1909

Recap of the year 1909 in sports.

Baseball

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Detroit Tigers, four games to three, in the 1909 World Series.

Boxing

June 19 - Monte Attell, won the World Bantamweight Championship joining his brother Abe Attell, who held the World Featherweight Championship, to become the first pair of brothers to hold world titles simultaneously.

Cricket

June 15 - Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lords and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.

Football (Australian Rules)

Victorian Football League - South Melbourne wins the 13th VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 4.14 (38) d Carlton 4.12 (36))

Football (Canadian Rules)

Canadian Football League - University of Toronto wins the 1st Grey Cup over Parkdale 26-6

Football (soccer)

West Auckland Town, an English amateur side, beat FC Winterthur of Switzerland 2-0 to win the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, one of the very first international club competitions.

England

First Division - Newcastle United win the 1908-09 title.
FA Cup - Manchester United beat Bristol City 1-0.

Ice Hockey

Ottawa Senators win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 2 games to 0.

Events

November 30 - A goal is scored in the St. Andrew's Day match of the Eton Wall Game at Eton College. As of 2003, no more goals have been scored in the St. Andrew's day game (which is the most important match of the year) but points have been scored by other methods.

Births

February 11 — Max Baer (The Livermore Larruper), American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
February 15 — Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish football (soccer) player (d. 1966)

Deaths

January 6 - George Dixon, the first black world boxing champion