1925 in sports

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1925 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

[edit] American football

NFL championship

Chicago Cardinals win a controversial National Football League title.
Five new teams join the NFL: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team and the Pottsville Maroons.

College championship

College football national championship – Alabama Crimson Tide, Dartmouth Big Green and Michigan Wolverines (shared)
3 October – Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) plays its inaugural intercollegiate football game.

[edit] Association football

Events

The IFAB reforms the offside law, reducing the number of opposing players required to be in front of the attacker for him to be onside from three to two.

England

The Football League – Huddersfield Town 58 points, West Bromwich Albion 56, Bolton Wanderers 55, Liverpool 50, Bury 49, Newcastle United 48
FA Cup final – Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Germany

National Championship – 1. FC Nuremberg (0–0) 1–0 FSV Frankfurt at Frankfurt

[edit] Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership: Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood 9.15 (69) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Brownlow Medal

The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Colin Watson (St Kilda)

Events

Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league from the VFA

[edit] Bandy

Sweden

Championship final – IF Göta 7-5 Västerås SK

[edit] Baseball

World Series

7–15 October — Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) defeats Washington Senators (AL) to win the 1925 World Series by 4 games to 3. The Pirates are the first team to win a Series in a comeback down three games to one.

Negro League Baseball

Hilldale (ECL) defeats Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 5 games to 1 in the Negro League World Series

[edit] Basketball

Events

The American Basketball League is formed as the first major league of professional basketball.

[edit] Boxing

Events

15 January — Benny Leonard, arguably the greatest-ever lightweight champion, retires from boxing to leave the World Lightweight Championship temporarily vacant
2 July — World Middleweight Champion Harry Greb outpoints World Welterweight Champion Mickey Walker over 15 rounds in one of the all-time great boxing matches at New York's Polo Grounds.^[1]^[2]
14 July — death of current World Flyweight Champion Pancho Villa from blood poisoning after a dental operation goes wrong.

Lineal world champions^[3]

World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Mike McTigue → Paul Berlenbach
World Middleweight Championship – Harry Greb
World Welterweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard → vacant → Jimmy Goodrich → Rocky Kansas
World Featherweight Championship – vacant → Louis "Kid" Kaplan
World Bantamweight Championship – Eddie "Cannonball" Martin → Charley Phil Rosenberg
World Flyweight Championship – Pancho Villa → vacant

[edit] Canadian football

Grey Cup

13th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Ottawa Senators defeat Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 24–1 at Lansdowne Park

[edit] Cricket

Events

Marylebone Cricket Club organises an England tour of Australia in the 1924–25 season. Australia retains The Ashes by winning the five-match Test series 4–1.

England

County Championship – Yorkshire
Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
Most runs – Jack Hobbs 3024 @ 70.32 (HS 266*)
Most wickets – Maurice Tate 228 @ 14.97 (BB 8–91)
Wisden Cricketer of the Year – Jack Hobbs

Australia

Sheffield Shield – Victoria
Most runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 1250 @ 69.44 (HS 188)
Most wickets – Maurice Tate 77 @ 19.01 (BB 7–74)

India

Bombay Quadrangular – Muslims

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Otago

South Africa

Currie Cup – not contested

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] Cycling

Tour de France

Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) wins the 19th Tour de France

[edit] Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria)
World Pairs Champions – Herma Szabo and Ludwig Wrede (Austria)

[edit] Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

British Amateur – Robert Harris
US Amateur – Bobby Jones

[edit] Horse racing

England

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Ballinode
Grand National – Double Chance
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Saucy Sue
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Manna
Epsom Derby – Manna
Epsom Oaks – Saucy Sue
St. Leger Stakes – Solario

Australia

Melbourne Cup – Windbag

Canada

Queen's Plate – Fairbank

France

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Priori

Ireland

Irish Grand National – Dog Fox
Irish Derby Stakes – Zionist

USA

Kentucky Derby – Flying Ebony
Preakness Stakes – Coventry
Belmont Stakes – American Flag

[edit] Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

21–30 March — Victoria Cougars defeats Montreal Canadiens in the 1925 Stanley Cup Finals. The Cougars are the last non-NHL team to win the Cup.

Events

The first-place Hamilton Tigers of the NHL go on strike for an increase in pay. The team is suspended and the players sold to become the New York Americans.
2 December — the expansion New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the NHL play their first-ever game against each other at Pittsburgh. The Americans defeat the Pirates 2-1 in overtime.
15 December — the first NHL game is played at Madison Square Garden between the New York Americans and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens win the game 3-1 and are awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy.

[edit] Motor racing

Grand Prix racing

28 June — the 1st Belgian Grand Prix is run at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps over 809.06 km (14.98 km x 54 laps). The winner is Antonio Ascari (Italy) driving an Alfa Romeo P2 in 6:42:57. The race is officially titled the I Grand Prix de Belgique and is also given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
26 July — the 11th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry over 1000.00 km (12.50 km x 80 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist/Albert Divo (both of France) driving a Delage 2LCV in 8:54:41.2. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XIX Grand Prix de l´ACF.
26 July — death of Antonio Ascari following a crash on the 23rd lap of the French Grand Prix.
6 September — the 5th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 800.00 km (10.00 km x 80 laps). The winner is Gastone Brilli-Peri (Italy) driving an Alfa Romeo P2 in 5:14:33.3. The race is officially titled the V Gran Premio d'Italia.