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1909 FA Cup Final | The 1909 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1908β09 FA Cup, the 38th season of England's premier club football cup competition. The match was played on 24 April 1909 at Crystal Palace, and was contested by Manchester United and Bristol City, both of the First Division. Manchester United won by a single goal, scored by Sandy Turnbull midway through the first half. This was the first of United's record twelve FA Cup titles to date. |
1909 Florida football team | The 1909 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1909 college football season. The University of the State of Florida officially shortened its name to the University of Florida in 1909, and the season was George E. Pyle's first as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Pyle's 1909 Florida football team finished its fourth varsity football season 6β1β1. |
1909 IAAUS baseball season | The 1909 IAAUS baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), a forerunner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), began in the spring of 1909. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947. |
1909 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1909 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1909 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Arthur R. Hall, the Illini compiled a 5β2 record and finished in third place in the Western Conference. End Benjamin F. Baum was the team captain. |
1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge | The 1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the ninth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the second straight year, only the British Isles and the United States would challenge Australasia for the Cup. After defeating the British in Philadelphia, the US traveled to Sydney, but was defeated again by the Australasian team. The final was played at the Double Bay Grounds on 27β30 November. |
1909 Ottawa Rough Riders season | The 1909 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5β1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year. They defeated the Hamilton Tigers in a league playoff, avenging last year's loss, but lost to the Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Final. |
1909 Savannah axe murders | The 1909 Savannah axe murders was a triple homicide that occurred at 401 West Perry Street in the downtown district of Savannah, Georgia, in December 1909. Though the public initially confronted the city's African-American community with the crime, the dying third victim, Maggie Hunter, was able to make a statement that her husband had been the murderer. JC Hunter was sentenced to death in 1910, but commuted to imprisonment one day before the 1911 date for his execution, and pardoned by the governor in 1923. |
1909 World Figure Skating Championships | The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The 1909 men competitions took place on February 7β8 in Stockholm, Sweden. The 1909 ladies competitions took place on January 23β24 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. Lily Kronberger was the only competitor. The 1909 pairs competition took place on February 8 in Stockholm, Sweden. |
1910 Case football team | The 1910 Case football team represented Case School of Applied Science, now known as Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1910 college football season. The team's coach was Joe Fogg. Case handed the Ohio State Buckeyes their only loss of the 1910 season, and extended a four-game win streak against the Buckeyes, making Coach Joe Fogg a perfect 4-0 against Ohio State during his coaching tenure. |
1910 Chicago Cubs season | The 1910 Chicago Cubs season was the 39th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 35th in the National League and the 18th at West Side Park. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 104β50, 13 games ahead of the second place New York Giants. The team was defeated four games to one by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1910 World Series. |
1910 English cricket season | The 1910 English cricket season saw Kent win a second successive County Championship title. Norfolk won the Minor Counties Championship, defeating Berkshire in the final challenge match. There were no overseas tours to England during the season, the English team having toured South Africa over the 1909β10 winter. A tour to the West Indies also took place over the 1910β11 winter. |
1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field | The Los Angeles International Air Meet (January 10 to January 20, 1910) was among the earliest airshows in the world and the first major airshow in the United States. It was held in Los Angeles County, California, at Dominguez Field in present-day Carson, California. Spectator turnout numbered approximately 254,000 over 11 days of ticket sales. The Los Angeles Times called it "one of the greatest public events in the history of the West." |
1910 Purdue Boilermakers football team | The 1910 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1910 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Horr, the Boilermakers compiled a 1β5 record, finished in last place in the Western Conference with an 0β4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 65 to 19. |
1910 Wimbledon Championships | The 1910 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 30 June. It was the 34th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1910. The All England Club laid asphalt pathways round the courts. There was a field of 92 competitors for the men's singles. |
1911 Australasian Championships | The 1911 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. It was the 7th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the second held in Melbourne and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. |
