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SHOPPER'S DELIGHT

1910 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1911 ,
1912 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .

AUTO RACING

January 21 - The first Monte Carlo Motor Rally

May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 15th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.11 (41) d Collingwood 4.11 (35))

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Manchester United win the 1910-11 title.

FA Cup - Bradford City beat Newcastle United 1–0 in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).

ICE HOCKEY

Ottawa Senators win their 2nd Stanley Cup , defeating the Port Arthur Bearcats .

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

(NL); Ty Cobb (AL)

defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2.

BIRTHS

January 1 — Hank Greenberg , American baseball player (d. 1986 )

April 11 — Stanisława Walasiewicz , Polish-American athlete (d. 1980 )

June 4 — Billy Fiske , American bobsledder (d. 1940 )

June 9 — Frank McCormick , American baseball player (d. 1982 )

June 24 — Juan Manuel Fangio , Argentinian racing car driver (d. 1995 )

August 23 — Betty Robinson , American athlete (d. 1999 )

October 11 — Juan Carlos Zabala , Argentine athlete (d. 1983 )

October 12 — Maribel Vinson-Owen , U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961 )

November 24 — Joe Medwick , American baseball player (d. 1975 )

DEATHS

April 14 - Addie Joss

August 5 - Bob Caruthers

August 31 - Will White