Events in Sport
- Dec 10 John Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League for the 2nd time
Boxing Title Fight
Dec 16 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds
Sports History
Dec 28 Montreal's Georges Vezina becomes the first NHL goalie to record an assist during the Canadiens’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas
- Dec 31 Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as Chicago White Sox manager; reach World Series but lose in the "Black Sox" betting scandal; Gleason not involved
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 1 Bill Strannigan, American all-round athlete and basketball coach (Uni of Wyoming), born in Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1997)
- Dec 10 Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (considered as the father of Russian ice hockey), born in Moscow (d. 1995)
- Dec 13 Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1953-4), born in Fresno, California (d. 1955)
- Dec 22 William Kennedy, American baseball player, born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1995)
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