1908 in sports Totally Explained

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Baseball

World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 1
September 23 - The Merkle incident, which finally costs New York the NL pennant
Major League Baseball's lowest scoring season
- The St. Louis Cardinals set the current record for fewest runs scored in a season (372)
The press corps organizes the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA)

Boxing

December 26 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia

Field Hockey

Competitions

Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in London, Great Britain

Gold Medal: England
Silver Medal: Ireland
Bronze Medals: Scotland & Wales

Establishments

February 8 – HDM, a Dutch field hockey club based in The Hague

September 20 – HC Klein Zwitserland, a Dutch field hockey club located in The Hague

Football (Australian rules football)

Victorian Football League

Richmond and University join the league
Carlton wins the 12th VFL Premiership (Carlton 5.5 (35) d Essendon 3.8 (26))
See also Victorian Football League season 1908

Football (rugby league)

Rugby league begins in Australia, with the formation of the New South Wales Rugby League

South Sydney Rabbitohs win the first title, defeating Eastern Suburbs Roosters 14-12 in the final

Nine teams compete in the first year of competition: Balmain Tigers, Cumberland, Glebe Dirty Reds, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Newcastle Rebels, Newtown Jets, North Sydney Bears, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Suburbs Magpies.

Team	layed	ins	raws	osses	yes	or	gainst	oints
South Sydney Rabbitohs	9	8	0	1	1	194	53	18
Eastern Suburbs Roosters	9	8	0	1	1	183	90	18
Glebe Dirty Reds	9	7	0	2	1	106	63	16
North Sydney Bears	9	6	0	3	1	155	66	14
Newcastle Rebels	9	4	0	5	1	151	116	10
Balmain Tigers	9	3	1	5	1	86	113	9
Newtown Jets	9	1	1	7	1	70	148	5
Western Suburbs Magpies	9	1	0	8	1	47	190	4
Cumberland	8	1	0	7	1	38	191	4

Football (soccer)

England

First Division - Manchester United wins the 1907-08 title.

FA Cup - Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Newcastle United 3-1.

Golf

June 16-19 - British Open - James Braid

August 26-29 - U.S. Open - Fred McLeod

Horse Racing

May 5 - Stone Street wins the Kentucky Derby

Ice Hockey

Montreal Wanderers win their third Stanley Cup, beating the Ottawa Senators 2 games to 0.

Ice skating

First ISU Championships for Pairs Figure Skating held in Saint Petersburg

Olympic Games

1908 Summer Olympics takes place in London, United Kingdom

Great Britain wins the most medals (145), and the most gold medals (56).
Lacrosse is played as an olympic sport for the second and last time (first was in the 1904 Summer Olympics). Canada beat Great Britain and they were the only two nations to compete.

Births

January 26 — Percy Beard, American hurdler (d. 1990)

January 29 — Grete Heublein, German track and field athlete (d. 1997)

February 17 — Red Barber, American baseball announcer, sports journalist (d. 1992)

February 26 — Jean-Pierre Wimille, French racing driver (d. 1949)

April 24 — Inga Gentzel, Swedish athlete (d. 1991)

May 19 — Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (d. 1982)

June 30 — David Baan, Dutch boxer (d. 1984)

August 10 — Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977)

August 20 — Al Lopez, American baseball catcher and manager (d. 2005)

August 27 — Don Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)

November 3 — Eddie Scarf, Australian boxer and wrestler (d. 1980)

Deaths

April 20 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian

May 24 - Tom Morris, 4-time British Open golf championFurther Information

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