1921 Tampa Bay hurricane
Later that day, the hurricane peaked as a Category 4 on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). After entering the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane gradually curved northeastward and weakened to a Category 3 before making landfall near Tarpon Springs, Florida, late on October 25, becoming the first major hurricane to hit the area since a hurricane in 1848. The storm quickly weakened to a Category 1 hurricane while crossing Central Florida, before reaching the Atlantic Ocean early on the following day. Thereafter, system moved east-southeastward and remained fairly steady in intensity before weakening to a tropical storm late on October 29. The storm was then absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone early the next day, with the remnants of the hurricane soon becoming indistinguishable.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane
The storm brought strong winds to the Swan Islands, including hurricane-force winds on the main island. Heavy rains fell in Cuba, particularly in Pinar del Río Province, but only minor damage occurred. In Florida, storm surge and abnormally high tides caused damage along much of the state's west coast from Pasco County southward. Several neighborhoods and sections of Tampa were inundated, especially in Ballast Point, DeSoto Park, Edgewater Park, Hyde Park, Palmetto Beach, and other areas in the vicinity of Bayshore Boulevard. Strong winds also damaged hundreds of trees, signs, buildings, and homes.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane
Four deaths occurred in Tampa, three from drownings and another after a man touched a live wire. The storm left two additional fatalities in St. Petersburg. A number of streets in Tarpon Springs were littered with masses of debris, with many structures and trees suffering extensive damage. Southward in Manatee County and Sarasota County, many waterfront communities along Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, such as Cortez and Sarasota, suffered heavy structural losses.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane
Strong winds occurred as far east as the Atlantic coast of the state, though wind damage east of the Tampa Bay area was generally limited to downed trees and power lines, resulting in power outages, particularly in Orlando. Agriculture throughout the state experienced significant impact as well, including over $2 million (equivalent to $20 million in 2019) in damage and the loss of at least 800,000 boxes of citrus crops alone. Overall, the hurricane left at least eight deaths and about $10 million (equivalent to $120 million in 2019) in damage.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Meteorological history
In mid-October, a significant drop in atmospheric pressures over the western Caribbean Sea coincided with the development of a trough on October 17. Observations suggested that a circulation formed on October 20, with the Atlantic hurricane database listing a tropical storm beginning at 00:00 UTC, with the system was situated about 95 mi (155 km) southeast of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. The cyclone initially moved slowly northwestward due to a high pressure system over Bermuda.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Meteorological history
Early on October 22, the storm intensified into a Category 1 hurricane, based on sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) on Great Swan Island. The hurricane strengthened significantly over the northwestern Caribbean, becoming a Category 2 hurricane at 00:00 UTC on October 23 and a Category 3 hurricane six hours later. Around 18:00 UTC, the cyclone reached Category 4 intensity and peaked with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 941 mbar (27.8 inHg). The latter was observed by the schooner Virginia, while the former was estimated using the southern wind-pressure relationship.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Meteorological history
Early on October 24, the hurricane moved northward across the Yucatán Channel and entered the Gulf of Mexico. Thereafter, the system gradually curved to the northeast as the high pressure weakened and the storm became under the influence of a southwesterly air current. At 12:00 UTC on October 25, the cyclone weakened to a Category 3 hurricane. About 10 hours later, the hurricane made landfall near Tarpon Springs, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Meteorological history
The storm further weakened to a Category 1 hurricane over Central Florida early on October 26, about six hours before emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near New Smyrna Beach. Reaching the Atlantic with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), the hurricane briefly re-strengthened to reach winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) early on October 27. It then moved east-southeastward after the high pressure weakened further.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Meteorological history
Late on October 29, the system accelerated northeastward and weakened to a tropical storm, before being absorbed by a large extratropical cyclone about 430 mi (690 km) southeast of Bermuda at 00:00 UTC on October 30. About six hours later, the remnants of the hurricane became indistinguishable. These remnants were the second storm encountered by USS Olympia in its Atlantic crossing with the American unknown soldier from World War I.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Preparations
Forecasters at the United States Weather Bureau issued advisories for ships and oceangoing vessels, while posting hurricane warnings for areas in western Florida stretching from Key West to Apalachicola on October 24 and October 25. Additionally, storm warnings were issued eastward from mouth of the Mississippi River and along the east coast of Florida.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In Cuba, heavy rainfall in Pinar del Río Province caused rivers and creeks to rise. However, only minimal damage was reported.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
The hurricane passed to the west of the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane. Its large wind field caused tropical storm force winds to the islands, with the highest wind report being 48 mph (71 km/h) in Key West. Rainfall from the hurricane's outer bands was intermittent, and storm tides of 5 ft (1.5 m) were reported. Further north, Captiva and Sanibel islands were completely inundated with water. In Punta Rassa, the majority of homes were either extensively damaged or washed away. Most highways leading out of Fort Myers were impassible due to high water.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Damage to railroad tracks resulted in a suspension of service for three days. On Estero Island, a number of buildings were damaged, including the casinos, cottages, and Crescent Beach resort. The storm also destroyed the mausoleum of Dr. Cyrus Teed, the founder of Koreshanity. Damage in Lee County reached about $1.5 million. Along the Myakka River near Boca Grande, the railroad bridge washed away, while the storm also destroyed two vehicular bridges over the Charlotte Harbor Bay. The streets of Punta Gorda were inundated, where a tide of 7 ft (2.1 m) above normal was recorded. One death occurred in the city due to drowning. At Egmont Key, above normal tides forced 75 people to seek shelter in the lighthouse. The entire island was inundated by water.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In Manatee County, the storm demolished much of the waterfront not only along Tampa Bay, but also Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, On Passage Key, sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a storm surge of 10.5 ft (3.2 m). During the storm, a cyclone-induced tidal wave was reported to have washed away the island's vegetation, which never rebounded. Southward on Anna Maria Island, the storm washed away high ground that was once a characteristic of the north end of the island.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In the small fishing village of Cortez, the storm destroyed all of the community's fish houses and docks. The storm surge completely flooded the area up to 67th Street in Bradenton. Cortez's residents, with little forewarning of the storm, sought refuge in their rural graded schoolhouse, which withstood the storm while many houses floated away. Inland, the storm caused flooding along the Myakka River and the destruction of many wharfs along the Manatee River.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
The hurricane brought a storm surge of 10–12 ft (3–3.5 m) to Tampa Bay. The highest rainfall total in Tampa was at 8.53 in (23.5 mm). However, the observer noted that winds probably blew water out of the gauge. The barometric pressure fell to 968 mbar (28.6 inHg), breaking a previous record set in 1910. The hurricane also brought sustained winds of 75 mph (119 km/h) and a storm tide of 10.5 ft (3 m).


