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      1906 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


      American football


      College championship

      College football national championship – Princeton Tigers and Yale Bulldogs (shared)
      Events

      31 March — the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) is established to set rules for amateur sports in the United States, including revisions to American football rules that legalise the forward pass. The IAAUS later became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
      5 September — Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University throws the first legal forward pass to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
      25 October — Peggy Parratt of the Massillon Tigers throws the first legal forward pass in professional football to teammate Dan "Bullet" Riley in a 60–0 victory over a combined Benwood-Moundsville team in Massillon, Ohio.
      24 November — the Canton Bulldogs-Massillon Tigers Betting Scandal effectively ends the first era of major professional football. All three of the top three teams in the nation will fall by the wayside by 1907.


      Association football


      England

      The Football League – Liverpool 51, Preston North End 47, The Wednesday 44, Newcastle United 43, Manchester City 43, Bolton Wanderers 41
      FA Cup final – Everton 1–0 Newcastle United at Crystal Palace, London
      Germany

      National Championship – VfB Leipzig 2–1 Pforzheim at Nuremberg
      Mexico

      Club Unión founded (8 May).
      Portugal

      Sporting Clube de Portugal founded (14 April).
      Scotland

      Scottish Football League – Celtic
      Scottish Cup final – Hearts 1–0 Third Lanark at Ibrox Park
      Spain

      Deportivo de La Coruna, officially founded in Galicia, on March 2.


      Australian rules football


      VFL Premiership

      Carlton wins the 10th VFL Premiership – Carlton 15.4 (94) d Fitzroy 6.9 (45) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
      Events

      The Australasian Football Council is established in November to serve as the top-level governing body for Australian rules football in Australia and New Zealand.


      Baseball


      World Series

      9–14 October — Chicago White Sox (AL) defeats Chicago Cubs (NL) in the 1906 World Series by 4 games to 2.


      Boxing


      Events

      23 February — Marvin Hart loses his World Heavyweight Championship to Tommy Burns over 20 rounds in Los Angeles. Burns holds the title until December 1908 and successfully defends it 11 times until he is defeated by Jack Johnson.
      Lineal world champions

      World Heavyweight Championship – Marvin Hart → Tommy Burns
      World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
      World Middleweight Championship – Tommy Ryan → vacant
      World Welterweight Championship – Barbados Joe Walcott → Billy "Honey" Mellody
      World Lightweight Championship – Battling Nelson → Joe Gans
      World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell
      World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh


      Canadian Football


      The ORFU increases the value of goals to 4 points.
      In the CIRFU, goals during play are reduced to 4 points, and free kicks to 3.
      Calgary City Rugby Football Club is founded on March 14th
      Due to the unbalanced nature of the MRFU, each team was awarded different amounts of points for a win, determined by a formula of 30 points divided by number of scheduled games.
      Winnipeg Football Club folds mid season
      Ontario Rugby Football Union - Hamilton Tigers
      Quebec Rugby Football Union - Montreal
      Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Rowing Club
      Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - McGill
      Dominion Championship - Hamilton defeats McGill 29-3


      Cricket


      Events

      George Hirst of Yorkshire and England creates a unique record as the only player to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in the same season: 2385 runs and 208 wickets.
      The Plunket Shield competition is introduced in New Zealand ahead of the 1906–07 season. The shield is donated by William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, the Governor-general of New Zealand. In its early years, until 1920–21 when a league system is started, the competition is decided by a series of challenge matches between five provincial Cricket Association sides, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and, briefly, Hawke's Bay.
      England

      County Championship – Kent
      Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire
      Most runs – Tom Hayward 3518 @ 66.37 (HS 219)
      Most wickets – George Hirst 208 @ 16.50 (BB 7–18)
      Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Jack Crawford, Arthur Fielder, Ernie Hayes, Kenneth Hutchings, Neville Knox
      Australia

      Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
      Most runs – Jim Mackay 902 @ 112.75 (HS 203)
      Most wickets – Leonard Garnsey 36 @ 21.44 (BB 6–48)
      India

