1929 in sports
1929 in sportsdescribes the year's events in world sport.
- NFL championship–Green Bay Packers(12–0–1)
- Rose Bowl(1928 season):
- TheGeorgia Tech Yellow Jacketswon 8–7 over theCalifornia Golden Bearsto share the college footballnational championship
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish–college footballnational championship
- 28 November –Ernie Neversscores 6 rushing touchdowns forChicago CardinalsagainstChicago Bears
Ecuador
- Emelec of Guayaquilofficially founded on April 28.[citation needed]
England
- The Football League–Sheffield Wednesday52 points,Leicester City51,Aston Villa50,Sunderland47,Liverpool46,Derby County46
- FA Cup final–Bolton Wanderers2–0PortsmouthatEmpire Stadium, Wembley, London
Germany
- National Championship–SpVgg Fürth3–2Hertha BSCat Nuremberg
VFL Premiership
- Collingwoodachieves the onlyperfect home-and-away seasonin VFL/AFL history, but lose the second semi-final toRichmond8.13 (61) to 18.15 (123)
- Collingwood wins the 33rdVFLPremiership,beating Richmond 11.13 (79) to 7.8 (50) in the1929 VFL Grand Final.
Brownlow Medal
- The annualBrownlow Medalis awarded toAlbert Collier(Collingwood)
Sweden
- April 16-New York Yankeesbecome 1st team to use numbers on uniforms
World Series
- 8–14 October —Philadelphia Athletics(AL) defeatChicago Cubs(NL) to win the1929 World Seriesby 4 games to 1.
ABL Championship
Europe
- ItalianclubVirtus Bologna,officially founded.[citation needed]
France
- Limoges CSP,was founded inNouvelle-Aquitaine,on November 13.[page needed]
Events
- September — having successfully defended theWorld Light Heavyweight Championshipthis year against bothMickey WalkerandJames J. Braddock,Tommy Loughranrelinquishes the title to fight as a heavyweight
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship– vacant
- World Light Heavyweight Championship–Tommy Loughran→ vacant
- World Middleweight Championship–Mickey Walker
- World Welterweight Championship–Joe Dundee→Jackie Fields
- World Lightweight Championship–Sammy Mandell
- World Featherweight Championship–Andre Routis→Bat Battalino
- World Bantamweight Championship– vacant →"Panama" Al Brown
- World Flyweight Championship– vacant
Grey Cup
Events
- Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC) organises theEnglandtour of Australia in the 1928–29 season. England retainsThe Ashes,winning the first fourTestsagainstAustraliaand losing the last for a 4–1 series victory. But, ominously for England, a young batsman calledDon Bradmanmakes his Test debut for Australia.
England
- County Championship–Nottinghamshire
- Minor Counties Championship–Oxfordshire
- Most runs –Frank Woolley2804 @ 56.08 (HS 176)
- Most wickets –Tich Freeman267 @ 18.27 (BB 10–131)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year–Ted Bowley,K. S. Duleepsinhji,Tuppy Owen-Smith,Walter Robins,Bob Wyatt
Australia
- Sheffield Shield–New South Wales
- Most runs –Don Bradman1690 @ 93.88 (HS 340*)
- Most wickets –Clarrie Grimmett71 @ 34.25 (BB 6–109)
India
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
Tour de France
- Maurice De Waele(Belgium) wins the 23rdTour de France[2]
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion–Gillis Grafström(Sweden)
- World Women's Champion–Sonja Henie(Norway)
- World Pairs Champions–Lilly ScholzandOtto Kaiser(Austria)
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
England
- Champion Hurdle– Royal Falcon
- Cheltenham Gold Cup–Easter Hero
- Grand National– Gregalach
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes–Taj Mah
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes–Mr Jinks
- The Derby–Trigo[3]
- The Oaks–Pennycomequick
- St. Leger Stakes– Trigo
Australia
- Melbourne Cup– Nightmarch
Canada
- King's Plate– Shorelint
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe– Ortello
Ireland
- Irish Grand National– Alike
- Irish Derby Stakes– Kopi
US
Stanley Cup
- 28–29 March —Boston BruinsdefeatsNew York Rangersby 2 games to 0 in the1929 Stanley Cup Finals
Events
- The Intercollegiate Lacrosse League is renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 4thFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1929are held atZakopane,Poland
The Boat Race
- 23 March —Cambridgewins the 81stOxford and Cambridge Boat Race
- TheAustralia national rugby league teamembarked on the1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.
England
- Championship–Huddersfield
- Challenge Cup final–Wigan13–2DewsburyatEmpire Stadium, Wembley, London
- Lancashire League Championship–Swinton
- Yorkshire League Championship–Huddersfield
- LancashireCounty Cup–Wigan5–4Widnes
- YorkshireCounty Cup–Leeds5–0Featherstone Rovers
Australia
- NSW Premiership–South Sydney30–10Newtown(grand final)
Five Nations Championship
- 42ndFive Nations Championshipseries is won byScotland
World Championship
- 3rdWorld Snooker Championshipis won byJoe Daviswho defeatsTom Dennis19–14
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion–Clas Thunberg(Finland)
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship–Colin Gregory(Great Britain) defeatsRichard Schlesinger(Australia) 6–2 6–2 5–7 7–5
- Australian Women's Singles Championship–Daphne Akhurst Cozens(Australia) defeatsLouise Bickerton(Australia) 6–1 5–7 6–2
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship–Henri Cochet(France) defeatsJean Borotra(France) 6–4 6–3 6–4
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship–Helen Wills Moody(US) defeatsHelen Jacobs(US) 6–1 6–2
France
- French Men's Singles Championship–René Lacoste(France) defeatsJean Borotra(France) 6–3 2–6 6–0 2–6 8–6
- French Women's Singles Championship–Helen Wills Moody(US) defeatsSimonne Mathieu(France) 6–3 6–4
US
- American Men's Singles Championship–Bill Tilden(US) defeatsFrancis Hunter(US) 3–6 6–3 4–6 6–2 6–4
- American Women's Singles Championship–Helen Wills Moody(US) defeatsPhoebe Holcroft Watson(Great Britain) 6–4 6–2
Davis Cup
- 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge–
France3–2
United StatesatStade Roland Garros(clay)Paris,France
References
[edit]- ^Cyber Boxing Zone
- ^"Cycling-Tour de France list of winners".Eurosport UK.26 August 2020.Retrieved18 February2021.
- ^"Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica".www.britannica.com.Retrieved2 January2022.