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Damage from the wind was generally minor, while most of the impact wrought by the storm was due to abnormally high tides in Tampa and elsewhere in the area. Much of the city was flooded, with the worst along Bayshore Boulevard, where some of the most expensive properties were located. At Hyde Park, dwellings were inundated about halfway up the first story, prompting several people to be rescued by boat. Electrical poles and wires were washed away near the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Howard Avenue. The latter was also left impassible by car. In the Palmetto Beach neighborhood, much of the section was inundated. A group of about 40 volunteers rescued a number of women and children. A total of 50 homes were destroyed by cedar logs used to construct cigar boxes at the Tampa Box Company on 22nd Street.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
At Ballast Point, the pavilion and bathhouse were destroyed by the storm. Nearby, the Tampa Yacht and Country Club suffered severe damage. Many cars along the waterfront were severely damaged and nearly all flat railroad cars were submerged. The Malloy Line dock was also left under several feet of water. A number of waterfront warehouses were also damaged by floodwaters. After the Tampa Electrical Company power house experienced water damage, the electricity was shut off. Additionally, the company's cable station was flooded under several feet of water. Winds downed hundreds of trees and sign across roadways and tore-up awnings.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
At least 50 awnings were ripped from a bank building on Franklin Street alone. Falling trees also damaged the post office and the YMCA. Almost 500 dwellings in the neighborhood of Ybor City were demolished. Five people were killed in the city, three from people coming into contact with a live wire and the other two from drowning. Only minor damage occurred in Plant City. Throughout Hillsborough County, many county roads were impassable due to downed telegraph poles and other debris, especially between Tampa and Plant City.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Tides 5–6 ft (1.5–2 m) above normal and storm surge in St. Petersburg damaged or destroyed all four fishing piers. Many ships and boats of all sizes capsized or were beached, including the trawler Hypnotist, which ejected the crew of seven into the water, all of whom were rescued. The St. Petersburg Beach Hotel was destroyed, after employees swam through the lobby for safety. At the office of the St. Petersburg Times, then located at Fifth Street and First Avenue South, the loss of electricity resulted in staff working overnight with lanterns.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
With no power to operate the typesetting machine, the employees connected their linotype machine to a two-cylinder motorcycle to publish the "Motorcycle Extra". Two deaths occurred in St. Petersburg, one from a heart attack during preparations for the storm and the other from a man being crushed by a falling roof.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Initially, there were rumors and unconfirmed reports that Pass-a-Grille (today a neighborhood of St. Pete Beach) was wiped out and that up to 150 deaths occurred. Though the town was hit particularly hard, there were no fatalities and damage was less severe than indicated, reaching about $50,000. Storm surge was partially diverted to Boca Ciega Bay, but Pass-a-Grille generally suffered severe impact due to 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m) of water covering some areas. The hotel was extensively damaged, and its dancing pavilion was destroyed. A number of cottages were badly damaged. The storm destroyed a casino in Gulfport. The casino in Indian Rocks Beach collapsed after the sand foundation was washed away. In Largo, nearly all of the buildings at the Pinellas County Fairgrounds were rendered unusable.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Buildings were severely damaged in  Clearwater, including the ice and power plants, a theater, and a hotel. Many residences were also damaged. Electric and telephone wires were downed, leaving the city without power or telephone service. Boats were tossed about in the bay. The city of Oldsmar was devastated by storm surge, with portions of the town being inundated by 6 ft (1.8 m) of water. Many homes were practically demolished. Although no loss of human life occurred, many cattle drowned.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In Tarpon Springs, streets were littered with masses of debris. Sections of the city along the Anclote River were flooded. Primarily, impact consisted of structures being unroofed, windows shattering, and tree being uprooted. Throughout the city, electrical and telephone lines were downed, but telephone was partially maintained and electricity was restored quickly. Two hotels suffered extensive damage due to flooding. Although the high school was also severely damaged, classrooms remained usable. The cupola was torn away and the roof was partially damaged, including over the auditorium. The Odd Fellows Hall was thrown off its foundation and virtually destroyed. In the business district, most of the buildings leaked, resulting in damage to merchandise. Crop damage in Pinellas County was extensive, totaling about $1 million, which included a loss of 50%-70% of fruit lost and considerable damage to citrus trees.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