      Bombay Presidency – Hindus shared with Parsees
      South Africa

      Currie Cup – Western Province
      West Indies

      Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados


      Cycling


      Tour de France

      René Pottier (France) wins the 4th Tour de France


      Figure skating


      Events

      Inaugural ISU World Championships for women is held at Davos, Switzerland
      World Figure Skating Championships

      World Men's Champion – Gilbert Fuchs (Germany)
      World Women's Champion – Madge Syers-Cave (Great Britain)


      Golf


      Events

      As scoring improves, Alex Smith becomes the first golfer in US Open history to break 300 for 72 holes when he posts 295
      Major tournaments

      British Open – James Braid
      US Open – Alex Smith
      Other tournaments

      British Amateur – James Robb
      US Amateur – Eben Byers


      Horse racing


      England

      Grand National – Ascetic's Silver
      1,000 Guineas Stakes – Flair
      2,000 Guineas Stakes – Gorgos
      The Derby – Spearmint
      The Oaks – Keystone II
      St. Leger Stakes – Troutbeck
      Australia

      Melbourne Cup – Poseidon
      Canada

      King's Plate – Slaughter
      Ireland

      Irish Grand National – Brown Bess
      Irish Derby Stakes – Killeagh
      USA

      Kentucky Derby – Sir Huon
      Preakness Stakes – Whimsical
      Belmont Stakes – Burgomaster


      Ice hockey


      Stanley Cup

      February — Ottawa Hockey Club defeats Queen's College of Kingston, Ontario in a Stanley Cup challenge
      March — Ottawa defeats Smiths Falls, Ontario two games to none in another Stanley Cup challenge.
      March — Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers tie for first place in the ECAHA league's regular season with 9–1 records. The two clubs hold a playoff to determine the ECAHA and Stanley Cup champion. The Wanderers win the series for their first Stanley Cup win, defeating the Silver Seven in a two-game total-goals series.
      Other events

      3 January — the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) begins its inaugural season
      Berlin, Ontario defeats the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club to win the Ontario Hockey Association title.


      Motorsport




      Rowing


      The Boat Race

      7 April — Cambridge wins the 63rd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race


      Rugby league


      England

      Championship – Leigh
      Challenge Cup final – Bradford F.C. 5–0 Salford at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
      Lancashire League Championship – not contested
      Yorkshire League Championship – not contested
      Lancashire County Cup – Wigan 8–0 Leigh (replay following 0–0)
      Yorkshire County Cup – Hunslet 13–3 Halifax
      Events

      Rules of rugby league are changed so that the number of players in a team is reduced from 15 to 13, and following tackles the play-the-ball is introduced in place of rucks and mauls.


      Speed skating


      January 27 - New world record in speed skating 500m by Rudolf Gundersen (44.8) in Davos
      Speed Skating World Championships

      Men's All-round Champion – none declared


      Rugby union


      Home Nations Championship

      24th Home Nations Championship series is shared by Ireland and Wales


      Tennis


      Australia

      Australian Men's Singles Championship – Anthony Wilding (NZ) defeats Francis Fisher (NZ) 6–0 6–4 6–4
      England

      Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Laurence Doherty (GB) defeats Frank Riseley (GB) 6–4 4–6 6–2 6–3
      Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (GB) defeats May Sutton Bundy (USA) 6–3 9–7
      France

      French Men's Singles Championship – Maurice Germot (France) defeats Max Decugis (France): details unknown
      French Women's Singles Championship – Kate Gillou-Fenwick (France) defeats Mac Veagh (France): details unknown
      USA

      American Men's Singles Championship – William Clothier (USA) defeats Beals Wright (USA) 6–3 6–0 6–4
      American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Homans (USA) defeats Maud Barger-Wallach (USA) 6–4 6–3
      Davis Cup

      1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – British Isles 5–0 United States at Worple Road (grass) London, United Kingdom


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