1933 in sports

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See also: 1932 in sports, other events of 1933, 1934 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Cricket 3 Football (American) 4 Football (Australian Rules) 5 Football (soccer) 5.1 England 6 Radiosport 7 Snooker 8 Skiing 9 General sporting events 10 Births 11 Deaths

Baseball

• New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1.

Cricket

• England, employing bodyline tactics, beat Australia 4-1 at cricket to regain the Ashes.

Football (American)

• December 17 Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants in the first National Football League championship game 23-21 at Wrigley Field.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 9.17 (71) d Richmond 4.5 (29))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)

Football (soccer)

England

• First Division - Arsenal win the 1932-33 title.
• FA Cup - Everton beat Manchester City 3-0.

Radiosport

• First ever ARRL Field Day contest held in July.

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25-18

Skiing

Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North American, is cut on Cannon Mountain.

General sporting events

Births

• July 27 — Marlene Ahrens, Chilean athlete
• November 6 — Knut Johannesen, Norwegian speed skater

Deaths

• February 18 - James J. Corbett, heavyweight boxing championfr:1933 en sport

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