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Encyclopedia > 1919 in sports

See also: 1918 in sports, other events of 1919, 1920 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

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Baseball

A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... ... Chicago White Sox American League AAA Charlotte Knights AA Birmingham Barons A Winston-Salem Warthogs Kannapolis Intimidators R Bristol White Sox Great Falls White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... Cincinnati Reds National League AAA Louisville Bats AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Sarasota Reds Dayton Dragons R Billings Mustangs GCL Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. ... Bartow is a city located in Polk County, Florida. ... Bradenton is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ... Lakeland is a city located in Polk County, Florida. ... The Seal of the City of Orlando The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ... Sanford is a city in and the county seat6 of Seminole County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 38,291. ... Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ...

Boxing

For other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... This article is about the boxer named Jack Dempsey. ... Jess Willard, born December 29, 1881 in St. ...

Football (Australian Rules)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Australian Rules redirects here. ... See also Australian Football League. ... Collingwood Football Club logo The Collingwood Football Club (nicknamed The Magpies because of the black and white striped jerseys worn by the players) is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... Richmond Football Club logo The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Ice Hockey

  • Stanley Cup: The Finals is cancelled after the death of Ottawa Senators player Samuel Hamilton 'Hamby' Shore (February 12, 1886-October 14, 1918) during an influenza epidemic.

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... The Ottawa Senators are an ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada. ... Negatively stained flu virions. ...

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George Halas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1271 words)
On a team which included Paddy Driscoll and Jimmy Conzelman, Halas scored two touchdowns and returned an intercepted pass 77 yards in a 17-0 win; the team was also rewarded with their military discharges.
In both 1963 and 1965 he was selected by The Sporting News, the AP and the UPI as the NFL Coach of the Year.
He has been recognized by ESPN as one of the ten most influential people in sports in the 20th century, and as one of the greatest coaches.
A FLASH OF FINLAND´S SPORTS HISTORY (1046 words)
Sport was associated with values, defending oneÕs own country, with Finnish culture and an incentive for increasing the level of education.
In spite of that sport gained acceptability, and was believed to improve the quality of life thanks to the efforts of priests, teachers and other educators.
In 1919 the sports organisation split politically into two, but during the Winter war in 1939-40 all the Finnish athletes were on the same side.
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