- 1928 in sports
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in?=in sports
cp=19th century
c=20th century
cf=21st centuryyp1=1925
yp2=1926
yp3=1927
year=1928
ya1=1929
ya2=1930
ya3=1931
dp3=1890s
dp2=1900s
dp1=1910s
d=1920s
da=0
dn1=1930s
dn2=1940s
dn3=1950s|* In late May, the
Eastern Colored League disintegrates, leaving the league's clubs to play independently for the rest of the season.
* The St. Louis Stars defeat theChicago American Giants , 5 games to 4, in a playoff for the championship of the Negro National League.Willie Wells hits six home runs in the series.Field Hockey * Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in
Amsterdam ,The Netherlands
** Gold Medal: India
** Silver Medal: The Netherlands
** Bronze Medal: Germany
=Football (American)=*
Providence Steam Roller winNational Football League title.Football (Australian rules football )*
Victorian Football League
** Collingwood wins the 32nd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 13.18 (96) d Richmond 9.9 (63))
**Brownlow Medal awarded toIvor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)Football (soccer) England
*First Division - Everton win the 1927-28 title.
*FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Huddersfield Town 3-1.Golf *May 8-11 - British Open -
Walter Hagen
*June 21-23 - U.S. Open -Johnny Farrell
*October 6 -PGA Championship -Leo Diegel
*British Amateur - Phil Perkins
*U.S. Amateur - Bobby Jones*
Stanley Cup :New York Rangers defeatMontreal Maroons 3 games to 2Horse Racing *
May 19 -Reigh Count wins theKentucky Derby
=Olympics=*
1928 Summer Olympics takes place inAmsterdam ,The Netherlands
**United States wins the most medals (56), and the most gold medals (22).*
1928 Winter Olympics takes place inSt. Moritz ,Switzerland
**Norway wins the most medals (15), and the most gold medals (6).Radiosport *First ever organized radio contest held: the ARRL International Relay Party, sponsored by the
American Radio Relay League .Snooker *
World Snooker Championship :Joe Davis beatsFred Lawrence 16-13Events
Births
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January 19 –John Treloar , Australian track and field athlete
*January 23 –Allen Stack , American backstroke swimmer (d.1999 )
*February 25 –Paul Bert Elvstrøm , Danish yachtsman
*March 11 –June Maston , Australian sprinter and athletics coach (d.2004 )
*March 19 –Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen , Dutch freestyle swimmer (d.1993 )
*March 31 –Gordie Howe , Canadian ice hockey player
*May 23 –Nina Otkalenko , Soviet track and field athlete
*July 9 –Federico Bahamontes , Spanish cyclist
*July 11 –Bobo Olson , American world champion boxer (d.2002 )
*July 18 –Russell Mockridge , Australian racing cyclist (d.1958 )
*July 30 –Valentin Muratov , Russian gymnast
*September 20 –Shiro Hashizume , Japanese freestyle swimmer
*October 28 —Wim van Heumen , Dutch field hockey coach (d.1992 )
*November 30 –Joe B. Hall , American basketball coach
*December 21 –Clayton Kenny , Canadian boxerDeaths
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February 26 –Gunnar Setterwall (46), Swedish tennis player (b.1881 )
*December 1 —Arthur Gore (60), British tennis player (b.1868 )
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