1913 in sports

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See also: 1912 in sports, other events of 1913, 1914 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Football (Australian Rules) 3 Football (soccer) 3.1 England 4 Ice Hockey 5 Events 6 Births 7 Deaths

Baseball

• The Brooklyn Dodgers take up residence in newly completed Ebbets Field
• The Philadelphia Athletics under Connie Mack defeat the John McGraw's New York Giants to win the World Series

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 17th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 7.14 (56) d St Kilda 4.9 (33))

Football (soccer)

England

• First Division - Sunderland win the 1912-13 title.
• FA Cup - Aston Villa beat Sunderland 1–0.
• Woolwich Arsenal move across London, from Plumstead to the new Arsenal Stadium, Highbury.
• United States Soccer Federation forms

Ice Hockey

• Quebec Bulldogs win their 2nd Stanley Cup, defeating the Sydney Minors 2 games to 0.

Events

• First Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands

Births

• January 7 - Johnny Mize, Major League Baseball, player (1936-1953)
• June 19 - Helene Madison, American swimmer (d. 1970)
• December 13 - Archie Moore, American light heavyweight world boxing champion (d. 1998)

Deaths

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