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1925 in sports
See also:
1924 in sports
,
other events of 1925
,
1926 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
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Australian Rules Football
Victorian Football League
Footscray
,
Hawthorn
and
North Melbourne
join the league
Geelong
wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10.19 (79) d
Collingwood
9.15 (69))
Brownlow Medal
awarded to Colin Watson (
St Kilda
)
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American Football
Chicago Cardinals
win
National Football League
title
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Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
def.
Washington Senators
in the
World Series
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Ice Hockey
Stanley Cup
:
Victoria Cougars
defeat the
Montreal Canadiens
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Events
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Births
June 2
-
Wally Pipp
, first baseman of the
New York Yankees
, asks for a day off due to a headache. He is replaced in the lineup by
Lou Gehrig
, who also starts the next 2,128 consecutive games.
July 29
-
Ted Lindsay
, ice hockey Hall of Fame player
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Deaths