1902 in sports

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See also: 1901 in sports, other events of 1902, 1903 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

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Contents 1 American Football 2 Major League Baseball 3 Minor League Baseball 4 Football (Australian Rules) 5 Football (soccer) 5.1 England 5.2 Netherlands 5.3 Scotland 6 Ice Hockey 7 Motor racing 8 Births 9 Deaths

American Football

• January 1 - The first Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California
• December 28 - The first indoor professional American football game is played in New York City at Madison Square Garden.

Major League Baseball

• April 23 - Luis Castro made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League. He is the first baseball player from Colombia to play professional baseball in the United States. Castro was the first Latin American ballplayer to play in Major League Baseball since Estaban Bellan in 1873.

Minor League Baseball

• The Winnipeg Maroons Win the first ever Northern League Championship.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Collingwood wins the 6th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 9.6 (60) d Essendon 3.9 (27))
  • See also Victorian Football League season 1902

Football (soccer)

England

• First Division - Sunderland win the 1901-02 title.
• FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Southampton 2-1 in a replay, after drawing 1-1.

Netherlands

• Go Ahead Eagles, a Dutch football club, is founded on December 2 in Deventer.

Scotland

• Scottish Cup - Hibernian.

Ice Hockey

• Winnipeg Victorias win their 3rd Stanley Cup, defeating the Toronto Wellingtons 2 games to 0. In a 2nd challenge, Montreal AAA win their 1st Stanley Cup since 1894, defeating the Winnipeg Victorias 2 games to 1.

Motor racing

The first motor race in the United Kingdom was held in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Births

• October 26 – Jack Sharkey, American champion heavyweight boxer (d. 1994)

Deaths

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