College championship
College football national championship – Harvard CrimsonBrazil
Santos FC, officially founded on April 14.England
The Football League – Blackburn Rovers 49 points, Everton 46, Newcastle United 44, Bolton Wanderers 43, The Wednesday 41, Aston Villa 4120th April: FA Cup final – Barnsley 1–0 West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace, London (replay following 0–0 draw at Crystal Palace)Germany
National Championship – Holstein Kiel 1–0 Karlsruher FV at Hamburg-HoheluftIceland
Iceland's premier division, now known as Landsbankadeild, is established with KR winning the inaugural title.Russia
19 January — formation of the All-Russian Football Union (VRS) which is now the Russian Football Union; from 1935 to 1992 it is subsumed by the Football Federation of USSR.Scotland
Scottish Football League – RangersScottish Cup – Celtic 2–0 Clyde at Ibrox ParkMen's 100 metres
The first world record in the 100 metres for men is recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), after Donald Lippincott (USA) runs a time of 10.6 at Stockholm.Men's 1500 metres
The first world record in the 1500 metres for men is recognised by the IAAF after Abel Kiviat (USA) runs a time of 3:55.8 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.AFL Premiership
Essendon wins the 16th VFL Premiership: Essendon 5.17 (47) d South Melbourne 4.9 (33) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – IFK Uppsala 1–1 Djurgårdens IF (declared a tie; no replay played)World Series
8–16 October — Boston Red Sox (AL) defeats New York Giants (NL) to win the 1912 World Series by 4 games to 3 with one tieEvents
20 April — Boston Red Sox open the new Fenway Park with a 7–6 11-inning win over New York Yankees before 27,000. Minutes later, the Detroit Tigers open the remodelled Navin Park (later named Tiger Stadium) with a 6–5 11-inning win over Cleveland Indians before 24,384.Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championshipEvents
22 February — Johnny Kilbane wins the World Featherweight Championship when he defeats Abe Attell over 20 rounds at Vernon, California. Attell has held the title since 1903; Kilbane will hold it until 1923.28 November — Ad Wolgast loses his World Lightweight Championship to Willie Ritchie following a 16th round foul at Colma, California. Ritchie holds the title until 1914.Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Jack JohnsonWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – vacantWorld Middleweight Championship – vacantWorld Welterweight Championship – vacantWorld Lightweight Championship – Ad Wolgast → Willie RitchieWorld Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell → Johnny KilbaneWorld Bantamweight Championship – Johnny CoulonGrey Cup
30 November — 4th Grey Cup – Hamilton Alerts 11–4 Toronto ArgonautsEvents
A triangular Test tournament is played in England between England, Australia and South Africa. England wins with Australia second.England
County Championship – YorkshireMinor Counties Championship – in abeyanceMost runs – David Denton 2127 @ 42.54 (HS 221)Most wickets – Colin Blythe 178 @ 12.26 (BB 8–36)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – no awardAustralia
Sheffield Shield – New South WalesMost runs – Wilfred Rhodes 1098 @ 54.90 (HS 179)Most wickets – Frank Foster 62 @ 20.19 (BB 7–36)India
Bombay Triangular – ParseesNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – AucklandSouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – BarbadosTour de France
Odile Defraye (Belgium) wins the 10th Tour de FranceWorld Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Fritz Kachler (Austria)World Women's Champion – Opika von Méray Horváth (Hungary)World Pairs Champions – Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson (Great Britain)Major tournaments
British Open – Ted RayUS Open – John McDermottOther tournaments
British Amateur – John BallUS Amateur – Jerome TraversEngland
Grand National – Jerry M1,000 Guineas Stakes – Tagalie2,000 Guineas Stakes – Sweeper IIEpsom Derby – TagalieEpsom Oaks – MirskaSt. Leger Stakes – Tracery'Australia
Melbourne Cup – PiastreCanada
Queen's Plate – HeresyIreland
Irish Grand National – Small PollyIrish Derby Stakes – CivilityUSA
Kentucky Derby – WorthPreakness Stakes – Colonel HollowayBelmont Stakes – not contested due to anti-betting legislation in New York StateStanley Cup
Quebec Bulldogs wins the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship and the Stanley Cup. Quebec then defeats Moncton in a Cup challenge.Events
March — Winnipeg Victorias repeats as Allan Cup winnersMarch — New Westminster Royals wins the inaugural Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championshipDecember — Toronto NHA teams, the Blueshirts and Tecumsehs, join the NHAGrand Prix racing
25/26 June — the 4th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Dieppe over 1535.76 km (76.788 km x 20 laps). The winner is Georges Boillot of France driving a Peugeot L76 in 13:58:02.6. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XII Grand Prix de l´ACF.Indianapolis 500
30 May — 2nd running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Joe Dawson and Don Herr (USA) driving a National car.Monte Carlo Rally
2nd running is won by Jules Beutler driving a Berliet. This is the last running of the rally until its revival in 1924.Vanderbilt Cup
2 October — 8th running of the Vanderbilt Cup at the new Wauwatosa automobile course near Milwaukee is won by Ralph DePalma (Italy) driving a Mercedes.American Grand Prize
5 October — 4th running of the American Grand Prize takes place at Wauwatosa, near Milwaukee over 659.44 km (12.682 km x 52 laps) and is won by Caleb Bragg (USA) driving a FIAT in 5:59:27.44. David Bruce-Brown, the defending champion, is killed during practice for the event.1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics takes place in StockholmFirst usage of electronic timing and public address systemsSweden wins the most medals (65) and United States the most gold medals (25)The Boat Race
1 April — Oxford wins the 69th Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceEngland
Championship – HuddersfieldChallenge Cup final – Dewsbury 8–5 Oldham at Headingley Stadium, LeedsLancashire League Championship – WiganYorkshire League Championship – HuddersfieldLancashire Cup – Rochdale Hornets 12–5 OldhamYorkshire Cup – Huddersfield 22–10 Hull Kingston RoversInternational
The Ashes are won by Australia as they defeat Great Britain 33–8 in the 3rd Test of the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain at Villa Park before a crowd of 4,000.Australia
NSW Premiership – Eastern Suburbs (outright winner)Five Nations Championship
30th Five Nations Championship series is shared by England and IrelandSpeed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Oscar Mathisen (Norway)Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Cecil Parke (GC) defeats Alfred Beamish (GB) 3–6 6–3 1–6 6–1 7–5England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) defeats Arthur Gore (GB) 6–4 6–4 4–6 6–4Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Ethel Thomson Larcombe defeats Charlotte Cooper Sterry 6–3 6–1France
French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis defeats André Gobert: details unknownFrench Women's Singles Championship – Jeanne Matthey defeats Danet: details unknownUSA
American Men's Singles Championship – Maurice McLoughlin defeats Wallace Johnson 3–6 2–6 6–2 6–4 6–2American Women's Singles Championship – Mary Browne defeats Eleonora Sears 6–4 6–2Davis Cup
1912 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – British Isles 3–2 Australasia at Albert Ground (grass) Melbourne, Australia
