1906 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- World Series - "Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2
[edit] Field Hockey
[edit] Establishments
- September 22 – HGC, a Dutch field hockey club based in Wassenaar
- November 22 – Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club, a Dutch field hockey club located in Bilthoven
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Carlton wins the 10th VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.4 (94) d Fitzroy 6.9 (45))
- See also Victorian Football League season 1906
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] England
- First Division - Liverpool win the 1905-06 title, the first club to win promotion to the First Division and the title in successive seasons.
- FA Cup - Everton beat Newcastle United 1-0.
[edit] Golf
- June 12-15 - British Open - James Braid: Braid becomes the first golfer to win the British Open twice at Muirfield.
- June 27-29 - U.S. Open - Alex Smith: Smith becomes the first golfer in U.S. Open history to break 300 for 72 holes when he posted a 295.
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 2 - Sir Huon wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Ottawa Senators win their 4th Stanley Cup, defeating Smiths Falls, Ontario 2 games to 0. Later in the season, the Montreal Wanderers win their first championship, defeating the Silver Seven 2 games to 1.
[edit] Ice skating
- First ISU Championships for Ladies' Figure Skating held in Davos, Switzerland
[edit] Events
- March 31 - 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 legalize the forward pass. The IAAUS would later become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
- May 22 - The 1906 Summer Olympics, now not recognized as an Olympic Games, opens in Athens.
[edit] Births
- April 5 — Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer (d. 1952)
- April 13 — Ed Hamm, American athlete (d. 1982)
- May 2 — Aileen Riggin, American swimmer and diver (d. 2002)
- August 28 — John Farrell, American ice speed skater (d. 1994)
- September 9 — Harry Larva, Finnish athlete (d. 1980)
- October 26 — Primo Carnera, Italian heavyweight boxing champion (d. 1967)
- October 30 — Nino Farina, Italian Formula One world champion (d. 1966)