1911 Australia Census | The 1911 Australia Census was the first national population census held in Australia. The day used for the census, was taken for the night between the 2 and 3 April 1911. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 4,455,005 - an increase of 681,204 people, 18.05% since the 1901 "Federation" Census. The Census Volumes II and III were published on 30 September 1914. At that time it was intended to issue shortly thereafter Volume 1. |
1911 Coronation Honours | The Coronation Honours 1911 for the British Empire were announced on 19 June 1911, to celebrate the coronation of George V which was held on the 22 June 1911. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate. |
1911 Currie Cup | The 1911 Currie Cup was the tenth edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. The tournament was won by Griqualand West for the second time, who won six of their matches in the competition and drew the other match. This tournament also marked the first ever loss for Western Province, who previously went 48 matches unbeaten in the competition since its inception in 1892, winning 46 and drawing two of those matches. Griqualand West beat them 12β0 in the tournament held in Cape Town. |
1911 Detroit Titans football team | The 1911 Detroit Titans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Detroit in the 1911 college football season. In its first season under head coach Royal R. Campbell, the team compiled a 4β4 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 53 to 41. |
1911 Massachusetts Aggies football team | The 1911 Massachusetts Aggies football team represented Massachusetts Agricultural College in the 1911 college football season. The team was coached by Jack Hubbard and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1911 season was Hubbard's only as head coach of the Aggies. Massachusetts finished the season with a record of 2β7. |
1911 NSWRFL season | The 1911 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fourth season of Sydneyβs top-level rugby league club competition, Australiaβs first. Eight teams from across the city contested during the season for the premiership and the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield. The Leagueβs turnover for the 1911 season was Β£15,889, up Β£2,477 on the previous year. |
1911 Purdue Boilermakers football team | The 1911 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1911 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Horr, the Boilermakers compiled a 3β4 record, finished in sixth place in the Western Conference with an 1β3 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 58 to 48. |
1912 Arizona football team | The 1912 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Raymond L. Quigley, the team compiled a 2β1 record and outscored their opponents, 55 to 30. The team captain was Richard L Merritt. |
1912 Army Cadets football team | The 1912 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1912 college football season. The team finished with the season with a record of 5β3. Cadets offense scored 108 points, while the defense allowed 59 points. On November 9, Army battled the Carlisle Indian Academy, which featured legendary athlete Jim Thorpe. |
1912 Brisbane general strike | The 1912 Brisbane General Strike in Queensland, Australia, began when members of the Australian Tramway Employees Association were dismissed when they wore union badges to work on 18 January 1912. They then marched to Brisbane Trades Hall where a meeting was held, with a mass protest meeting of 10,000 people held that night in Market Square (later known as King George Square). |
1912 County Championship | The 1912 County Championship was the twenty-third officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their ninth championship title. A No Result (NR) column was introduced for the first time which included all matches in which no decision was reached on first innings: these games were not used when calculating maximum possible points. Five matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and were included in the NR column. |
1912 International Lawn Tennis Challenge | The 1912 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 11th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. After a six-year hiatus, France rejoined the competition; however, the United States pulled out of the competition. In the final, the British Isles regained the Cup from Australasia. The final was played at the Albert Ground in Melbourne, Australia on 28β30 November. |
1912 Massachusetts Aggies football team | The 1912 Massachusetts Aggies football team represented Massachusetts Agricultural College in the 1912 college football season. The team was coached by Arthur Brides and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1912 season was Brides' first as head coach of the Aggies. Massachusetts finished the season with a record of 2β5β2. |
1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team | The 1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1912 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4β3 record (2β2 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 87 to 38. |
1912 Tour de France | The 1912 Tour de France was the tenth running of the Tour de France. It consisted of 15 stages for a total of 5,289 kilometres (3,286 mi). The Tour took place from 30 June to 28 July. The riders rode at an average speed of 27.763 km/h (17.251 mph). After 4 stage wins during the Tour of Belgium, the Alcyon team hired Odile Defraye to help Gustave Garrigou repeat his win of the 1911 Tour de France. However, as the race progressed, it was clear that Defraye was the stronger rider, and he was made team leader. Defraye won the 1912 Tour de France, while Garrigou came in third place. |
