1931 in sports

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See also: 1930 in sports, other events of 1931, 1932 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball (Major League) 3 Baseball (Negro League) 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Figure Skating 8 Football (American) 9 Football (Australian rules football) 10 Football (Canadian) 11 Football (soccer) 11.1 England 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Rugby Union 17 Snooker 18 Tennis 19 Births 20 Deaths

[edit] Auto Racing

• 24 hours of Le Mans: Earl Howe and Tim Birkin, driving an Alfa Romeo 8C.
• Louis Schneider wins the Indy 500.

[edit] Baseball (Major League)

• World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals (101-53, NL) defeated the Philadelphia Athletics (107-45, AL) four games to three.
• MVP Awards: NL: Frankie Frisch; AL: Lefty Grove
• Debutes: Billy Herman (August 29), Ernie Lombardi (April 15), Red Rolfe (June 29), Dixie Walker (April 28), Paul Derringer (April 16).
• Major trades:
  • December: The St. Louis Cardinals traded Burleigh Grimes to the Chicago Cubs for Bud Teachout and Hack Wilson.

[edit] Baseball (Negro League)

• The Negro National League disbands. The St. Louis Stars win the league's last championship.

[edit] Basketball

• Northwestern University wins the College Basketball Title.

[edit] Boxing

• Heavyweight Champion: Undisputed Max Schmeling

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Francesco Camusso of Italy
• Tour de France - Antonin Magne of France
• World Cycling Championship: Learco Guerra of Italy

[edit] Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Karl Schäfer, Austria
  • Women's champion: Sonja Henie, Norway
  • Pairs champions: Emilia Rotter & László Szollás, Hungary

[edit] Football (American)

• Green Bay Packers win the NFL title with a 13-2 record.
• USC wins the College Football Title.

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Geelong wins the 35th VFL Premiership (Geelong 9.14 (68) d Richmond 7.6 (48))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Montreal AAA win 22-0 over the Regina Roughriders

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] England

• First Division - Arsenal win the 1930-31 title, becoming the first Southern club to do so.
• FA Cup - West Bromwich Albion beat Birmingham City 2-1.

[edit] Golf

• US Open - Billy Burke
• British Open - Tommy D. Armour
• PGA Championship - Tom Creavy

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - White Nose
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Froth Blower
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Pearl Cap
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sea Serpent

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Cameronian
  2. Epsom Derby - Cameronian
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Sandwich

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Twenty Grand
  2. Preakness Stakes - Mate
  3. Belmont Stakes - Twenty Grand

[edit] Harness Racing

• Hambletonian - Calumet Butler
• Kentucky Futurity - The Protector

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Stanley Cup: The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Blackhawks three games to two.

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's: Gold: Canada, Silver: U.S., Bronze: Austria

[edit] Rugby Union

• Six Nations Championship - Wales

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 25-21

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Jack Crawford
  2. French Open - Jean Borotra
  3. Wimbledon championships - Sidney Wood
  4. US Open - H. Ellsworth Vines

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Coral Buttsworth
  2. French Open - Cilly Ausem
  3. Wimbledon championships - Cilly Aussem
  4. US Open - Helen Wills Moody

• Davis Cup - France wins 3-2 over Great Britain

[edit] Births

• February 24 — Maria Piątkowska, Polish athlete
• March 23 — Yevgeny Grishin, Soviet-Russian speedskater (d. 2005)
• June 11 — Moos Linneman, Dutch boxer
• September 16 — Werner Lueg, German middle distance runner
• October 12 — Thomas Nicholls, British boxer
• December 8 — Bob Arum, American boxing promoter

• Ernie Banks
• Ken Boyer
• Jim Bunning
• Mickey Mantle
• Eddie Mathews
• Willie Mays
• Bill Virdon
• Don Zimmer

[edit] Deaths

• September 17 — Marvin Hart, former heavyweight boxing champion
• October 7 — Eugen Schmidt (57), Danish shooter and athlete (b. 1874)

• Jack Chesbro
• Charles Comiskey
• Roger Connor
• Knute Rockne