• Source: 1922 in sports

      • 1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


      American football


      NFL championship

      Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.
      College championship

      Cornell Big Red – college football national championship
      Events

      24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.


      Association football


      England

      The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47
      FA Cup Final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London
      Germany

      National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg played two drawn games
      Russia

      Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18.


      Athletics


      Monaco

      second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo
      France

      the first Women's World Games, Paris


      Australian rules football


      VFL Premiership

      14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final.
      South Australian Football League

      30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership.
      Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide)
      West Australian Football League

      23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiership
      Sandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth)


      Bandy


      Sweden

      Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK


      Baseball


      World Series

      4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie
      Negro leagues

      The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.


      Boxing


      Events

      10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th-round technical knockout in New York
      24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris.
      1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York
      Lineal world champions

      World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
      World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki
      World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson
      World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker
      World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard
      World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
      World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch
      World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde


      Canadian football


      Grey Cup

      10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks


      Cricket


      Events

      Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.
      England

      County Championship – Yorkshire
      Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
      Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172)
      Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36)
      Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham
      Australia

      Sheffield Shield – Victoria
      Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)
      Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)
      India

      Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans
      New Zealand

      Plunket Shield – Auckland
      South Africa

      Currie Cup – Transvaal
      West Indies

      Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados


      Cycling


      Tour de France

      Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France
      Events

      17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.


      Figure skating


      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)


      Golf


      Major tournaments

      British Open – Walter Hagen
      US Open – Gene Sarazen
      USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen
      Other tournaments

      British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
      US Amateur – Jess Sweetser


      Horse racing


      England

      Grand National – Music Hall
      1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
      2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
      The Derby – Captain Cuttle
      The Oaks – Pogrom
      St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer
      Australia

      Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda
      Canada

      King's Plate – South Shore
      France

      Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)
      Ireland

      Irish Grand National – Halston
      Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island
      USA

      Kentucky Derby – Morvich
      Preakness Stakes – Pillory
      Belmont Stakes – Pillory


      Ice hockey


      Stanley Cup

      17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2


      Motorsport




      Rowing


      The Boat Race

      1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race


      Rugby league


      England

      Championship – Wigan
      Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
      Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
      Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
      Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham
      Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury
      Australia

      NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final)


      Rugby union


      Five Nations Championship

      35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales


      Speed skating


      Speed Skating World Championships

      Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway)


      Swimming


      Events

      Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier"


      Tennis


      Events

      Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.
      Australia

      Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2
      Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8
      England

      Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2
      Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0
      France

      French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5
      French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2
      USA

      American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4
      American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1
      Davis Cup

      1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – United States 4–1 Australasia at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States


      Water skiing


      Events

      Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson


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