The hurricane also brought extensive impact to portions of Pasco County. In New Port Richey, a few churches suffered severe damage or were destroyed. Nearly all walls collapsed and many windows were shattered at the school house. Only one shop remained standing at a plaza with several industrial stores. The vast majority of homes in the city received some degree of damage. Local crops experienced extensive impact, with a local farm losing about 800 boxes worth of fruit. Similar effects occurred in Port Richey. All stores received water damage, while two homes were destroyed and several others were inflicted with varying degrees of impact.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In Dade City, Mt. Zion Baptist Church was demolished, which was never rebuilt. Only the church cemetery remains. Another church, which opened early in the year, was nearly demolished by falling trees. A turpentine plant was damaged, including the loss of about one-third of the lumber stored in the building. The Sunnybrook Tobacco Company suffered significant impact, with nine large barns destroyed and about 110 acres (45 ha) of trees toppled. A number of other companies sustained damage, including the Dade City Packing Company and the Dade City Ice, Light and Power Company. Damage to the business reached $100,000.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Several homes were damaged. Electrical, telegraph, and telephone wires were downed throughout the city. During the storm, electricity was maintained in the downtown section, while residential areas were left without power for two days. In San Antonio and Trilby, a number of buildings were moved off their foundations. The old city hall in Zephyrhills was moved about 4 ft (1.2 m). At a hotel, the building lost a portion of its roof and several windows were broken. In addition, the hurricane virtually destroyed much of Passage Key, part of which was later rebuilt.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In Polk County, the storm left light property damage in Lakeland, reaching under $5,000, which included the school building being deroofed. Damage to crops was mostly limited to grapefruit and oranges, with losses estimated to have been less than 10%. In the rural communities outside Lakeland, several small building suffered damage. This was considered the worst tropical cyclone in the area since 1897. Lake County experienced sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and 12 to 15 in (300 to 380 mm) of rain in some areas.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
Much of the impact was confined to large trees being uprooted and ornamental vines suffering damage. A number of trees fell on electrical wires, causing power outages and disruptions to telephone service. Additionally, it is possible that a tornado touched down, based on some pine trees being "splintered from top to bottom and curled up like molasses candy." Damage to citrus crops was light, with losses conservatively estimated at less than 5%. Strong winds in Orange County left the entire city of Orlando without electricity, disrupting commerce. Citrus crops suffered no more than 5% in losses in the county.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Impact
In St. Augustine, wind downed wires, some of which caused small fires in the business district. A steamship capsized sailing from Jacksonville to Miami capsized offshore Jupiter and there were reports of damage to several other small boats offshore. Agricultural damage from the hurricane was high, reaching over $2 million, with more than $1 million incurred to crops and the remainder to fertilizer and other materials. Citrus crops were especially hard hit, with 800,000 to 1,000,000 boxes of fruit lost. Salt water, caused by coastal flooding, prevented cultivation of soil in some areas, though rainfall eventually washed away the salt. In all, the hurricane left at least eight people dead and about $10 million in damage.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Aftermath
After receiving reports of mass casualties and destruction at Pass-a-Grille, the American Red Cross stocked a United States Navy subchaser with pine caskets and relief supplies, but found no bodies and only a fraction of the reported damage. Because of fears that the hurricane might hinder the Florida land boom of the 1920s, rebuilding and cleanup of the area commenced quickly and the land boom in the Tampa Bay region and in southern Florida continued.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Aftermath
Local officials, businessmen, realtors, and later the press soon attempted to cover up or downplay the damage, which threatened to distort Tampa's advertised image as the "Year Round City". On October 28, a writer for The Tampa Tribune stated, "Everyone is accepting the storm as an incident and all are going to work to rebuild the devastated areas, with the firm conviction that there will not be another storm of such severity during the life of anyone now living." One of the destroyed buildings at the Ballist Point Pavilion was soon rebuilt after the storm.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Aftermath
However, the building was destroyed again by fire in 1922. In 1925, a new pavilion was built. On Captiva Island, the Wayside Chapel suffered extensive damage, but was repaired and reopened as Captiva School and Chapel-by-the-Sea, which has been listed as a National Historic Place since 2013. Many farmers on the island sold their land for a significantly reduced price to Clarence B. Chadwick, who would transform more than 330 acres (130 ha) of property into the South Seas Island Resort.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Aftermath
The hurricane was the first major hurricane to strike the Tampa Bay region since a hurricane in 1848 and the most recent to date. Additionally, since this storm, only a hurricane in 1946 has made landfall in the area. In the past few decades especially, local officials have been concerned about a major hurricane impacting the area due to population increases, older building codes, storm surge projections, and complacency among some residents. The combined population of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties has increased from about 135,000 people in 1921 to approximately 2.7 million by 2011.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Aftermath
In Pasco County, more than half of the homes were constructed prior to the enactment of stronger building codes in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. A Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computer model from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicates that portions of Downtown Tampa would be flooded with over 20 ft (6.1 m) of water in the event of a Category 4 hurricane, while St. Petersburg would be surrounded by water.


