Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
Apr 5 Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson after 26 rounds to win the heavyweight boxing title in front of 25,000 fans at Oriental Park Racetrack in Havana, Cuba
- Apr 15 NY Giant Rube Marquard no-hits Bkln, 2-0
- Apr 19 19th Boston Marathon won by Canadian Édouard Fabre in 2:31:41.2
- Apr 22 NY Yankees don pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 1 Jeff Heath, Canadian baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1941, 43, 45; Cleveland Indians), born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 1975)
- Apr 2 Al Barlick, American Baseball Hall of Fame umpire (7 x World Series; 7 x MLB All Star games), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1995)
- Apr 11 Pat Hanlon, British cyclist, born in Newport, Cardiganshire (d. 1997)
- Apr 13 Bob Devaney, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship, University of Nebraska 1970, 71; University of Wyoming; career record 136–30–7), born in Saginaw, Michigan (d. 1997)
- Apr 17 Joe Foss, American fighter ace, football executive (Medal of Honor-1943; first commissioner American Football League) and politician, born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (d. 2003)
- Apr 19 Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, born in Ellisville, Mississippi (d. 1995)
Deaths in Sport
- Apr 3 Andrew Stoddart, English cricketer (England captain) and ruby union player, commits suicide by firearm at 52
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions