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Cricket |
Tennis |
Hockey |
Basketball |
Golf |
Championships |
1921 |
FA Cup - Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-0
First Division - Burnley win the 1920-21 title |
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World Series - New York Giants defeat New York Yankees,
5 games to 3 |
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Birth of Jack Kramer, American tennis player (Aug 1) |
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The R & A limits the size and weight of the ball.
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Fifth Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai,
Republic of China |
1922 |
First Division - Liverpool win the 1921-22 title
FA Cup - Huddersfield Town beat Preston North End 1-0 |
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World Series - New York Giants defeat New York Yankees,
4 games to 0 with one tie. The best-of-seven format will remain in place.
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Walter Hagen becomes the first native American to win The Open Championship.
The Walker Cup Match is instituted.
The Texas Open is inaugurated, the second-oldest surviving PGA TOUR event.
Pine Valley Golf Club opens in New Jersey.
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Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by
Ralph Samuelson |
1923 |
First Division - Liverpool win the 1922-23 title
FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat West Ham United 2-0, in the very first final at Wembley Stadium, a match known as the "White Horse Final"
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World Series - New York Yankees defeat New York Giants,
4 games to 2. In the team's fourth season with Babe Ruth, this is the first
championship for the New York Yankees. |
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The West and East courses at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York open for play, designed by A.W. Tillinghast.
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Sixth Far Eastern Championship Games held in Osaka, Empire of Japan |
1924 |
First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1923-24 title.
FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0. |
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Washington Senators def. New York Giants (4-3) in the
World Series. |
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The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is founded on
January 7 in Paris by seven member states: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia,
France, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland. |
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Joyce Wethered wins her record fifth consecutive English Ladies' Championship.
The Olympic Club in San Francisco opens for play.
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1924 Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France
United States wins the most medals (99), and the most gold medals (45).
1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics, takes place in Chamonix, France
Norway wins the most medals (17), and both Norway and Finland win the most gold medals (4).
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1925 |
First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1924-25 title.
FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Cardiff City 1-0.
The IFAB reform 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. |
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Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators in the World
Series |
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The first fairway irrigation system is developed in Dallas, Texas.
Deep-grooved irons are banned by both the USGA and the R & A.
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7th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila,
Philippine Islands |
1926 |
First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1925-26 title;
it is the first time a club has won the League title three times in a row.
FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City 1-0. |
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The Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeat the Bacharach
Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the Negro League
World Series.
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India, New Zealand and West Indies are elected as Full
Members of the Imperial Cricket Conference thus increasing the number of
Test cricket playing nations to six. |
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Jesse Sweetser becomes the first native-born American to win the British Amateur.
Bobby Jones wins the British Open.
The Los Angeles Open is inaugurated, the third-oldest surviving PGA TOUR event.
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Jack Horner ridden by Willie Watkinson wins the Grand National at Aintree defeating 29 rivals. |
1927 |
First Division - Newcastle United win the 1926-27 title.
FA Cup - Cardiff City beat Arsenal 1-0, the only time the FA Cup has been
won by a club outside England. |
8th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai,
Republic of China |
For the second straight year, the Chicago American Giants
(NNL) defeat the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5
games to 3, in the Negro League World Series. |
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First Ryder Cup held in Worcester, Massachusetts. United States beats Britain 9 1/2 to 2 1/2
The inaugural Ryder Cup Matches are played between Britain and the United States.
Creeping bentgrass is developed for putting greens by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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First World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats
Tom Dennis 20-11 |
1928 |
First Division - Everton win the 1927-28 title.
FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Huddersfield Town 3-1. |
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The St. Louis Stars defeat the Chicago American Giants,
5 games to 4, in a playoff for the championship of the Negro National League.
Willie Wells hits six home runs in the series. |
23 June-26 June, London - West Indies play their first
Test match, against England. England win by an innings and 58 runs.
West Indies lose 3-Test series against England 3-0. |
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India Won the Gold Medal in Amsterdam Olympic Games (Men's Competition)
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Cypress Point Club opens, designed by Alister MacKenzie. |
1928 Summer Olympics takes place in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
United States wins the most medals (56), and the most gold medals (22).
1928 Winter Olympics takes place in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Norway wins the most medals (15), and the most gold medals (6).
World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Fred Lawrence 16-13
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1929 |
First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1928-29 title.
FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Portsmouth 2-0. |
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The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to engage in continuous use of numbers.
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The Kansas City Monarchs win the Negro National League pennant.
The Baltimore Black Sox win the American Negro League pennant.
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Board of Control for Cricket in India is formed |
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Walter Hagen wins The Open Championship for the fourth time.
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World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 19-14 |
1930 |
FIFA World Cup - the first World Cup is held in Uruguay.
Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final.
First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1929-30 title.
FA Cup - Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0.
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The St. Louis Stars win the Negro National League pennant.
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10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays
its first Test match, against England. England won by 8 wickets. England
won the 4-Test series 1-0. |
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The South American Basketball Championship 1930, won
by Uruguay, is the first major international basketball championship. Four
South American teams play in Montevideo. |
Bobby Jones completes the original Grand Slam, winning the U.S. and British Amateurs and the U.S. and British Opens in the same year.
The Duke of York (later King George VI) is elected Captain of the R & A.
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club opens its modern course on Long Island, NY.
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World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 25-12 |
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Athletics |
Baseball |
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Tennis |
Hockey |
Basketball |
Golf |
Championships |