1953 In Sports
See also:
1952 in sports
,
other events of 1953
,
1954 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Auto Racing
NASCAR Championship
-
Herb Thomas
AAA Racing
:
Bill Vukovich
won the
Indianapolis 500
Sam Hanks
won the season driving championship
Formula One Championship
-
Alberto Ascari
of
Italy
24 hours of Le Mans
:
the team of
Tony Rolt
/
Duncan Hamilton
won, driving a
Jaguar C-Type
Rally racing
:
the team of
Maurice Gatsonides
/
Peter Worledge
won the
Monte Carlo Rally
driving a
Ford Zephyr
Drag racing
- The
NHRA
held its first official race in April on a section of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds parking lot in
Pomona, California
.
Baseball
World Series
:
New York Yankees
won 4 games to 2 over the
Brooklyn Dodgers
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
:
Indiana wins 69-68 over Kansas
NBA Finals
:
Minneapolis Lakers
won 4 games to 1 over the
New York Knicks
Boxing
September 24
in
New York City
-
Rocky Marciano
retains his World Heavyweight title with a
TKO
over
Roland LaStarza
in the 11th round.
October
in
New York City
-
Bobo Olson
scored a 15 round decision over
Randy Turpin
to win the World Middleweight Championship
Cricket
Pakistan
becomes the seventh
test
playing nation.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia
won by
Fausto Coppi
of
Italy
Tour de France
-
Louison Bobet
of
France
World Cycling Championship
:
Fausto Coppi
of
Italy
Figure Skating
World Figure Skating Championships
:
Men's champion:
Hayes Alan Jenkins
,
United States
Women's champion:
Tenley Albright
,
United States
Pairs champions:
Jennifer Nicks
&
John Nicks
,
Great Britain
Football
(
American
)
NFL Championship
:
Detroit Lions
won 17-16 over the
Cleveland Browns
Football
(
Australian Rules
)
Victorian Football League
Collingwood
wins the 57th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 11.11 (77) d
Geelong
8.17 (65))
Brownlow Medal
awarded to
Bill Hutchinson
(
Essendon
)
Football
(
Canadian
)
Grey Cup
:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
win 12-6 over the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Football
(
Soccer
)
England - FA Cup
:
Blackpool
won 4-3 over the
Bolton Wanderers
England lose 6-3 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium
, their first ever loss to a continental team at home
Golf
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf
results:
May
-
The Masters
-
Ben Hogan
June
-
US Open
-
Ben Hogan
July
-
British Open
-
Ben Hogan
August
-
PGA Championship
-
Walter Burkemo
PGA
tour's leading money winner for the year:
Lew Worsham
- $34,002
Ryder Cup
:
United States
wins 6 1/2 to 5 1/2 over the
British
team in world golf.
Women's Golf
The
US Women's Open
-
Betsy Rawls
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Australia
-
Melbourne Cup
-
Wodalla
Canada
-
Queen's Plate
-
Canadiana
France
-
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
-
La Sorellina
Ireland
-
Irish Derby Stakes
-
Chamier
English Triple Crown Races
:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
-
Nearula
Epsom Derby
-
Pinza
St. Leger Stakes
-
Premonition
United States Triple Crown Races
:
Kentucky Derby
-
Dark Star
Preakness Stakes
-
Native Dancer
Belmont Stakes
-
Native Dancer
Harness Racing
Little Brown Jug
for pacers won by
Keystoner
Hambletonian
for trotters won by
Helicopter
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
:
Pacers:
Captain Sandy
Ice Hockey
Art Ross Memorial Trophy
as the
NHL
's leading scorer during the regular season:
Gordie Howe
,
Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy
for the
NHL
's Most Valuable Player:
Gordie Howe
,
Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup
:
Montreal Canadiens
win 4 games to 1 over the
Boston Bruins
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion:
Sweden
defeated the heavily favoured
Soviet Union
Canada
did not participate in the World Hockey Championship, the government claiming it was not worth the expense.
Snooker
World Snooker Championship
:
Fred Davis
beats
Walter Donaldson
37-34
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis
men's results:
Australian Open
-
Ken Rosewall
French Open
-
Ken Rosewall
Wimbledon championships
-
Vic Seixas
US Open
-
Tony Trabert
Maureen Connolly
became the first woman to win the
Grand Slam in tennis
. Women's results:
Australian Open
-
Maureen Connolly
French Open
-
Maureen Connolly
Wimbledon championships
-
Maureen Connolly
US Open
-
Maureen Connolly
Davis Cup
:
Australia
won 3-2 over the
United States
in world tennis.
General sporting events
Births
January 10
-
Bobby Rahal
,
automobile
racer
Deaths
March 3
-
Clyde Milan
,
Major League Baseball
player (1907-1922)
March 3
James J. Jeffries
, world heavyweight boxing champion
March 28
-
Jim Thorpe
, athlete
April 11
-
Kid Nichols
,
Major League Baseball
pitcher (1890-1906)
May 27
-
Jesse Burkett
,
Major League Baseball
player (1890-1905)
June 5
-
Bill Tilden
, tennis player
August 11
-
Tazio Nuvolari
, race car driver
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