1913 Asmara earthquake | The 1913 Asmara earthquake took place outside Asmara, Eritrea on 27 February. The data as to the magnitude of the earthquake is imprecise due to the frequency and magnitude of aftershocks, but a maximum felt intensity of VI (Strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale was recorded at Asmara. The "felt" area of the earthquake extended into Northern Ethiopia as well as Kassala in Sudan. The earthquake caused significant damage in Asmara (VI), Keren (IV), Massawa (V) and Adi Ugri (V). |
1913 Canadian National Challenge Cup | The 1913 Connaught Cup was the inaugural edition of the Canadian National Challenge Cup, one of the oldest soccer tournaments in Canada and one of the first national championships. It was won by Norwood Wanders of St. Boniface, Manitoba. Current editions of the tournament feature a representative from each provincial association and a final match; in 1913, the competition was played in a four-team league format (under the old system, a win was worth 2 points with a draw worth 1). |
1913 Chicago Maroons football team | The 1913 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1913 college football season. In coach Amos Alonzo Stagg's 22nd year as head coach, the Maroons finished with a 7β0 record and were selected retroactively as the 1913 national champion by the Billingsley Report and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis. |
1913 Florida Gators football team | The 1913 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The season was George Pyle's fifth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pyle's 1913 Florida Gators completed their eighth varsity football season with an overall record of 4β3 and their fourth year in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) with a conference record of 2β2. The 144β0 defeat of Florida Southern is the largest in school history. |
1913 Harvard Crimson football team | The 1913 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1913 college football season. The team finished with a 9β0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and National Championship Foundation, and as a co-national champion with Chicago by Parke H. Davis. They outscored their opponents 225 to 21. |
1913 Kendall Orange and Black football team | The 1913 Kendall Orange and Black football team represented Henry Kendall College (later renamed the University of Tulsa) during the 1913 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George "Red" Evans, the team compiled a 5β2 record, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 271 to 59, defeated the Euchee Indian School (92-0), Haskell A&M (58β0) and Oklahoma Methodist University (later Oklahoma City University (18β0), but lost the final two games of the season against Pittsburg State (25β32) and Tulsa Central High School (7-27). |
1913 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team | The 1913 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In their first season under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Aggies compiled a 3β2β3 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 75 to 59. Against major opponents, the Aggies lost to Washington (0β47), tied Oregon (10β10), and defeated Washington State (10β2) and Idaho (3β0). The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. Otto Sitton was the team captain. |
1913 Penn State Nittany Lions football team | The 1913 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1913 college football season. The team was coached by Bill Hollenback and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. Following a 26-game unbeaten streak for coach Hollenback (not the program, which had losses in 1919), the Nittany Lions close out the 1913 season with six straight losses. |
1913 Purdue Boilermakers football team | Template:1913 Western Conferencefootball standings The 1913 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1913 college football season. In their first season under head coach Andy Smith, the Boilermakers compiled a 4β1β2 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 2β1β2 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 171 to 20. |
1913 Vanderbilt Commodores football team | The 1913 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1913 season was Dan McGugin's 10th year as head coach. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of 5β3 and 2β2 in conference play. |
1914 Canadian National Challenge Cup | The 1914 Connaught Cup was the second edition of the Canadian National Challenge Cup, one of the oldest soccer tournaments in Canada and one of the first national championships. It was won by Norwood Wanders of St. Boniface, Manitoba. Current editions of the tournament feature a representative from each provincial association and a final match; in 1914 as well as 1913, the competition was played in a league format (under the old system, a win was worth 2 points with a draw worth 1). |
1914 English cricket season | The 1914 cricket season was the 317th in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style β 1598 New Style), and the 25th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. The season was terminated at the end of August because of the outbreak of the First World War. The last four matches to be played all finished on 2 September and the remaining five scheduled fixtures were cancelled. See also: Cricket in the Great War |
1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1914 college football season. The Fighting Illini compiled a 7β0 record (6β0 against Western Conference opponents), claim a national championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 224 to 22. The team was retroactively selected as the national champion for 1914 by the Billingsley Report and as a co-national champion with Army by Parke H. Davis. End Perry Graves and guard Ralph Chapman were consensus All-Americans. Chapman was the team captain. |