1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, Aftermath
CoreLogic, an international property information firm, estimated in 2016 that nearly 455,000 homes were at risk of being damaged by storm surge, with costs of property damage and repairs reaching approximately $80.6 billion (2016 USD). Another property firm, Karen Clark & Co., estimated in 2015 that storm surge could inflict as much as $175 billion (2015 USD) in damage in a worst-case scenario.


1921 Taunton by-election
The Taunton by-election of 1921 was held on 8 April 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Unionist MP, Dennis Fortescue Boles. It was won by the Coalition Unionist candidate Arthur Griffith-Boscawen.


1921 Tennessee Docs football team
The 1921 Tennessee Docs football team (variously "Docs", "UT Doctors" or the "Tennessee Medicos") represented the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis in the 1921 college football season. The team outscored its opponents 174 to 12.


1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1921 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the team was led by head coach M. B. Banks, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SIAA). The Volunteers offense scored 102 points while the defense allowed 35 points.


1921 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1921 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M in the 1921 college football season.


1921 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1921 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Berry Whitaker, the Longhorns compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents (including a scoreless tie with Texas A&M), and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 268 to 27. Before the upset by Vanderbilt, the 1921 squad was thought perhaps the best in Longhorns history.


1921 Texas Mines Miners football team
The 1921 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Thomas C. Holliday, the team compiled a 1–4 record and was outscored by a total of 142 to 21.


1921 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 1921 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1921 college football season. Harvey O'Brien served as head coach for the second consecutive and fifth season overall. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and played home games at College Park Stadium in Hampton Park.


1921 Thuringian state election
The 1921 Thuringia state election was held on 11 September 1921 to elect the 54 members of the Landtag of Thuringia.


1921 Toledo Blue and Gold football team
The 1921 Toledo Blue and Gold football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) during the 1921 college football season. This was the team's first season in the Northwest Ohio League. Led by second-year coach Joseph Dwyer, Toledo compiled a 3–5 record.


1921 Tonawanda Kardex season
The 1921 Tonawanda Kardex season was their sole season in the National Football League, in which they played only one game. The team finished 0–1 in league play, and tied for eighteenth place in the league.


1921 Tonawanda Kardex season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1921 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1921 Toronto Argonauts season was the 35th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a perfect 6–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the defending champion Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Semi-Final before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The Argonauts faced the Edmonton Eskimos in the 9th Grey Cup game, which was the first time that a Western Canada Rugby Football Union team competed for the Cup. The Argonauts completed their first and only perfect season and won the franchise's second Grey Cup championship by a score of 23-0 in the first ever shut out in a Grey Cup game.


1921 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1921. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to an unprecedented seventh consecutive term in office.


1921 Toronto municipal election, Toronto mayor
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been reelected every year since. He was opposed by Sam McBride, who had also challenged Church for the mayoralty in the previous election.


1921 Toronto municipal election, Board of Control
Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated: J. George Ramsden and R.H. Cameron.


1921 Toronto municipal election, City council
Results taken from the January 2, 1921 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.


1921 Tour de France
The 1921 Tour de France was the 15th edition of the Tour de France, taking place 26 June to 24 July. The total distance was 5,485 km (3,408 mi) and the average speed of the riders was 24.720 km/h. The race was won by Belgian Leon Scieur. The Belgians dominated the entire race, partly due to the absence of the French Pélissier brothers, who were on bad terms with the Tour organisation. Scieur's victory was largely uncontested; Hector Heusghem came close after the sixth stage, but lost time later. The organisation tried to get the cyclists to attack more by several means, but this failed.


1921 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The 1920 Tour de France had been dominated by Belgian cyclists, who won twelve of the fifteen stages, and the top seven of the overall classification. The French cyclists Henri and Francis Pélissier had left the 1920 Tour de France after Henri received a penalty from the Tour organisation for throwing away a tire, and they were still fighting. Therefore, the Pélissier brothers did not join the 1921 Tour de France. Two veteran cyclists who did join the race were Ernest Paul and Lucien Pothier, both forty years old. Paul rode his first Tour de France in 1908, while Pothier had started in the first Tour de France in 1903, and finished second.


1921 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The winner of 1920, Philippe Thys, was the dominant stage racer of the time, but he was recovering from an illness and could not compete for the victory.


1921 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The economic impact of World War I was still not over, so as in the previous years there were not sponsored teams, but the cycling companies had bundled their forces under the nick La Sportive. The cyclists were divided in two categories, this time named 1ère class (first class), the professionals, and 2ème classe (second class), the amateurs. This year, some of the second class cyclists would finish higher than some of the first class cyclists.


