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THE 1910s: SPORTS: AWARDS

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Major League Baseball World Series Philadelphia Athletics (American League), 4 vs. Chicago Cubs (National League), 1

Kentucky Derby Winner Donau (Fred Herbert, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Harvard University, 8-0-1

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions W. C. Fownes Jr.; Dorothy Campbell

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion Alex Smith

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions William A. Larned; Hazel V. Hotchkiss

1911

Major League Baseball World Series Philadelphia Athletics (American League), 4 vs. New York Giants (National League), 2

Indianapolis 500 Champion Ray Harroun (Marmon) 74.59 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner Meridian (George Archibald, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Princeton University, 8-0-2

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions Harold H. Hilton; Margaret Curtis

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion John J. McDermott

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions William A. Larned; Hazel V. Hotchkiss

1912

Major League Baseball World Series Boston Red Sox (American League), 4 vs. New York Giants (National League), 3

Indianapolis 500 Champion Joe Dawson (National) 78.72 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner Worth (Carol H. Shilling, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Harvard University, 9-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions Jerome D. Travers; Margaret Curtis

U.S. Golf Association Open ChampionJ ohn J. McDermott

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions Maurice E. McLoughlin; Mary K. Browne

1913

Major League Baseball World Series Philadelphia Athletics (American League), 4 vs. New York Giants (National League), 1

Indianapolis 500 Champion Jules Goux (Peugot) 75.93 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner Donerail (Roscoe Goose, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Harvard University, 9-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions Jerome D. Travers; Gladys Ravenscroft

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion Francis Ouimet

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions Maurice E. McLoughlin; Mary K. Browne

1914

Major League Baseball World Series Boston Braves (National League), 4 vs. Philadelphia Athletics (American League), 0

Indianapolis 500 Champion Rene Thomas (Delage) 82.47 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner Old Rosebud (John McCabe, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Army, 9-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions Francis Ouimet; Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson

U.S. Golf Association Open ChampionWalter Hagen

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions Richard Norris Williams II; Mary K. Browne

1915

Major League Baseball World Series Boston Red Sox (American League), 4 vs. Philadelphia Phillies (National League), 1

Indianapolis 500 Champion Ralph DePalma (Mercedes-Benz) 89.84 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner Regret (Joe Notier, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Cornell University, 9-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions Robert A. Gardner; Mrs, C. H. Vanderbeck

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion Jerome D. Travers

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions William M. Johnston; Molla Bjurstedt

1916

Major League Baseball World Series Boston Red Sox (American League), 4 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (National League), 1

Indianapolis 500 Champion Dario Resta (Peugeot) 84.00 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner George Smith (Johnny Loftus, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion University of Pittsburgh, 8-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions Charles Evans Jr.; Alexa Stirling

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion Charles Evans Jr.

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions Richard Norris Williams II; Molla Bjurstedt

1917

Major League Baseball World Series Chicago White Sox (American League) 4, vs. New York Giants (National League), 2

Indianapolis 500 Champion no competition

Kentucky Derby Winner Omar Khayyam (Charles Borei, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Georgia Tech, 9-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions no competition

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion no competition

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions Robert Lindley Murray; Molla Bjurstedt

1918

Major League Baseball World Series Boston Red Sox (American League), 4 vs. Chicago Cubs (National League), 2

Indianapolis 500 Champion no competition

Kentucky Derby Winner Exterminator (Willie Knapp, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion University of Pittsburgh, 4-1-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions no competition

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion no competition

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions Robert Lindley Murray; Molla Bjurstedt

1919

Major League Baseball World Series Cincinnati Reds (National League), 5 vs. Chicago White Sox (American League), 3

Indianapolis 500 Champion Howard Wilcox (Peugeot) 88.05 MPH

Kentucky Derby Winner Sir Barton (Johnny Loftus, jockey)

Collegiate Football National Champion Georgia Tech, 9-0-0

U.S. Golf Association Amateur Champions S. D. Herron; Alexa Stirling

U.S. Golf Association Open Champion Walter Hagen

U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Singles Champions William M. Johnston; Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

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