title: 1922 in sports
text: # 1922 in sports
  
  1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
  
  ## American football
  
  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.
  
  ## Association football
  
  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.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Monaco
  
  * second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo
  
  France
  
  * the first Women's World Games, Paris
  
  ## Australian rules football
  
  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)
  
  ## Bandy
  
  Sweden
  
  * Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK
  
  ## Baseball
  
  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.
  
  ## Boxing
  
  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
  
  * 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
  
  ## Canadian football
  
  Grey Cup
  
  * 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks
  
  ## Cricket
  
  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
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Tour de France
  
  * Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France
  
  Events
  
  * 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  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)
  
  ## Golf
  
  Major tournaments
  
  * British Open – Walter Hagen
  * US Open – Gene Sarazen
  * USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen
  
  Other tournaments
  
  * British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
  * US Amateur – Jess Sweetser
  
  ## Horse racing
  
  England
  
  * Grand National – Music Hall
  * 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
  * 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
  * The Derby – Captain Cuttle
  * 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
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  Stanley Cup
  
  * 17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2
  
  ## Rowing
  
  The Boat Race
  
  * 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
  
  ## Rugby league
  
  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)
  
  ## Rugby union
  
  Five Nations Championship
  
  * 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  Speed Skating World Championships
  
  * Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway)
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Events
  
  * Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier"
  
  ## Tennis
  
  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
  
  ## Water skiing
  
  Events
  
  * Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson
  