1914 Rutgers Queensmen football team | The 1914 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1914 college football season. In their second season under head coach George "Sandy" Sanford, the Queensmen compiled a 5β3β1 record and outscored their opponents, 208 to 73. Coach Sanford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. |
1914 Saint John street railway strike | The Saint John street railway strike of 1914 (sometimes called the Saint John street railwaymen's strike) was a strike by workers on the street railway system in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, which lasted from 22β24 July 1914, with rioting by Saint John inhabitants occurring on 23 and 24 July. The strike was important for shattering the image of Saint John as a conservative town dominated primarily by ethnic and religious (rather than class) divisions, and highlighting tensions between railway industrialists and the local working population. |
1914 Senboku earthquake | The 1914 Senboku earthquake (Japanese: 1914εΉ΄η§η°δ»εε°ι) occurred on March 15, 1914 at 04:59 or 05:00 local time (or March 14 at 20:00 UTC) according to various sources in northern Japan. The earthquake had a magnitude of MS 7.0. The epicenter was in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Ninety-four people died and 324 were injured. Senboku District (Japanese: δ»ει‘) was seriously affected. The earthquake caused liquefaction. Explosions simultaneous with the earthquake were reported in Mount Asama. |
1914 Tempe Normal Owls football team | The 1914 Tempe Normal Owls football team was an American football team that represented Tempe Normal School (later renamed Arizona State University) as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Schaeffer, the Owls compiled a (4β3) record, and were outscored by their opponents 143-97. Tempe Normal's team captain was Gordon Johnston. The Owls finished (3-1) at home and (1-2) on the road. All home games were played at Normal Field in Tempe, Arizona. |
1914 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | The 1914 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 14 and 15 February 1914 at the ice rink Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway. Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title. Oscar Mathisen became World champion for the fifth time. He is together with Clas Thunberg and Sven Kramer holder of the record of fifth World Allround titles. |
1914 in Australia | 1914 in Australia was dominated by the outbreak of World War I. Andrew Fisher, who became Prime Minister a month after Australia entered the war vowed that Australia would "stand beside our own to help and defend Britain to the last man and the last shilling." In 1914, the Australian war effort was dominated by recruiting and equipping a force to fight overseas. The southern winter rainfall zone of the continent suffered its worst rainfall failure until 1982. This led to record low wheat yields and exacerbated the problems caused by outbreak of World War I. |
1914 in aviation | This is a list of aviation-related events from 1914. The outbreak of World War I accelerates all aspects of aviation which in turn changes war in a twofold way. The aeroplane turns the sky into a new battlefield and eliminates the distinction between frontline and hinterland, with the civilian population far behind the frontline also becoming a target. The war results in the deaths of approximately 20,000 flyers, most of them trained pilots. |
1915 Auburn Tigers football team | The 1915 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 24th season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6β2 overall, 4β2 in the SIAA). |
1915 Buffalo Blues season | The 1915 Buffalo Blues season was a season in American baseball. The team, which did not have an official nickname but was generally known as the Buffeds the previous year, adopted the "Blues" nickname for the 1915 season. They finished 74β78, good for 6th place in the Federal League, 12 games behind the Chicago Whales. After the season, both the team and the league folded. Buffalo has not hosted a major league baseball team since. |
1915 Indiana Hoosiers football team | The 1915 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1915 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clarence Childs, the Hoosiers compiled a 3β3β1 record and finished in eighth place in the Western Conference. They won games against DePauw (7-0), Miami (Ohio) (41-0), and Northwestern (14β6), tied with Washington & Lee (7β7), and lost to Chicago (7β13), Ohio State (9β10), and Purdue (0β7). |
1915 Missouri Tigers football team | The 1915 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Missouri Valley) during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a 2β5β1 record (1β3β1 against Missouri Valley opponents), finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley conference, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 102 to 72. Henry Schulte was the head coach for the second of four seasons. The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri. |
1915 New York Yankees season | The 1915 New York Yankees season was the 13th season for the Yankees and their 15th overall. The team was under new ownership and new management. The team finished with a record of 69β83, 32Β½ games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Home games were played at the Polo Grounds. |
1916 | 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday (dominical letter CB) of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1916, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. |
