a demonstration event at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix. The winning team is Switzerland.

[edit] Bobsleigh

1924 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh debuts as an Olympic sport in Chamonix at the inaugural Winter Olympics. The sole event is the 4-man bob which is won by Switzerland I (gold) ahead of Great Britain II (silver) and Belgium I (bronze).

[edit] Boxing

Events

10 August — the World Featherweight Championship title becomes vacant as Johnny Dundee relinquishes it to fight as a lightweight

Lineal world champions^[1]

World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Mike McTigue
World Middleweight Championship – Harry Greb
World Welterweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard
World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Dundee → vacant
World Bantamweight Championship – Joe Lynch → Abe Goldstein → Eddie "Cannonball" Martin
World Flyweight Championship – Pancho Villa

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup

12th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 11–2 Toronto Balmy Beach

[edit] Cricket

Events

England defeats South Africa 3–0 with two matches drawn. There is a sensational start to the series when the South Africans are bowled out for only 30, in just 12.3 overs, in their first innings of the First Test at Edgbaston, England having made over 400.

England

County Championship – Yorkshire
Minor Counties Championship – Berkshire
Most runs – Frank Woolley 2344 @ 49.87 (HS 202)
Most wickets – Maurice Tate 205 @ 13.74 (BB 8–18)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Bob Catterall, Jack MacBryan, Herbie Taylor, Dick Tyldesley, Dodger Whysall

Australia

Sheffield Shield – Victoria
Most runs – Bill Ponsford 777 @ 111.00 (HS 248)
Most wickets – Albert Hartkopf and Norman Williams 26 apiece

India

Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Wellington

South Africa

Currie Cup – Transvaal

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados

[edit] Curling

1924 Winter Olympics

Curling is played at the inaugural Winter Olympics. It is a demonstration sport at the time but is retrospectively granted official status. The gold medal is won by the Great Britain and Ireland team.

[edit] Cycling

Tour de France

Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) wins the 18th Tour de France

[edit] Field hockey

Events

7 January — the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is founded in Paris by seven member countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland.

[edit] Figure skating

Events

Figure skating is included in the inaugural Winter Olympics, having already featured in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. The Olympic gold medallists and the world championship winners are the same in all three events.

1924 Winter Olympics

Men's individual – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)
Women's individual – Herma Szabo (Austria)
Pairs – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria)

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)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
US Amateur – Bobby Jones

[edit] Horse racing

Events

The inaugural running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup is won by Red Splash

England

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Red Splash
Grand National – Master Robert
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Plack
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Diophon
Epsom Derby – Sansovino
Epsom Oaks – Straitlace
St. Leger Stakes – Salmon-Trout

Australia

Melbourne Cup – Backwood

Canada

Queen's Plate – Maternal Pride

France

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Massine

Ireland

Irish Grand National – Kilbarry
Irish Derby Stakes – Haine dead heated with Zodiac

USA

Kentucky Derby – Black Gold
Preakness Stakes – Nellie Morse
Belmont Stakes – Mad Play

[edit] Ice hockey

Events

Ice hockey is included in the inaugural Winter Olympics, having already featured in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Canada successfully defends the Olympic title.

1924 Winter Olympics

Gold Medal – Canada
Silver Medal – USA
Bronze Medal – Great Britain

Stanley Cup

22–25 March — Montreal Canadiens defeats Calgary Tigers by 2 games to 0 in the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals

Events

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defeats the Winnipeg Selkirks 6–3 to win the Allan Cup
1 December — the expansion Boston Bruins and Montreal Maroons of the NHL play their inaugural game against each other at Boston. Boston wins this game 2–1 but then lose eleven in a row.

[edit] Motor racing

Grand Prix racing

3 August — the 10th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Lyon over 810.09 km (23.15 km x 35 laps). The winner is Giuseppe Campari (Italy) driving an Alfa Romeo P2 in 7:05:34.8. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XVIII Grand Prix de l´ACF and is also given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
19 October — the 4th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 800.00 km (10.00 km x 80 laps). The winner is Antonio Ascari (Italy) driving a Alfa Romeo P2 in 5:02:05. The race is officially titled the IV Gran Premio d'Italia.

Indianapolis 500

30 May — 12th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Lora L. Corum (USA) and Joe Boyer (USA) in a Duesenberg. Corum begins the race but is replaced by Boyer as a relief in the same car and they are declared co-winners.

Le Mans 24 hours

The 2nd Le Mans 24 hours race is won by John Duff (Canada) and Frank Clement (Great Britain) driving a Bentley 3 Litre Sport over 120 laps and 2077.341 km.

[edit] Nordic skiing

Events

Nordic skiing stages its first international competitions at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix. Four events are held (for men only): cross-country skiing over 18 km and 50 km; ski jumping on the large hill; and Nordic combined as an individual event.

1924 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing (18 km) – gold medal: Thorleif Haug (Norway)
Cross-country skiing (50 km) – gold medal: Thorleif Haug (Norway)
Ski jumping – gold medal: Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway)
Nordic combined – gold medal: Thorleif Haug (Norway)

[edit] Olympic Games

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, the inaugural Winter Olympics, takes place in Chamonix, France. It is originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver, or "International Winter Sports Week".
Norway wins the most medals (18) and the most gold medals (5)

1924 Summer Olympics