College championship
College football national championship – Harvard Crimson
England
The Football League – Sunderland 54 points, Aston Villa 50, The Wednesday 49, Manchester United 46, Blackburn Rovers 45, Manchester City 44
FA Cup final – Aston Villa 1–0 Sunderland at Crystal Palace, London
Woolwich Arsenal, which has just been relegated to Division Two, moves across London from Manor Ground, Plumstead to the new Arsenal Stadium at Highbury in Islington. Soon afterwards, the club drops "Woolwich" from its name to be known as Arsenal F.C..
Germany
National Championship – VfB Leipzig 3–1 Duisburger SpV at München-Sendling
Scotland
Scottish Football League – Rangers
Scottish Cup – Falkirk 2–0 Raith Rovers
United States
United States Soccer Federation is formed
VFL Premiership
Fitzroy wins the 17th VFL Premiership: Fitzroy 7.14 (56) d St Kilda 4.9 (33) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Bandy
International
Inaugural European Championship is held in Davos, Switzerland, and is won by England
Sweden
Championship final – IFK Uppsala 2–1 AIK
World Series
7–11 October — Philadelphia Athletics (AL) defeats New York Giants (NL) to win the 1913 World Series by 4 games to 1. That is three wins in four years for the Athletics under Connie Mack, three losses in three years for the Giants under John McGraw.
Events
The Brooklyn Dodgers move into their new stadium, Ebbets Field.
Events
14 May — Jack Johnson is convicted in Chicago of violating the 1910 Mann Act and is subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year and one day plus a fine of $1,000. In June, while still free with an appeal pending, Johnson flees the United States and does not return until July 1920. Johnson is the first person to be prosecuted under the Act, which prohibits so-called white slavery including the interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes". Johnson has had affairs with white prostitutes who have travelled with him to other states. In Johnson's case, it is held that the authorities are using the Act's ambiguous language to justify a selective prosecution which amounts to harassment, based on their desire to deprive him of his title for racist reasons. Johnson retains the title for another two years.
Following victories in France against Georges Carpentier and Billy Papke, German-American boxer Frank Klaus re-establishes the lineage of the World Middleweight Championship, broken since the death of Stanley Ketchel in 1910.
11 October — Klaus is himself beaten by George Chip with a 6th round knockout at Pittsburgh. Chip holds the middleweight title until 1914.
Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Johnson
World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
World Middleweight Championship – vacant → Frank Klaus → George Chip
World Welterweight Championship – vacant
World Lightweight Championship – Willie Ritchie
World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Coulon
Grey Cup
29 November — 5th Grey Cup – Hamilton Tigers 44–2 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club
England
County Championship – Kent
Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk
Most runs – Phil Mead 2627 @ 50.51 (HS 171*)
Most wickets – Major Booth 181 @ 18.46 (BB 8–86)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Major Booth, George Gunn, Bill Hitch, Albert Relf, Lionel Tennyson
Australia
Sheffield Shield – South Australia
Most runs – Victor Trumper 843 @ 84.30 (HS 201*)
Most wickets – Jack Massie 59 @ 18.66 (BB 7–110)
India
Bombay Quadrangular – Parsees
New Zealand
Plunket Shield – Canterbury
South Africa
Currie Cup – Natal
West Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
Tour de France
Philippe Thys (Belgium) wins the 11th Tour de France
World Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Fritz Kachler (Austria)
World Women's Champion – Opika von Méray Horváth (Hungary)
World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann / Karl Mejstrik (Austria)
Major tournaments
British Open – John Henry Taylor
US Open – Francis Ouimet is the first amateur to win the US Open in a surprise playoff victory over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray
Other tournaments
British Amateur – Harold Hilton
US Amateur – Jerome Travers
England
Grand National – Covertcoat
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Jest
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Louvois
Epsom Derby – Aboyeur
Epsom Oaks – Jest
St. Leger Stakes – Night Hawk
Australia
Melbourne Cup – Posinatus
Canada
Queen's Plate – Hearts of Oak
Ireland
Irish Grand National – Little Hack II (second win, having previously won in 1909)
Irish Derby Stakes – Bachelor's Wedding
USA
Kentucky Derby – Donerail
Preakness Stakes – Buskin
Belmont Stakes – Prince Eugene
Stanley Cup
Quebec Bulldogs wins the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship and the Stanley Cup for both the second time and second year in succession. Bulldogs then defeats Sydney Minors 2 games to 0 in a Stanley Cup challenge.
Events
Winnipeg Hockey Club wins the Allan Cup
Victoria Aristocrats wins the Pacific Coast Hockey Association championship before playing an exhibition series with the Bulldogs, which is won by the Aristocrats
Grand Prix racing
12 July — the 5th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Amiens over 916.98 km (31.62 km x 29 laps). The winner is Georges Boillot of France driving a Peugeot L5 in 7:53:56.8. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XIII Grand Prix de l´ACF.
Indianapolis 500
30 May — 3rd running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Jules Goux (France) in a Peugeot L76
Far Eastern Championship Games
First Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippines
The Boat Race
13 March — Oxford wins the 70th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
England
Championship – Huddersfield
Challenge Cup final – Huddersfield 9–5 Warrington at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Lancashire League Championship – Wigan
Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
Lancashire Cup – Wigan 21–5 Rochdale Hornets
Yorkshire Cup – Batley 17–3 Hull
Australia
NSW Premiership – Eastern Suburbs (outright winner)
Five Nations Championship
31st Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand Slam
Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Oscar Mathisen (Norway)
Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Ernie Parker (Australia) defeats Harry Parker (Australia) 2–6 6–1 6–3 6–2
England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) defeats Maurice McLoughlin (USA) 8–6 6–3 10–8
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers defeats Winifred Slocock McNair 6–0 6–4
France
French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis defeats Georges Gault: details unknown
French Women's Singles Championship – Marguerite Broquedis defeats Jeanne Matthey
USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Maurice McLoughlin defeats Richard Norris Williams 6–4 5–7 6–3 6–1
American Women's Singles Championship – Mary Browne defeats Dorothy Green 6–2 7–5
Davis Cup
1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – United States 3–2 Great Britain at Worple Road (grass) London, United Kingdom