1916 Buffalo High School | The 1916 Buffalo High School, also known as Buffalo-Tower City Senior High School, is a property in Buffalo, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is located near the center of Buffalo, near the Old Stone Church which is also NRHP-listed. It was built in 1916 in Classical Revival style, and was designed and/or built by A.J. O'Shea and Meineke Building Co. At the time of the listing, the property was owned by the Buffalo Historical Society. The listing included one contributing building. |
1916 California Golden Bears football team | The 1916 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 6β4β1 record (0β3 against PCC opponents), finished in last place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 192 to 103. |
1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1916 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3β3β1 record and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference. Quarterback Bart Macomber was the team captain. |
1916 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team | The 1916 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1916 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Elmer Mitchell, the Normalites compiled a record of 1β2β1 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 33 to 18. Alexander J. Longnecker was the team captain. |
1916 New York Yankees season | The 1916 New York Yankees season was the 14th season for the Yankees in New York, and the 16th overall for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 80β74, finishing 11 games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds. |
1916 VFL Grand Final | The 1916 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 September 1916. It was the 20th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1916 VFL season. The match, attended by 21,130 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 29 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory. |
1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team | The 1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee during the 1916 college football season. The Generals were coached by Jogger Elcock in his third year as head coach, compiling a record of 5β2β2 (1β0 SAIAA). The team gave John Heisman's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets its only blemish with a 7β7 tie. It was captained by College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry Young. Tackle Bob Ignico was selected third-team All-American by Walter Camp. |
1916 Western State Hilltoppers football team | The 1916 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5β1 record and outscored their opponents, 389 to 38. The 389 points scored by the 1916 team was the highest single season point total for a Western Michigan football team until the 2011 team scored 459 points. Quarterback Scott Burke was the 1916 team captain. |
1917 AAA Championship Car season | The 1917 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Los Angeles, California on March 4 and concluding there on November 29. The de facto National Champion as poled by the American automobile journal Motor Age was Earl Cooper. The Indianapolis 500 was not held this year. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board during the 1917 season. Champions of the day were decided by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based on merit and on track performance. The points table was created retroactively in 1927 β all championship results should be considered unofficial. |
1917 American Cup | The 1917 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Thirty-six teams entered the competition however none of the major Massachusetts teams entered. A new rule that season made by the Southern New England FA forbade their clubs from entering more than one tournament other than the State Cup. This being the case most of the teams opted for the National Cup instead. Bethlehem Steel brought home the trophy for the third time with a convincing 7-0 final win against the West Hudsons. |
1917 Indiana Hoosiers football team | The 1917 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1917 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ewald O. Stiehm, the Hoosiers compiled a 5β2 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. They won games against Franklin (50-0), Wabash (51-0), Saint Louis (40-0), DePauw (35-0), and Purdue (37β0), and lost to Minnesota (9β33), and Ohio State (3β26). |
1917 Missouri Tigers football team | The 1917 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Missouri Valley) during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled a 3β5 record (2β4 against Missouri Valley opponents), finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley conference, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 124 to 98. Henry Schulte was the head coach for the fourth of four seasons. The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri. |
1917 Stanley Cup Finals | The 1917 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans and the National Hockey Association (NHA) and Stanley Cup defending champion Montreal Canadiens. Seattle defeated Montreal three games to one in a best-of-five game series to become the first United States-based team to win the Cup. It was also the first Stanley Cup Final to be played in the United States, as all games were played in Seattle, and the last Stanley Cup final to not feature a National Hockey League team. |
1918 Auburn Tigers football team | The 1918 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1918 college football season. It was the Tigers' 27th season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and five losses (2β5 overall, 0β2 in the SIAA). |
