1933 in sports

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Years in sports:	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Cricket 3 Field Hockey 3.1 Establishments 4 Football (American) 5 Football (Australian rules football) 6 Football (soccer) 6.1 England 7 Golf 8 Horse Racing 9 Radiosport 10 Snooker 11 Skiing 12 Awards 13 Births 14 Deaths

[edit] Baseball

• New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1.

[edit] Cricket

• England, employing bodyline tactics, beat Australia 4-1 at cricket to regain the Ashes.

[edit] Field Hockey

[edit] Establishments

• September 1 – Oranje Zwart, a Dutch field hockey club located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant

[edit] Football (American)

• December 17 Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants in the first National Football League championship game 23-21 at Wrigley Field.
• The Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Pirates were founded.

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 9.17 (71) d Richmond 4.5 (29))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] England

• First Division - Arsenal win the 1932-33 title.
• FA Cup - Everton beat Manchester City 3-0.

[edit] Golf

• June 8-10 - U.S. Open - Johnny Goodman
• July 6-8 - British Open - Denny Shute
• August 13 - PGA Championship - Gene Sarazen

[edit] Horse Racing

• May 6 - Brokers Tip wins the Kentucky Derby

[edit] Radiosport

• First ever ARRL Field Day contest held in July.

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25-18

[edit] Skiing

Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North American, is cut on Cannon Mountain.

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Helen Jacobs, Tennis

[edit] Births

• January 26 — Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
• February 6 — Ira Murchison, American athlete (d. 1994)
• February 8 — Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
• February 28 — Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
• April 4 — Brian Hewson, British track and field athlete
• April 11 — Salvatore Burruni, Italian boxer (d. 2004)
• May 25 — Daan de Groot, Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d. 1982)
• June 17 — Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (d. 1970)
• June 19 — Janusz Sidło, Polish athlete (d. 1993)
• June 28 — George Stulac, Canadian basketball player and decathlete
• July 27 — Marlene Ahrens, Chilean athlete
• July 28 — Maurice Moucheraud, French road cyclist
• July 30 — Gerda Kraan, Dutch middle distance runner
• August 9 — Yoshinobu Oyakawa, American backstroke swimmer
• September 18 — Hiroshi Suzuki, Japanese swimmer
• October 3 — Abdon Pamich, Italian race walker
• October 6 — Marian Foik, Polish athlete (d. 2005)
• November 6 — Knut Johannesen, Norwegian speed skater
• December 25 — Basil Heatley, British long-distance runner

[edit] Deaths

• January 9 — Daphne Akhurst (29), Australian tennis player (b. 1903)
• February 18 — James J. Corbett (66), American heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1866)
• September 10 — Baconin Borzacchini (34), Italian racing driver (b. 1898)
• September 10 — Giuseppe Campari (41), Italian racing driver (b. 1892)