1921 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The 1921 Tour de France saw the introduction of foreign press. They followed the race in their own cars. For the first time, an inhabitant from Monaco joined the Tour de France. Laurent Devalle needed more than twenty-seven hours for the fifth stage, and would finally give up in the eleventh stage.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
Overall, the Tour did not have any major events. This troubled the Tour organiser and newspaper owner Henri Desgrange, who sanctioned cyclists that were not combative enough in his view.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
In the first stage, Honoré Barthélemy had to fix a flat tire eleven times. Despite this, he still finished in second place behind Louis Mottiat, with Léon Scieur in third place. In the second stage, won by Romain Bellenger, Scieur finished in second place, almost one hour before Mottiat and Barthélemy, so Scieur was leading the race. Scieur improved his lead by winning the third stage, and was already leading by 12'38" over his closest opponent, Hector Heusghem. In the fourth and fifth stage, both won by Mottiat, Scieur managed to increase his lead to almost half an hour.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
In the sixth stage, the first real mountains were to be climbed. Hector Heusghem took off on the Tourmalet, reached the top there first, rode solo over the Aspin and the Peyresourde and finished with a 24 minute margin. This brought the difference between Scieur and Heusghem back to slightly over four minutes. The press predicted a new duel between Scieur and Heusghem.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
The seventh and eighth stage did not change this difference. In the ninth stage the race was decided, as Heusghem lost ten minutes to Scieur. From that moment it was easy for Scieur to control the race, and the other cyclists could only ride for stage victories. In the tenth stage, Scieur punctured on the climb to Allos. It was an unwritten rule that cyclists would not attack when opponents were repairing their bicycle, but Heusghem was desperate and broke this rule. Scieur was angry, and after he completed his repair he caught back Heusghem. He then told Heusghem that this was not the way professional cyclists behaved, dropped Heusghem, and crossed the finish line first, and even added another six minutes to his lead.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
The French crowd was pleased by the stage victory of Félix Goethals in stage eleven. In the twelfth stage Heusghem won, albeit in the same time as Scieur. Henri Desgrange was angry at the cyclists for not attempting to beat Scieur, so he had the cyclists leave separately in the thirteenth stage. The "second class" cyclists started two hours earlier than the sponsored "first class" cyclists. Although the stage was won by an unsponsored cyclist from the second class, Félix Sellier, this did not help for the general classification, as Scieur and Heusghem still finished together.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
The Tour organisers wanted the second class cyclists to start two hours later in the fourteenth stage, but they threatened with a strike, and the cyclists could start together. The fourteenth stage had a remarkable incident: Scieur's wheel broke, and 11 spokes were broken. According to the rules, a broken item could only be replaced when repair was not possible.


1921 Tour de France, Race overview
Because there was no Tour official close to Scieur who could verify that the wheel was broken beyond repair, Scieur strapped the broken wheel to his back and rode with it for more than 300 kilometres (190 mi), which left scars on his back that remained there for years. In the last stage, Scieur finished a few minutes behind Heusghem, but his victory was never in danger.


1921 Tour de France, Results
In each stage, all cyclists started together. The cyclist who reached the finish first, was the winner of the stage. The time that each cyclist required to finish the stage was recorded. For the general classification, these times were added up; the cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey.


1921 Tour de France, Results, General classification
The final general classification, calculated by adding the stages times, was won by Léon Scieur, who received 15.000 Francs. Originally, the two results of the two classes were separated, and the winner of the second class, Victor Lenaers, reportedly won 20.000 Francs in total during this race. Modern sources combine the results for the two groups.


1921 Tour de France, Aftermath
As in the years before, the Belgian cyclists had dominated the entire race. The French press and audience did not like this, and wanted the brothers Pélissier, who did not join because of a fight with the Tour organisers, to enter the race again. They would ultimately do this in 1923, when Henri won the race as the first French cyclist in eleven years. The winner in 1921, Scieur, would start the Tour three more times, but would never win a stage again and never complete the race.


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8
The 1921 Tour de France was the 15th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 26 June, and Stage 8 occurred on 10 July with a flat stage to Toulon. The race finished in Paris on 24 July.


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 1
26 June 1921 — Paris to Le Havre, 388 km (241 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 2
28 June 1921 — Le Havre to Cherbourg, 364 km (226 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 3
30 June 1921 — Cherbourg to Brest, 405 km (252 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 4
2 July 1921 — Brest to Les Sables-d'Olonne, 412 km (256 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 5
4 July 1921 — Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bayonne, 482 km (300 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 6
6 July 1921 — Bayonne to Luchon, 326 km (203 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 7
8 July 1921 — Luchon to Perpignan, 323 km (201 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8, Stage 8
10 July 1921 — Perpignan to Toulon, 411 km (255 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15
The 1921 Tour de France was the 15th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 26 June, and Stage 9 occurred on 12 July with a mountainous stage from Toulon. The race finished in Paris on 24 July.


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 9
12 July 1921 — Toulon to Nice, 272 km (169 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 10
14 July 1921 — Nice to Grenoble, 333 km (207 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 11
16 July 1921 — Grenoble to Geneva, 325 km (202 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 12
18 July 1921 — Geneva to Strasbourg, 371 km (231 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 13
20 July 1921 — Strasbourg to Metz, 300 km (190 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 14
22 July 1921 — Metz to Dunkerque, 433 km (269 mi)


1921 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15, Stage 15
24 July 1921 — Dunkerque to Paris, 340 km (210 mi)


1921 Tour of Flanders
The 1921 Tour of Flanders was the fifth edition of the Tour of Flanders, a Belgian one-day classic road cycling race, held on 13 March 1921. Ninety cyclists started and thirty-two finished the race, which was won by René Vermandel. In second place was Jules Van Hevel, riding for Bianchi–Dunlop, and Louis Budts was third.


