- 1931 in sports
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ya2=1933
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September 6 — Czechoslovakia'sAntonie Briksová sets a new world record in the women's 20 km walk inPrague : 2:24:00.
*September 14 — Czechoslovakia'sAntonie Odvárková breaks the world record in the women's 20 km walk inPrague , clocking 2:14:07.*Grand Prix racing - "Main article:
1931 Grand Prix season ." European Champion:Ferdinando Minoia
*24 hours of Le Mans :Earl Howe andTim Birkin , driving anAlfa Romeo 8C .
*Louis Schneider wins theIndy 500 .*
World Series : TheSt. Louis Cardinals (101-53, NL) defeated thePhiladelphia Athletics (107-45, AL) four games to three.
*MVP Awards: NL:Frankie Frisch ; AL:Lefty Grove
*Debutes:Billy Herman (August 29 ),Ernie Lombardi (April 15 ),Red Rolfe (June 29 ),Dixie Walker (April 28 ),Paul Derringer (April 16 ).
*Major trades:
**December: TheSt. Louis Cardinals tradedBurleigh Grimes to theChicago Cubs for Bud Teachout andHack Wilson .*The Negro National League disbands. The St. Louis Stars win the league's last championship.
Basketball *
Northwestern University wins the College Basketball Title.Boxing *Heavyweight Champion: Undisputed
Max Schmeling Cycling *
Giro d'Italia won byFrancesco Camusso ofItaly
*Tour de France -Antonin Magne ofFrance
*World Cycling Championship :Learco Guerra ofItaly Figure Skating *
World Figure Skating Championships :
**Men's champion:Karl Schäfer ,Austria
**Women's champion:Sonja Henie ,Norway
**Pairs champions:Emilia Rotter &László Szollás ,Hungary
=Football (American)=*
Green Bay Packers win theNFL title with a 13-2 record.
*USC wins the College Football Title.Football (Australian rules football )*
Victorian Football League
** Geelong wins the 35th VFL Premiership (Geelong 9.14 (68) d Richmond 7.6 (48))
**Brownlow Medal awarded toHaydn Bunton, Sr (Fitzroy)
=Football (Canadian)=*
Grey Cup :Montreal AAA win 22-0 over theRegina Roughriders Football (soccer) Brazil
*Founding of
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB)
*Founding ofEsporte Clube Bahia England
* First Division - Arsenal win the 1930-31 title, becoming the first Southern club to do so.
*FA Cup - West Bromwich Albion beat Birmingham City 2-1.Golf Men's professional
*June 2-5 - British Open -Tommy Armour
*July 3-6 - U.S. Open - Billy Burke
*September 14 -PGA Championship -Tom Creavy Men's amateur
*British Amateur -Eric Martin-Smith
*U.S. Amateur -Francis Ouimet Women's professional
*Women's Western Open -June Beebe *
Australia -Melbourne Cup -White Nose
*Canada -Queen's Plate -Froth Blower
*France -Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe -Pearl Cap
*Ireland -Irish Derby Stakes - Sea Serpent*English Triple Crown Races:
*#2,000 Guineas Stakes - Cameronian
*#Epsom Derby - Cameronian
*#St. Leger Stakes - Sandwich*United States Triple Crown Races:
*#May 16 -Kentucky Derby -Twenty Grand
*#Preakness Stakes - Mate
*#Belmont Stakes -Twenty Grand *
Hambletonian -Calumet Butler
*Kentucky Futurity -The Protector Ice Hockey *
Stanley Cup : TheMontreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two.*
World Hockey Championship
**Men's: Gold:Canada , Silver: U.S., Bronze:Austria Rugby Union *
Six Nations Championship -Wales Snooker *
World Snooker Championship :Joe Davis beatsTom Dennis 25-21Tennis *
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
*#Australian Open - Jack Crawford
*#French Open -Jean Borotra
*#Wimbledon championships -Sidney Wood
*#US Open -H. Ellsworth Vines *
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
*#Australian Open -Coral Buttsworth
*#French Open -Cilly Aussem
*#Wimbledon championships -Cilly Aussem
*#US Open -Helen Wills Moody *
Davis Cup -France wins 3-2 overGreat Britain Awards
*Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year:
Pepper Martin ,Major League Baseball
*Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year:Helene Madison ,Swimming Births
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January 4 —Guido Messina , Italian road bicycle and track cyclist
*January 17 —Don Zimmer , American baseball coach
*January 31 —Ernie Banks , American baseball player
*February 1 —Marino Morettini , Italian road bicycle and track cyclist (d.1990 )
*February 15 —Adrie Voorting , Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d.1961 )
*February 24 —Maria Piątkowska , Polish athlete
*March 14 —Frank Sando , British long-distance runner
*March 19 —Alan Newton , British track cyclist
*March 23 —Yevgeny Grishin , Soviet-Russian speedskater (d.2005 )
*April 3 —Ricardo Senn , Argentine cyclist
*April 7 —Jeff Elliott , British decathlete and pole vaulter
*May 6 —Willie Mays , American baseball hall of famer
*May 8 —Bob Clotworthy , American diver
*May 21 —Mino de Rossi , Italian road bicycle and track cyclist
*June 11 —Moos Linneman , Dutch boxer
*June 24 —Billy Casper , American golfer
*September 15 —Lincoln Hurring , New Zealand swimmer
*September 16 —Werner Lueg , German middle distance runner
*October 11 —Tadeusz Rut , Polish hammer thrower (d.2002 )
*October 12 —Thomas Nicholls , British boxer
*October 13 —Eddie Mathews , American baseball player (d.2001 )
*October 21 —Mickey Mantle , American baseball player (d.1995 )
*November 9 —Eric Sandstrom , British track and field sprinter
*November 29 —André Noyelle , Belgian road cyclist (d.2003 )
*November 30 — Bill Walsh, American football head coach (d.2007 )
*December 8 —Bob Arum , American boxing promoter
*Ken Boyer
*Jim Bunning
*Bill Virdon Deaths
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September 17 —Marvin Hart , former heavyweight boxing champion
*October 7 —Eugen Schmidt (57), Danish shooter and athlete (b.1874 )*
Jack Chesbro
*Charles Comiskey
*Roger Connor
*Knute Rockne
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