American Decades
Awards
1920
Major League Baseball World Series—Cleveland Indians (American), 5 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (National), 2
Rose Bowl—Harvard, 7 vs. University of Oregon, 6
Stanley Cup, Hockey—Ottawa Senators
Bantamweight Championship, Boxing—Joe Lynch over Pete Herman
Middleweight Championship, Boxing—Johnny Wilson over Mike O'Dowd
Light Heavyweight Championship, Boxing—Georges Carpentier over Christopher "Battling" Levinsky
Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing—Paul Jones, Jockey: T. Rice
Preakness Stakes, Horse Racing—Man o' War, Jockey: C. Kummer
Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing—Man o' War, Jockey: C. Kummer
National Open Champion, Polo—Meadow Brook, 12 vs. Cooperstown, 3
Indianapolis 500—Gaston Chevrolet in a Monroe, Average Speed: 88.62 MPH
U.S. Golf Open Champion—Edward...
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1920's Sports
- Overview
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Topics in the News
- Baseball: Advancements and Legends
- Baseball: The Black Sox Scandal
- Baseball: The Ngro Leagues
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Football: College
- Football: Professional
- Golf
- Olympics: The Seventh Olympic Games
- Olympics: The Eighth Olympic Games
- Olympics: The Ninth Olympic Games
- Tennis
- Yachting and Polo: Gentlemen's Sports
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Headline Makers
- Cobb, Tyrus "Ty" Raymond 1886-1961
- Dempsey, William "Jack" Harrison 1895-1983
- Gehrig, Heinrich Ludwig "Lou" 1903-1941
- Grange, Harold "Red" 1903-1991
- Jones, Robert "Bobby" Tyre, Jr. 1902-1971
- Man O' War 1917-1947
- Rockne, Knute 1888-1931
- Ruth, George Herman "Babe" 1894-1948
- Tilden, William Tatem, II 1893-1953
- Wills, Helen Newington 1905-
- People in the News
- Awards
- Deaths
- Publications
- Important Events in Sports, 1920–1929