1921 Trinity Blue and White football team
The 1921 Trinity Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1921 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach James A. Baldwin, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record (0-1 against SAIAA opponents). Richard Leach was the team captain.


1921 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 1921 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 1921 college football season. John M. Legendre  threw touchdown passes of 64 and 60 yards against Detroit.


1921 Tulsa Orange and Black football team
The 1921 Tulsa Orange and Black football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1921 college football season. In their third year under head coach Francis Schmidt, the Orange and Black compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 257 to 95. The team won its first two games by scores of 92–0 over East Central and 75–13 over the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School. Schmidt was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


1921 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The 1921 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, United States. The women's tournament was held from 15 August until 20 August while the men's tournament ran from 9 September until 19 September. It was the 41st staging of the U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year.


1921 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
Although Mallory won the women's singles event for the sixth time in seven years, her victory was overshadowed by her second-round win over Suzanne Lenglen, who was making her only ever competitive appearance in the United States. Lenglen retired from the match after losing the first set, the only competitive loss after World War I of her career.


1921 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Bill Tilden /  Vincent Richards defeated  Richard Norris Williams /  Watson Washburn 13–11, 12–10, 6–1


1921 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Mary Browne /  Louise Riddell Williams defeated  Helen Gilleaudeau /  Aletta Bailey Morris 6–3, 6–2


1921 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Mixed Doubles
Mary Browne /  Bill Johnston defeated  Molla Bjurstedt Mallory /  Bill Tilden 3–6, 6–4, 6–3


1921 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Bill Tilden defeated Wallace Johnson 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1921 U.S. National Championships. It was Tilden's second U.S. Championships title and his fourth Grand Slam title overall. Tilden became the first male tennis player to win four consecutive Grand Slam single events.


1921 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
The tournament began on September 9, weeks after the conclusion of the corresponding Women's Singles event, and ended on 19th. For the first time, the men's tournament was held at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia instead of at Forest Hills.


1921 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Molla Mallory defeated Mary Browne 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1921 U.S. National Championships. The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, from August 15 through August 20, 1921. It was Mallory's sixth U.S. National singles title. In the second round of the event, Mallory defeated Suzanne Lenglen for the only time in her career. Suzanne Lenglen was making her only ever competitive appearance in the United States. She retired from the match after losing the first set, the only competitive loss after World War I of her career.


1921 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th U.S. Open, held July 21–22 at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Jim Barnes won his only U.S. Open, nine strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod, both former champions. It was the third of Barnes' four major championships.


1921 U.S. Open (golf)
Barnes shot an opening round 69 on Thursday morning and led wire-to-wire; he led McLeod by four after the second round, and by seven through 54 holes. President Warren G. Harding was in attendance for the final round on Friday afternoon and presented the championship cup and medal to Barnes. Barnes' play was described by Evening Star sports reporter Walter R. McCallum as "a remarkable brand of golf by playing with the most implicit confidence and coolness".


1921 U.S. Open (golf)
Chick Evans, the 1916 champion, edged 19-year-old Bobby Jones by a single stroke for low amateur, finishing alone in fourth place. Two-time champion Alex Smith  played in his last major and finished in a tie for fifth place.


1921 UCI Road World Championships
The 1921 UCI Road World Championships (the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale) took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 4 August 1921. It was the first official World Championships organized by the UCI. The championships were only for amateur men. Four men per nation could participate.


1921 UCI Road World Championships, Events summary
Sweden won the nations classification (total time of the first four riders per nation) ahead of France and Italy.


1921 UCI Road World Championships, Results
The course was 190 km with the finish in Glostrup.


1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 30 July to 8 August 1921. Three events for men were contested, two for professionals and one for amateurs.


1921 USC Trojans football team
The 1921 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1921 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 362 to 52.


1921 United Kingdom census
The United Kingdom Census 1921 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that was carried out on 19 June 1921. It was postponed for two months from April due to industrial unrest and no census was taken in Ireland due to the Irish War of Independence. It was the first census in the UK to ask about place of work and industry, and whether a marriage had been dissolved by divorce.


1921 United Kingdom census, Enumeration
According to the preliminary general results of the census, the population of Great Britain on 19 June 1921 was


1921 United Kingdom census, Enumeration
The census of Ireland was not taken until 1926, and the results were


1921 United Kingdom census, Enumeration
In the 1911 census, the population of what was to become the Irish Free State had been counted as 3,139,688.


1921 United Kingdom census, Release
The census was conducted under the Census Act 1920 which prohibits disclosure for 100 years after the census was taken.


1921 United Kingdom census, Release
On 27 February 2019, FindMyPast announced that they had been awarded the contract by the UK National Archives (in association with the Office for National Statistics) to digitise and publish the 1921 Census online for England and Wales, which will be available for their subscribers in January 2022.


1921 United Kingdom census, Contents
In addition to the questions asked for the 1911 census, the following information was recorded:


1921 United States House of Representatives elections
There were special elections to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1921.


1921 United States Senate special election in New Mexico
There was a single special election in 1921 to the United States Senate. It was held in New Mexico for the Class 2 seat, previously held by Albert B. Fall, who resigned March 3, 1921 to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Holm O. Bursum was appointed March 11, 1921 to replace him until this special election. On September 20, 1921 he also won the election.


1921 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1921, in two states.


