Events in Sport
- May 11 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
- May 14 Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C.
- May 15 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6
Sports History
May 15 Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18 inning game
- May 24 Cleveland starter Stan Coveleski sets club record for most innings pitched (19) in a complete game as the Indians beat the New York Yankees, 3-2 at the Polo Grounds, NYC
Birthdays in Sport
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995)
May 19 American swimmer who was the 1st woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, born in San Diego, California
- May 23 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman & footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), born in Hendon, England (d. 1997)
- May 25 Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
- May 26 Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (NBA light heavyweight title 1941), born in Mersin, Turkey (d. 1985)
Deaths in Sport
- May 2 Ernie Parker, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1913), dies in action WWI at 34
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Basketball Stars
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