1933 in sports

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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.

Field Hockey

Establishments

* September 1 – Oranje Zwart, a Dutch field hockey club located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant

=Football (American)=

*December 17 Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants in the first National Football League championship game 23-21 at Wrigley Field.
*The Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Pirates were founded.

Football (Australian rules football)

* 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.

Golf

Men's professional
*June 8-10 - U.S. Open - Johnny Goodman
*July 6-8 - British Open - Denny Shute
*August 13 - PGA Championship - Gene SarazenMen's amateur
*British Amateur - Michael Scott
*U.S. Amateur - George DunlapWomen's professional
*Women's Western Open - June Beebe

Horse Racing

* May 6 - Brokers Tip wins the Kentucky Derby

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.

Awards

*Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball
*Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Helen Jacobs, Tennis

Births

* January 26 — Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
* February 6 — Ira Murchison, American athlete (d. 1994)
* February 8 — Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
* February 28 — Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
* April 4 — Brian Hewson, British track and field athlete
* April 11 — Salvatore Burruni, Italian boxer (d. 2004)
* May 18 — Viktor Bushuev, Russian weightlifter (d. 2003)
* May 21 — Yevgeni Minaev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)
* May 23 — Sergio Gonella, Italian football (soccer) referee
* May 25 — Daan de Groot, Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d. 1982)
* June 17 — Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (d. 1970)
* June 19 — Janusz Sidło, Polish athlete (d. 1993)
* June 28 — George Stulac, Canadian basketball player and decathlete
* July 27 — Marlene Ahrens, Chilean athlete
* July 28 — Maurice Moucheraud, French road cyclist
* July 30 — Gerda Kraan, Dutch middle distance runner
* August 9 — Yoshinobu Oyakawa, American backstroke swimmer
* September 18 — Hiroshi Suzuki, Japanese swimmer
* October 3 — Abdon Pamich, Italian race walker
* October 6 — Marian Foik, Polish athlete (d. 2005)
* November 6 — Knut Johannesen, Norwegian speed skater
* November 19 — Nicolae Rainea, Romanian football (soccer) referee
* December 25 — Basil Heatley, British long-distance runner

Deaths

*January 9 — Daphne Akhurst (29), Australian tennis player (b. 1903)
*February 18 — James J. Corbett (66), American heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1866)
*September 10 — Baconin Borzacchini (34), Italian racing driver (b. 1898)
*September 10 — Giuseppe Campari (41), Italian racing driver (b. 1892)