1921 United States gubernatorial elections
Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year.


1921 United States gubernatorial elections
In North Dakota, the first ever gubernatorial recall election was held. Incumbent governor Lynn Frazier was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office; there would not be another successful recall of a governor until California Governor Gray Davis was recalled in 2003.


1921 University Farm football team
The 1921 University Farm football team represented University Farm in the 1921 college football season. Although University Farm was the formal name for the school and team, in many newspaper articles from the time it was called "Davis Farm". The team had no nickname in 1921, with the "Aggie" term being introduced in 1922.


1921 University Farm football team
The team competed as an independent and was led by head coach Wilmer D. Elfrink in his only season as head coach for the school. They played home games in Davis, California. University Farm finished with a record of three wins and four losses (3–4) and were outscored by their opponents 78–131 for the 1921 season.


1921 University of Akron football team
The 1921 Akron football team represented the University of Akron in the 1921 college football season as a part of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). The team was led by seventh-year head coach Fred Sefton. Akron outscored their opponents by a total of 117–69 and finished with a 5–3 record.


1921 University of Dayton football team
The 1921 Dayton football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Under head coaches Charley Way and Bud Talbott, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record.


1921 Uruguayan Primera División
The Uruguayan Championship 1921 was the 21st season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.


1921 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved twelve teams, and the champion was Peñarol.


1921 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team
The 1921 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah Agricultural College (later renamed Utah State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1921 college football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 7–1 record (4–0 against RMC opponents), won RMC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 151 to 82.


1921 Utah Utes football team
The 1921 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 1921 college football season. During the 1921 season, Utah hosted its first Homecoming game against Colorado, which ended in a 0–0 tie.


1921 VFA season
The 1921 Victorian Football Association season was the 43rd season of the Australian rules football competition.


1921 VFA season
The premiership was won by the Williamstown Football Club, after it came from fourth on the home-and-home ladder to defeat minor premiers Footscray by 18 points in the Grand Final, played very late in the year on 22 October. It was the club's second VFA premiership.


1921 VFA season
The season was disrupted when the North Melbourne Football Club abruptly disbanded at midseason, a consequence of wide-ranging off-field manoeuvres in both the VFA and the VFL, which stemmed from the closure the East Melbourne Cricket Ground.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Essendon (League) proposed move to North Melbourne
In November 1920, the state Railways Commission announced that the East Melbourne Cricket Ground was to be closed at the end of 1921 to allow for the Flinders Street Railyard to be expanded. This meant that the Essendon (League) Football Club, which had played its home games at the venue since 1882, needed to find a new home ground. The club considered the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve and the Essendon Recreation Reserve, homes to the North Melbourne and Essendon (Association) Football Clubs respectively.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Essendon (League) proposed move to North Melbourne
Although simple sentiment might suggest that Essendon (L.) would automatically favour the venue in its namesake town, the reality of the time was that the club also had strong ties to the North Melbourne area; the neighbouring suburbs of North Melbourne, West Melbourne and Kensington had been one of the most fruitful regions of Essendon's (L.) recruiting district, and a vast majority of its members resided in those three suburbs, not in Essendon town. In late June 1921, the club announced that it would move to North Melbourne rather than Essendon. The higher gate available at the more centrally-located North Melbourne ground was a key contributing factor. Essendon-based members were angry that the club had not taken the opportunity to return to Essendon town.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Essendon (League) proposed move to North Melbourne
This move was seen as a strong opportunity for the town of North Melbourne to be represented in the League. It was widely believed – by sportswriters and the North Melbourne Club committee – that a League club based in North Melbourne would not be able to retain the Essendon name and identity for more than a few years, as it would likely be taken over by or rebranded as a North Melbourne Club as soon as the North Melbourne-based members had a voting majority.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Essendon (League) proposed move to North Melbourne
As such, even though it meant the loss of its ground – and probably the loss of its team, at least in the short term – the North Melbourne committee welcomed Essendon's (L.) decision. North Melbourne club president, Cr. Deveney, was quoted as saying "North Melbourne has for years been anxious to get into the League, and this is the only way".


