Events in Sport in 1914

Feb 7 Charlie Chaplin debuts silent film "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"

Mar 19 Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game
Mar 27 76th Grand National: Bill Smith aboard Sunloch wins
Apr 1 UVS Soccer team forms in Lead
Apr 20 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2

Apr 22 Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win

May 9 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4
May 16 American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City
May 16 Ewing Field baseball park opens near Masonic Street, San Francisco. Relocated a year later.
May 21 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8
May 30 Indianapolis 500: René Thomas wins in 6:03:45.060 (132.729 km/h)
May 31 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1

Jun 9 Honus Wagner is 2nd to get 3,000 hits

Jun 13 28th U.S. Women's National Championship: Mary Browne beats Marie Wagner (6-2, 1-6, 6-1)

Jun 13 US Women's National Tennis Championship, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Mary Browne wins her 3rd consecutive US title beating fellow American Marie Wagner 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Jun 19 British Open Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor
Jun 20 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20
Jun 27 Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title
Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers wins her 7th and last Wimbledon singles title beating Ethel Larcombe 7-5, 6-4
Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Australian Norman Brookes beats 4-time defending champion Anthony Wilding of New Zealand 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
Jul 5 MLB Boston Braves (26-40) are 15 games back in NL, go on to win World Series 4-0 vs Philadelphia A's

Jul 7 Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore & Ben Egan for $10k to Connie Mack (Philadelphia A's), refuses pleading poverty

Jul 10 Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles
Jul 11 Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleve 4-3
Jul 14 NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep
Jul 17 Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1
Jul 19 Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL

Jul 25 Last day of club cricket for W. G. Grace at age 66: he made 69 runs

Jul 26 12th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
Jul 27 Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade
Aug 3 NY Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker throws out 3 Tigers' runners to 2nd base during the 1st innings, only time in 20th Century
Aug 15 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)
Aug 18 Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km)

Aug 21 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill

Sep 1 US Men's National Tennis Championship, Newport Casino R.I.: R. Norris Williams wins his first major title beating fellow American Maurice McLoughlin 6-3, 8-6, 10-8
Sep 9 Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0
Sep 12 Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager
Sep 23 Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves
Sep 27 Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit
Sep 29 Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
Oct 13 Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history
Nov 28 10th Australasian Championships: Arthur O'Hara Wood beats Gerald Patterson (6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1)

Dec 4 Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court

Dec 5 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats U of Toronto, 14-2
Dec 31 Colonel Jacob Ruppert & Captain Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000