1918 Campeonato Nacional | The 1918 Campeonato Nacional was the first official tournament of the Colombian football. It was only played by two teams from the city of BogotΓ‘: Bartolinos, a team of the Colegio San BartolomΓ©, a state owned school ruled by the Jesuits, and Colombia FC. This was the only edition held for this competition, being replaced by the CategorΓa Primera A. |
1918 Curtiss Jenny airmail stamps | The 1918 Curtiss Jenny Air Mail Stamps were a set of three Airmail postage stamps issued by the United States in 1918. The 24Β’ variety was the first of the stamps to be issued, and was in fact, America's first Airmail stamp. (The world's first airmail stamp was issued by Italy in 1917). The 16Β’ and 6Β’ varieties were issued later in the year to reflect reductions in the postage rate. It features the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane. The order of the Scott Catalog numbers for these stamps (C1 through C3) is the inverse of the order of release dates for the stamps. |
1918 Stanley Cup Finals | The 1918 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. In a series held entirely in Toronto, the Toronto team won the series by three games to two in the best-of-five game series to win the Stanley Cup. It was the first series contested by the new NHL and subsequently the first Stanley Cup win by the Toronto NHL franchise team. |
1918 Tyler tornado | The 1918 Tyler tornado was a large and destructive tornado that devastated the town of Tyler, Minnesota on August 21, 1918. The F4-estimated tornado hit the town at approximately 9:20 pm, killing 36 people and injuring over 100 others. Debris from Tyler was found up to 23 miles (37 km) away. It is the fourth-deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history. |
1919 | 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F) of the Julian calendar, the 1919th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 919th year of the 2nd millennium, the 19th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1919, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. |
1919 Arizona Wildcats football team | The 1919 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 7β1 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents, 253 to 19. The team captain was Emzy Harvey Lynch. In the fifth meeting in the ArizonaβArizona State football rivalry, Arizona defeated the Tempe Normal Owls by a 59β0 score which remains the sixth largest margin of victory in program history. |
1919 Fergus Falls tornado | The 1919 Fergus Falls tornado was a large and destructive tornado that struck Fergus Falls, Minnesota on June 22, 1919. It killed 57 people and is the second deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history. This tornado occurred just 10 months after a tornado in Tyler, Minnesota killed 36 people. That twister was Minnesota's fourth deadliest on record. |
1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1919 college football season. The Fighting Illini compiled a 6β1 record (6β1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 91 to 48. The team was selected retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report and Boand System, and as a co-national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, Parke H. Davis, and Jeff Sagarin (using his alternate ELO-Chess methodology). Fullback William Kopp was the team captain. |
1919 International Lawn Tennis Challenge | The 1919 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 14th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. After not being played for four years during World War I, the competition resumed with four teams challenging Australia for the cup. Australia had participated in winning the 1914 competition with New Zealand as Australasia, which is why Australia was the team being challenged. Australia won the title from Great Britain. The final was played at the Double Bay Grounds in Sydney, Australia on 16β21 January 1920. |
1919 Norwegian Football Cup | The 1919 Norwegian Football Cup was the 18th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF. Odd won their seventh title, having beaten Frigg in the final. Kvik (Fredrikshald) were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Fram (Larvik) in the quarterfinal. |
1919 PCHA season | The 1918-1919 PCHA season was the eighth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from January 1 until March 10. The season was increased to 20 games per team. The Vancouver Millionaires club would be regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the play-off to Seattle Metropolitans. The Mets then played in the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals series against Montreal Canadiens, NHL champions. Due to the outbreak of flu at the time, the series was not completed. |
1919 Rose Bowl | The 1919 Rose Bowl, known at the time as the Tournament East-West Football Game, was a bowl game played on January 1, 1919, at Tournament Park in Pasadena, California. It was the 5th Rose Bowl Game. With the war just over, the game was played with players from the Mare Island Marines of California and the Great Lakes Navy from Great Lakes, Illinois. |
1919 SAFL Grand Final | The 1919 SAFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt drew with North Adelaide 5.9 (19) to 5.9 (19). This was the second time in the competition's history that a Grand Final had been drawn, and the most recent. Sturt won the Grand Final Replay a week later, 3.5 (23) to 2.6 (18). |
1919 Stanley Cup playoffs | The 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs were played from February 22 to March 29, when the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans for the Stanley Cup. The finals ended with no champion because the series was suspended after five games due to the Spanish flu outbreak. It was the only time in the history of the Stanley Cup that it was not awarded due to a no-decision after playoffs were held. |
