April 30:
West Torrens 9.12 (66) draws
Norwood 8.18 (66) at
Thebarton Oval. It is the first senior SANFL drawn match since
West Adelaide 15.14 (104) drew
with Port Adelaide 16.8 (104) on 24 May 1941.[3] The intervening 788-game gap[4] constitutes easily the longest non-occurrence of draws in SANFL history and is twice as long as the V/AFL or VFA record, but has been bettered twice in the WAFL.
October 1: Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) defeats Norwood 5.8 (38) for their second consecutive
premiership
Federation of International Bandy inaugurated at
Stockholm by Finland, Norway, Sweden and the USSR. The Soviet Union now adopts the international rules of the game developed in England in the 19th century.
April 23 –
The White Sox tally a franchise record 29 runs at
Kansas City.
Sherm Lollar is 5-for-6 with a pair of home runs and five RBI, while reserve outfielder
Bob Nieman and infielder
Walt Dropo drive in seven runs apiece, and
Chico Carrasquel hits 5-for-6 with five runs in the 29–6 victory over the Athletics
September 21 – In New York City,
Rocky Marciano knocks out the light-heavyweight champion
Archie Moore in the 9th round to retain his World Heavyweight Championship belt
August 31 – In one of the most famous match races in
thoroughbred racing history,
Nashua beats
Swaps at Washington Park racetrack, Swaps only loss in nine starts as a three-year-old. Nashua's owner-breeder,
William Woodward, Jr., dreams of owning a
Derby winner, and plans to send Nashua to England to train toward that goal but is shot dead by his wife on October 31 before he can proceed.
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