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1917 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Contents

Note — many sporting events did not take place because of World War I

American football

College championship

  • College football national championship – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (coached by John Heisman)

    • Association football

    Europe

  • There is no major football in Europe due to World War I

    • Norway

  • Foundation of Rosenborg BK at Trondheim

    • Athletics

    Men's 1500 metres

  • John Zander (Sweden) breaks the world record by running a time of 2:19.1

    • Australian rules football

    VFL Premiership:

  • Collingwood wins the 21st VFL Premiership: Collingwood 9.20 (74) d Fitzroy 5.9 (39) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

    • South Australian Football League:

  • not contested due to World War I

    • West Australian Football League:

  • 15 September: South Fremantle 6.5 (41) defeats East Fremantle 3.8 (26) for their second consecutive WAFL premiership.

    • Bandy

    Sweden

  • Championship final – IFK Uppsala 11–2 AIK

    • Baseball

    World Series

  • 6–15 October — Chicago White Sox (AL) defeats New York Giants (NL) to win the 1917 World Series by 4 games to 2.

    • Boxing

    Events

  • Ted "Kid" Lewis regains the World Welterweight Championship and holds it until 1919.
  • Al McCoy loses the World Middleweight Championship title to Mike O'Dowd, who knocks him out in the 6th round at Brooklyn
  • Benny Leonard, widely regarded as the greatest-ever lightweight, defeats Freddie Welsh at New York to win the World Lightweight Championship, which he holds until he retires in 1925
  • Another great champion, Pete Herman defeats Kid Williams over 20 rounds at New Orleans to take the World Bantamweight Championship, which he holds until 1920

    • Lineal world champions

  • World Heavyweight Championship – Jess Willard
  • World Light Heavyweight Championship – Battling Levinsky
  • World Middleweight Championship – Al McCoy → Mike O'Dowd
  • World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Ted "Kid" Lewis
  • World Lightweight Championship – Freddie Welsh → Benny Leonard
  • World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
  • World Bantamweight Championship – Kid Williams → Pete Herman
  • World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

    • Canadian football

    Grey Cup

  • not contested due to World War I

    • Cricket

    Events

  • There is no first-class cricket in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or the West Indies due to World War I

    • India

  • Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans shared with Parsees

    • Cycling

    Tour de France

  • not contested due to World War I

    • Giro d'Italia

  • not contested due to World War I

    • Figure skating

    World Figure Skating Championships

  • not contested due to World War I

    • Golf

    Events

  • All major championships are cancelled due to World War I

    • Horse racing

    England

  • Grand National – not held due to World War I
  • 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Diadem
  • 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Gay Crusader
  • Epsom Derby – Gay Crusader
  • Epsom Oaks – Sunny Jane
  • St. Leger Stakes – Gay Crusader

    • Australia

  • Melbourne Cup – Westcourt

    • Canada

  • Queen's Plate – Belle Mahone

    • Ireland

  • Irish Grand National – Pay Only
  • Irish Derby Stakes – First Flier

    • USA

  • Kentucky Derby – Omar Khayyam
  • Preakness Stakes – Kalitan
  • Belmont Stakes – Hourless

    • Ice hockey

    Stanley Cup

  • 17–26 March — Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) defeats Montreal Canadiens (NHA) in the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 1

    • Events

  • Allan Cup – Toronto Dentals
  • 10 November — after Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto NHA team, refuses to sell, the NHA votes to suspend operations
  • 26 November — in a secret meeting, several owners of the NHA form the National Hockey League (NHL) to force out the owner of the Toronto Blueshirts NHA team. Toronto’s Arena Gardens will operate a temporary franchise in Toronto while Quebec Bulldogs becomes a NHL member but is suspended for the inaugural season.
  • 19 December — the opening NHL games are played to begin the new league’s inaugural season

    • Motor racing

    Events

  • No major races are held anywhere worldwide due to World War I

    • Multi-sport events

    Far Eastern Championship Games

  • Third Far Eastern Championship Games held in Tokyo, Empire of Japan

    • Rowing

    The Boat Race

  • Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – not contested due to World War I
  • International Eight Boat Race - England v Australia. Rowed Putney To Hammersmith, London, 20th Oct. 1917. Won By Australia by 3/4 length.

    • Rugby league

    England

  • All first-class competitions are cancelled due to World War I

    • Australia

  • NSW Premiership – Balmain (outright winner)

    • New Zealand

  • 1917 New Zealand rugby league season

    • Rugby union

    Five Nations Championship

  • Five Nations Championship series is not contested due to World War I

    • Speed skating

    Speed Skating World Championships

  • not contested due to World War I

    • Tennis

    Australia

  • Australian Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

    • England

  • Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
  • Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

    • France

  • French Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
  • French Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I

    • USA

  • American Men's Singles Championship – Lindley Murray (USA) defeats Nathaniel Niles (USA) 5–7 8–6 6–3 6–3
  • American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Marion Vanderhoef Morse (USA) 4–6 6–0 6–2

    • Davis Cup

  • 1917 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – not contested

    • References

    1917 in sports Wikipedia
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