1919 Western State Hilltoppers football team | The 1919 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 4β1 record and outscored their opponents, 156 to 91. Quarterback Walt Olsen was the team captain. |
1920 | 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter ED) of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1920, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. |
1920 American Cup | The 1920 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Bethlehem Steel had their streak of four straight American Cup wins broken this year by Robins Dry Dock of Brooklyn. The shipbuilders defeated the steelworkers 1-0 in the final on May 2nd at Harrison, New Jersey. |
1920 Columbus Panhandles season | The 1920 Columbus Panhandles season was the franchise's inaugural season in the American Professional Football Association (APFA)βlater named the National Football League. The season concluded with the team going 2β7β2 and finishing 13th place in the APFA standings. The Panhandles entered the season after a 3β6β1 record in 1919. The team opened the 1920 season with a loss to the Dayton Triangles, and the Panhandles lost five straight until a victory over the Zanesville Mark Greys. Not a single player was on the All-Pro list. |
1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1920 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5β2 record and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. Center J. C. Depler was the team captain. |
1920 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team | The 1920 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) in the 1920 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Potsy Clark, the Aggies compiled a 4β6 record and outscored their opponents 270 to 166, including a 109 to 0 victory over Olivet College on October 30, 1920. |
1920 Navy Midshipmen football team | The 1920 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 6β2 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 164 to 43. The annual ArmyβNavy Game was played on November 27, 1920, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Navy won by a 7 to 0 score. |
1920 New York Yankees season | The 1920 New York Yankees season was the 18th season for the Yankees in New York and their 20th overall. The team finished with a record of 95β59, just 3 games behind the American League champion Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Home games were played at the Polo Grounds. The Yankees of 1920 were the first team in the history of Major League Baseball to have an attendance of more than one million fans. |
1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team | The 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1920 college football season.They outscored opponents 150β20 in the regular season and beat Michigan, 14β7. The Buckeyes compiled a 7β1 record, including the 1921 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 28β0 to California. |
1920 TCU Horned Frogs football team | The 1920 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1920 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 9β1 overall. The team was coached by William L. Driver in his first year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games at Clark Field, which was located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. |
1920 VFL Grand Final | The 1920 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 October 1920. It was the 24th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1920 VFL season. The match, attended by 53,908 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 17 points, marking that club's first premiership victory. |
1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike | The 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike was a strike by the workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Madras (now called Chennai), India, against the managing company, Binny and Co. The strike, which lasted from June to October 1921, caused severe losses to the Madras economy. It also created a rift in the ruling Justice Party forcing many Dalit leaders to leave. |
1921 Estonian Football Championship | The 1921 Estonian Football Championship was the first football league season in Estonia. It was played as a knock-out tournament between September 25 and October 13. Four teams took part in the competition β three from Tallinn and one from Narva. All the games were played at Tiigiveski Stadium in Tallinn and refereed by Alexander McKibbin. Top scorer was Heinrich Paal with 3 goals, followed by Vladimir Tell and Oskar Γpraus with two. VS Sport Tallinn won 5β3 against Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi and thus became the first ever champions of Estonia. |
1921 Grand National | The 1921 Grand National was the 80th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 18 March 1921. The race was won by Shaun Spadah, a 100/9 bet ridden by jockey Fred Rees and trained by George Poole for owner Malcolm McAlpine. In second place was The Bore, All White finished in third and Turkey Buzzard fourth. Thirty-five horses ran and all returned safely to the stables. |
1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge | The 1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 16th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. In the playoff finals, newcomers Japan surprised Australia, 4-1, but would fall to defending champions the United States in the challenge round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York City, United States on 2β5 September. |
1921 Maryland Aggies football team | The 1921 Maryland Aggies football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1921 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 3β5β1 record (1β1β1 in conference), finished in eighth place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 127 to 45. |