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BASEBALL

April 22 - Baltimore Orioles ' Babe Ruth , age 19, pitches his first professional game

September 19 - Brooklyn Tip-Tops pitcher Ed Lafitte throws a No Hitter (but not a shutout) against the Kansas City Packers in a Federal League game

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League

--- Carlton wins the 18th VFL Premiership (Carlton 6.9 (45) d South Melbourne 4.15 (39))

--- University withdraws from the league at the end of the season.

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Blackburn Rovers win the 1913-14 title.

beat Liverpool 1–0.

March 20 - In New Haven, Connecticut the first international Figure Skating championship takes place.

ICE HOCKEY

Toronto Blueshirts win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Victoria Cougars 3 games to 0.

EVENTS

BIRTHS

Mike Tresh , baseball player (d. 1966 )

October 10 — Mario Lanzi , Italian middle distance runner (d. 1980 )

DEATHS

Frederick Smith , cricketer (b. 1866 )

Harry Steinfeldt , baseball player (b. 1877 )

Lord Minto , donor of the Minto Cup (b. 1845 )