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AMERICAN FOOTBALL

January 1 - The first Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California

December 28 - The first indoor professional American Football game is played in New York City at Madison Square Garden .

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

April 23 - Luis Castro made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League . He is the first Baseball player from Colombia to play professional Baseball in the United States . Castro was the first Latin American ballplayer to play in Major League Baseball since Estaban Bellan in 1873 .

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

The Winnipeg Maroons Win the first ever Northern League Championship.

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League

--- Collingwood wins the 6th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 9.6 (60) d Essendon 3.9 (27))

--- ''See also Victorian Football League Season 1902 ''

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Sunderland win the 1901-02 title.

FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Southampton 2-1 in a replay, after drawing 1-1.

Netherlands

Go Ahead Eagles , a Dutch football club, is founded on December 2 in Deventer .

Scotland

Scottish Cup - Hibernian .

ICE HOCKEY

Winnipeg Victorias win their 3rd Stanley Cup , defeating the Toronto Wellingtons 2 games to 0. In a 2nd challenge, Montreal AAA win their 1st Stanley Cup since 1894, defeating the Winnipeg Victorias 2 games to 1.

MOTOR RACING

The first motor race in the United Kingdom was held in Bexhill-on-Sea .

BIRTHS

October 26 – Jack Sharkey , American champion heavyweight boxer (d. 1994 )

DEATHS