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1919 in sports
See also:
1918 in sports
,
other events of 1919
,
1920 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Contents
1 Baseball
2 Boxing
3 Football (Australian Rules)
4 Ice Hockey
5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths
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Baseball
The
Black Sox scandal
-- Seven members of the
Chicago White Sox
take bribes to throw the
World Series
against the
Cincinnati Reds
The
Florida State League
is founded with teams in
Bartow
,
Bradenton
,
Lakeland
,
Orlando
,
Sandford
and
Tampa
.
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Boxing
July 4
:
Jack Dempsey
becomes heavyweight champion of the world, knocking out
Jess Willard
, defending champion, in four rounds.
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Football
(
Australian Rules
)
Victorian Football League
-
Collingwood
wins the 23rd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 11.12 (78) d
Richmond
7.1 (53))
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Ice Hockey
Stanley Cup
: The Finals is cancelled after the death of
Ottawa Senators
player
Samuel Hamilton 'Hamby' Shore
(February 12, 1886-October 14, 1918) during an
influenza
epidemic.
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Events
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Births
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Deaths
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