1924 in sports
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See also: 1923 in sports, other events of 1924, 1925 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Baseball (Major Leage)
- Washington Senators def. New York Giants (4-3) in the World Series.
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Baseball (Negro League)
- Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) def. Hilldale Daisies (ECL) 5 games to 4 with 1 tie in the first official Colored World Series.
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Football (American)
- Cleveland Bulldogs win National Football League title
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 28th VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
- Brownlow Medal awarded for the first time, to Edward Greeves (Geelong).
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Football (soccer)
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England
- First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1923-24 title.
- FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0.
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Hockey (Field)
- The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is founded on January 7 in Paris by seven member states: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switserland.
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Hockey (Ice)
- Montreal Canadiens win their 2nd Stanley Cup, defeating the Calgary Tigers 2 games to 0.
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General sporting events
- 1924 Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France
- United States wins the most medals (99), and the most gold medals (45).
- 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics, takes place in Chamonix, France
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Births
- July 18 — Inge Sørensen, Danish female swimmer
- September 5 — Nick Carter, New Zealand cyclist (d. 2003)
- October 10 — Balbir Singh Sr., Indian field hockey player
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