1922 in sports

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1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

NFL championship

• Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.

College championship

• Cornell Big Red – college football national championship

Events

• 24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.

England

• The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47
• FA Cup Final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London

Germany

• National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg played two drawn games

Russia

• Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18.^[1]

Monaco

• second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo

France

• the first Women's World Games, Paris

VFL Premiership

• 14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final.

South Australian Football League

• 30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership.
• Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide)

West Australian Football League

• 23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiership
• Sandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth)

Sweden

• Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK

World Series

• 4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie

Negro leagues

• The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.

Events

• 10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th-round technical knockout in New York
• 24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris.
• 1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York

Lineal world champions^[2]

• World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
• World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki
• World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson
• World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker
• World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard
• World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
• World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch
• World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

Grey Cup

• 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks

Events

• Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.

England

• County Championship – Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
• Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172)
• Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36)
• Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham

Australia

• Sheffield Shield – Victoria
• Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)
• Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)

India

• Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans

New Zealand

• Plunket Shield – Auckland

South Africa

• Currie Cup – Transvaal

West Indies

• Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados

Tour de France

• Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France^[3]

Events

• 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.

World Figure Skating Championships

• World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)
• World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
• World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria)

Major tournaments

• British Open – Walter Hagen
• US Open – Gene Sarazen
• USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen

Other tournaments

• British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
• US Amateur – Jess Sweetser

England

• Grand National – Music Hall
• 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
• 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
• The Derby – Captain Cuttle^[4]
• The Oaks – Pogrom
• St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer

Australia

• Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda

Canada

• King's Plate – South Shore

France

• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)

Ireland

• Irish Grand National – Halston
• Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island

USA

• Kentucky Derby – Morvich
• Preakness Stakes – Pillory
• Belmont Stakes – Pillory

Stanley Cup

• 17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2

The Boat Race

• 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

England

• Championship – Wigan
• Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
• Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
• Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
• Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham
• Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury

Australia

• NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final)

Five Nations Championship

• 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales

Speed Skating World Championships

• Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway)

Events

• Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier"

Events

• Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2
• Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0

France

• French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5
• French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4
• American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1

Davis Cup

• 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –  United States 4–1  Australasia at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States

Events

• Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson