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FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League - Carlton wins the 19th VFL Premiership (Carlton 11.12 (78) d Collingwood 6.9 (45))

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Everton win the 1914-15 title.

FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Chelsea 3-0.

The outbreak of World War I means that first-class football is suspended at the end of the 1914-15 season, with many footballers signing up to fight for their country. The FA Cup and Football League are not contested, although regional leagues and cups are set up in their place.

ICE HOCKEY

Vancouver Millionaires defeat the Ottawa Senators 3 games to 0 to win their 1st Stanley Cup .

GENERAL SPORTING EVENTS

Second Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai , Republic Of China

BIRTHS

March 17 – Bill Roycroft , Australian equestrian champion

November - Chick Hearn , pro-basketball announcer

DEATHS

February 5 - Ross Barnes , Baseball player

May 9 – Tony Wilding , champion tennis player and soldier

September 9 - Albert Spalding , Baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer

October 23 - W. G. Grace , England cricketer