1911 in sports

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See also: 1910 in sports, other events of 1911, 1912 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Football (Australian Rules) 3 Football (soccer) 4 Major League Baseball 5 Births 6 Deaths

Auto Racing

• January 21 - The first Monte Carlo motor rally
• May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 15th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.11 (41) d Collingwood 4.11 (35))

Football (soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Bradford City beat Newcastle United 1–0 in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).

Major League Baseball

• Chalmers Award: Frank Schulte (NL); Ty Cobb (AL)
• World Series: Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2.

Births

• January 1 - Hank Greenberg
• June 9 - Frank McCormick
• October 12 - Maribel Vinson-Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961)
• November 24 - Joe Medwick

Deaths

• April 14 - Addie Joss
• August 5 - Bob Caruthers
• August 31 - Will Whitefr:1911 en sport

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