American Decades

Important Events in Sports, 1930–1939

The first James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy, awarded to the country's top amateur athlete, goes to golfer Bobby Jones. Jim Bausch, Glenn Cunningham, Lawson Little, and Don Budge are other winners during the decade.
On March 18, Montreal Canadian center Howie Morenz, called the "Babe Ruth of Hockey," scores five goals in one game against the New York Americans.
On May 17, Gallant Fox, ridden by jockey Earl Sande, wins the Kentucky Derby. The three-year-old completes the Triple Crown with wins at the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.
On May 31, Bobby Jones wins the British Amateur, the only title he had never won.
On June 20, Jones wins the British Open, shooting 291 for seventy-two holes, ten strokes lower than Walter Hagen's record-breaking score in 1924.
On July 12, Jones wins the U.S. Open, his fourth Open victory and twelfth golf title.
In September, Hack Wilson of...

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