1915 in sports
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1915 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| 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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[edit] Association football
[edit] England
- First Division – Everton win the 1914–15 title
- FA Cup – Sheffield United beat Chelsea 3–0.
- 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. The FA Cup and Football League are not contested, although regional leagues and cups are set up in their place.
[edit] Athletics
- First official running of the Mount Marathon Race, Seward, Alaska.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League – Carlton wins the 19th VFL Premiership (Carlton 11.12 (78) d Collingwood 6.9 (45))
[edit] Baseball
- 1915 World Series – Boston Red Sox defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1
[edit] Golf
- British Open – not played due to World War I
- 16–18 June – U.S. Open – Jerome Travers
- British Amateur – not played due to World War I
- U.S. Amateur – Robert A. Gardner
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 8 – Regret wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- March – Ottawa Senators win the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship.
- March – Vancouver Millionaires win the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championship.
- March – In the first NHA–PCHA series to determine the Stanley Cup champion, the Vancouver Millionaires, led by former Senator Fred Taylor defeat the Ottawa Senators three games to none.
- March – Winnipeg Monarchs win the Allan Cup.
[edit] Multi-sport events
- Second Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China.
[edit] References
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