- 1933 in sports
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in?=in sports
cp=19th century
c=20th century
cf=21st centuryyp1=1930
yp2=1931
yp3=1932
year=1933
ya1=1934
ya2=1935
ya3=1936
dp3=1900s
dp2=1910s
dp1=1920s
d=1930s
da=0
dn1=1940s
dn2=1950s
dn3=1960s|Baseball *New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the
World Series , 4-1.Cricket *
England , employingbodyline tactics, beatAustralia 4-1 atcricket to regain the Ashes.Field Hockey Establishments
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September 1 –Oranje Zwart , a Dutch field hockey club located inEindhoven ,Noord-Brabant
=Football (American)=*
December 17 Chicago Bears defeat theNew York Giants in the firstNational Football League championship game 23-21 atWrigley Field .
*The Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Eagles , and Pittsburgh Pirates were founded.Football (Australian rules football )*
Victorian Football League
** South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 9.17 (71) d Richmond 4.5 (29))
**Brownlow Medal awarded toWilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)Football (soccer) England
* First Division - Arsenal win the 1932-33 title.
*FA Cup - Everton beat Manchester City 3-0.Golf Men's professional
*June 8-10 - U.S. Open -Johnny Goodman
*July 6-8 - British Open -Denny Shute
*August 13 -PGA Championship -Gene Sarazen Men's amateur
*British Amateur - Michael Scott
*U.S. Amateur - George DunlapWomen's professional
*Women's Western Open -June Beebe Horse Racing *
May 6 -Brokers Tip wins theKentucky Derby Radiosport *First ever ARRL Field Day contest held in July.
Snooker *
World Snooker Championship :Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25-18Skiing Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North American, is cut on Cannon Mountain.
Awards
*Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year:
Carl Hubbell ,Major League Baseball
*Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year:Helen Jacobs ,Tennis Births
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January 26 —Ercole Baldini , Italian cyclist
*February 6 —Ira Murchison , American athlete (d. 1994)
*February 8 —Donald Burgess , British track cyclist
*February 28 —Robert Grondelaers , Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
*April 4 —Brian Hewson , British track and field athlete
*April 11 —Salvatore Burruni , Italian boxer (d. 2004)
*May 18 —Viktor Bushuev , Russian weightlifter (d. 2003)
*May 21 —Yevgeni Minaev , Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)
*May 23 —Sergio Gonella , Italian football (soccer) referee
*May 25 —Daan de Groot , Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d. 1982)
*June 17 —Maurice Stokes , American basketball player (d. 1970)
*June 19 —Janusz Sidło , Polish athlete (d. 1993)
*June 28 —George Stulac , Canadian basketball player and decathlete
*July 27 —Marlene Ahrens , Chilean athlete
*July 28 —Maurice Moucheraud , French road cyclist
*July 30 —Gerda Kraan , Dutch middle distance runner
*August 9 —Yoshinobu Oyakawa , American backstroke swimmer
*September 18 — Hiroshi Suzuki, Japanese swimmer
*October 3 —Abdon Pamich , Italian race walker
*October 6 —Marian Foik , Polish athlete (d. 2005)
*November 6 —Knut Johannesen , Norwegian speed skater
*November 19 —Nicolae Rainea , Romanian football (soccer) referee
*December 25 —Basil Heatley , British long-distance runnerDeaths
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January 9 —Daphne Akhurst (29), Australian tennis player (b. 1903)
*February 18 —James J. Corbett (66), American heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1866)
*September 10 —Baconin Borzacchini (34), Italian racing driver (b. 1898)
*September 10 —Giuseppe Campari (41), Italian racing driver (b. 1892)
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