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FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 11.13 (79) d Collingwood 9.14 (68))

FOOTBALL ( AMERICAN FOOTBALL )

June 24 - The American Professional Football Association adopts the name of the National Football League .

Canton Bulldogs win the National Football League title with a record of 10 wins 0 loses and 2 ties.

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Liverpool win the 1921-22 title.

FA Cup - Huddersfield Town beat Preston North End 1-0.

Toronto St. Pats win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Vancouver Millionaires 3 games to 2.

EVENTS

June-July - Water Skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson

July 9 - Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world Swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.

Baseball NY Giants beat out Babe Ruth and the NY Yankees in the world series.

BIRTHS

March 28 — Joey Maxim , American boxer, world champion (d. 2001 )

November 8 — Ademir Marques De Menezes , Brazilian football (soccer) player (d. 1996 )

DEATHS