| Years in sports: | 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 |
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Baseball
- 1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1
Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League - Carlton wins the 19th VFL Premiership (Carlton 11. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie April 20: The Baseball World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 Baseball World Series - Boston Braves defeat Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0 Baseball The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with Organized Baseball that leaves out one club the Baltimore Terrapins Baseball World Series - Chicago White Sox defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 Football ( Baseball The United States curtails professional baseball September 2 in order to accelerate mobilization for war World Series The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football 12 (78) d Collingwood 6. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. 9 (45))
Football (soccer)
England
- First Division - Everton win the 1914-15 title
- FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Chelsea 3-0. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
- The outbreak of World War I means that first-class football is suspended at the end of the 1914-15 season, with many footballers signing up to fight for their country. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The FA Cup and Football League are not contested, although regional leagues and cups are set up in their place.
Golf
- June 16-18 - U.S. Open - Jerry Travers
- The British Open is suspended due to World War I
Horse Racing
- May 8 - Regret wins the Kentucky Derby
Ice Hockey
- Vancouver Millionaires defeat the Ottawa Senators 3 games to 0 to win their 1st Stanley Cup. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Jerome Dunstan "Jerry" Travers ( May 19, 1887 &ndash March 29, 1951) was one of the leading amateur Golfers of the early The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional Ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
Multi-sport events
- Second Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China. A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as Far East Games) was a small Asian multi-sport competition considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
Running
- First official running of the Mount Marathon Race, Seward, Alaska. Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground The Mount Marathon Race is a mountain race that is run every Fourth of July in Seward Alaska. Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the US state of Alaska.
Births
- January 23 – Herma Bauma, Austrian athlete (d. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Herma Bauma Hermine ("Herma" Bauma (born January 23, 1915 in Vienna &ndash died February 9, 2003 2003)
- March 17 – Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian champion
- July 19 — Moacyr Daiuto, Brazilian basketball coach
- November – Chick Hearn, American pro-basketball announcer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger James William "Bill" George Roycroft OBE (born 17 March 1915 is a former Olympic equestrian champion who competed for Australia in five Olympic Games Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Moacyr Brondi Daiuto (born July 19, 1915) was a Brazilian Basketball coach, who guided the men's national team to the bronze Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27 1916 &ndash August 5 2002 was an American Sportscaster. 2002)
Deaths
- February 5 - Ross Barnes, baseball player
- May 9 – Tony Wilding, champion tennis player and soldier
- September 9 - Albert Spalding, baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer
- October 23 - W G Grace, England cricketer
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