Events in Sport
- Apr 10 Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play
- Apr 11 1st men's college swimming championships begin
Boston Marathon
Apr 21 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar for the third consecutive year in 2:29:40.2; 4th race victory
Clarence DeMar
- Apr 27 Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
Birthdays in Sport
Gil Hodges
Apr 4 Gil Hodges, American MLB 1st baseman, manager (8-time All Star), born in Princeton, Indiana (d. 1972)
Gil Hodges
- Apr 12 Curtis Turner, American auto racer (184 NASCAR races over 17 years, 17 wins), born in Floyd, Virginia (d. 1970)
- Apr 23 Chuck Harmon, American baseball player, born in Washington, Indiana
- Apr 29 Al Balding, Canadian golfer (first Canadian to win PGA Tour event in US, 4-time winner), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)