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1908 in sports
See also:
1907 in sports
,
other events of 1908
,
1909 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
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Australian Rules Football
Victorian Football League
Richmond
and University join the league
Carlton
wins the 12th VFL Premiership (Carlton 5.5 (35) d
Essendon
3.8 (26))
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Baseball
The
Chicago Cubs
defeat the
Detroit Tigers
, four games to one, in the
World Series
.
September 23
-
The Merkle incident
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General sporting events
1908 Summer Olympics
takes place in
London
,
United Kingdom
Great Britain
wins the most medals (145), and the most gold medals (56).
December 26
-
Jack Johnson
becomes the first
African American
heavyweight
boxing
champion by defeating
Tommy Burns
in
Sydney
,
Australia
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Births
February 17
- Red Barber,
baseball
announcer
, sports journalist (+
1992
)
August 27
-
Don Bradman
,
Cricket
player
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Deaths
April 20
-
Henry Chadwick
,
baseball
writer and historian