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See also: 1915 in sports, other events of 1916, 1917 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 1.1 minor leagues 2 Football (Australian rules football) 3 Ice Hockey 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Baseball

• The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with Organized Baseball that leaves out one club; the Baltimore Terrapins pursue legal remedy
• World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1

[edit] minor leagues

• The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League Championship

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 20th VFL Premiership (12.13 (85) d Carlton 8.8 (56))

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Montreal Canadiens defeat the Portland Rosebuds 3 games to 2 to win their 1st Stanley Cup.

[edit] Births

• January 7 — Al Hostak, American-born middleweight boxer (d. 2006)
• March 7 — Clare Dennis, Australian breaststroke swimmer (d. 1971)
• May 20 — Trebisonda Valla, Italian track and field athlete
• May 21 — Tinus Osendarp, Dutch athlete (d. 2002)
• July 22 — Marcel Cerdan, Algerian-born French world boxing champion (d. 1949)

[edit] Deaths

• April 21 - Georges Boillot, Grand Prix motor racing driver
• August 23 - John Robinson, British field hockey player (b. 1885)fr:1916 en sport

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