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, North Melbourne Football Club disbands
The North Melbourne committee formally resolved that it would seek to amalgamate with Essendon (L.) for the 1922 season; then, on 30 June, it suddenly disbanded as a senior club.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, North Melbourne Football Club disbands
The club opted to disband immediately, rather than play out the season, because it believed that the Association would have banished it from playing anyway when it became clear that it was trying to amalgamate with a League team; and that by disbanding immediately, rather than waiting to be banished, it gave its players the opportunity to request transfers to other clubs prior to the July 1 deadline – an opportunity taken by eighteen players.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, North Melbourne Football Club disbands
It was a bold step, however, as the club had not yet reached any sort of agreement with Essendon (L.) regarding an amalgamation; and although Essendon (L.) had reportedly made room for two North Melbourne club delegates on its committee, it had not reached any internal decision on the matter of amalgamation – previous decisions having been focused solely on the move to the North Melbourne ground, not on any relationship with the North Melbourne club. The North Melbourne committee's swift response precluded any meeting with club members, who were naturally angry that they had not been consulted, and that the club was not going to play all the games that they had expected when they paid for their memberships.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, North Melbourne Football Club disbands
True to North Melbourne's expectations, the Association disqualified it for its actions by a majority of 13–2, although by this stage the club was already defunct. The Association approved all of the transfers of North Melbourne players to other Association clubs; it rejected transfer permits to League clubs, but those players were still free to transfer since the League did not recognise Association permits.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Association protest
Strategically, the Association did not want to see a League club occupying the North Melbourne ground. Since the breakaway of the League in 1897, the Association had been trying, mostly unsuccessfully, to establish and maintain a presence in inner city Melbourne, where the potential for gate takings was higher. It had lost all of its most central clubs in the original breakaway of the League, it had lost its next most central club, Richmond, in 1908, and its attempts to establish new central teams had been failures. North Melbourne was the most central club remaining, and the Association was determined not to lose it.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Association protest
It was on these grounds that the Association protested to Mr David Oman, the state Minister for Lands, requesting that he veto Essendon's (L.) move to North Melbourne; the ground was owned by the Melbourne City Council, so the Minister for Lands had the final say on its use. On 11 August, Mr Oman upheld the Association's protest, and refused Essendon (L.) permission to use the North Melbourne ground. A deputation of residents from North Melbourne and North Melbourne club members protested, but the State Cabinet rejected the protest and upheld Mr Oman's decision on 3 October. This left North Melbourne without a senior club, Essendon (L.) without a home venue for 1922, and the future of the Essendon (A.) Club at risk as Essendon (L.) now seemed likely to move to the Essendon Recreation Reserve.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Resolution
Within two weeks of the Minister's decision being upheld, Essendon (L.) had reached an agreement with the Essendon council to play at the Essendon Recreation Reserve, initially signing a lease for the following five winters. The Essendon council had been campaigning for the League team to move to Essendon throughout the year, and had committed to spending £12,000 to re-fence the venue and build a new grandstand.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Resolution
The Essendon (A.) club had been strongly opposed to Essendon (L.) shifting to the Essendon Recreation Reserve, as this would clearly make its position as a senior club untenable. Once this outcome was realised, the club disbanded in late December, bringing an end to its 22-year existence.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Resolution
Although North Melbourne had been disqualified from the Association after announcing its intention to amalgamate with Essendon (L.), it was considered a certainty that a North Melbourne club would be re-admitted for 1922, since the Association had fought so hard through the year to keep its most central club. In December, North Melbourne was formally re-admitted, with the condition that an entirely new committee be appointed – the same condition that was placed on the club under similar circumstances in 1908.


1921 VFA season, Closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Resolution
North Melbourne players who had transferred to League clubs without an Association permit remained disqualified from the Association, preventing them from returning to the reformed club – including club legends Syd Barker, Sr. and Charlie Hardy, who were both now at Essendon (L.). Although the club ceased to exist for almost six months and was formed with an entirely new committee, the re-admitted North Melbourne club is historically considered a continuation of the club which disbanded.


1921 VFA season, Premiership
The home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds, with each club scheduled to play the others twice; then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended Argus system to determine the premiers for the season.


1921 VFA season, Premiership
After North Melbourne disbanded, the team which had been scheduled to play against North Melbourne each week instead had a bye. Clubs were awarded four premiership points for a bye. Williamstown was the only team which had not yet played North Melbourne when it disbanded, so it was the only club to have two byes for the year.


1921 VFL Grand Final
The 1921 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 15 October 1921. It was the 25th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1921 VFL season. The match, attended by 43,122 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 4 points, marking that club's second VFL/AFL premiership victory and second in succession.


1921 VFL season
The 1921 Victorian Football League season was the 25th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1921 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1921, the VFL competition consisted of nine teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.


1921 VFL season, Premiership season
Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds (i.e., 16 matches and 2 byes).


1921 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1921 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".


1921 VFL season, Finals
All of the 1921 finals were played at the MCG so the home team in the semi finals and preliminary final is purely the higher ranked team from the ladder but in the grand final the home team was the team that won the preliminary final.


1921 VFL season, Grand final
Richmond defeated Carlton 5.6 (36) to 4.8 (32), in front of a crowd of 43,122 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).


1921 VPI Gobblers football team
The 1921 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1921 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3).


1921 VPI Gobblers football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1921 football team according to the roster published in the 1922 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University in the 1921 NCAA baseball season, winning the SIAA championship. By May 29, the team had hit over .225 for the season, garnering 27 home runs, 17 triples, 26 doubles, 107 singles, and a total of 138 hits for 326 bases with 54 stolen bases.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
The Commodores were coached by Byrd Douglas,  Vanderbilt alumnus, once a star catcher of the Princeton baseball team. The yearbook claimed the season's success was "due almost entirely to one man", namely Douglas.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team also won an SIAA title. Frank Godchaux, Doc Kuhn, Tot McCullough, Jess Neely, and Tom Ryan were also members of the football team.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Regular season
Vanderbilt's yearbook The Commodore states that in a 1921 game against Southwestern Presbyterian University, the team achieved a world record in scoring 13 runs in one inning, after two men were out. The Tennessean recalls the event: "Neely singled as did Kuhn; Neil fanned but Thomas got his third straight hit and both tallied. Big Tot got hit by a pitched ball and Smith was safe on a fielder's choice with one out. Woodruf flied out to right. Tyner slammed one to center which Jetty juggled and everybody advanced a pair of sacks.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Regular season
Ryan was safe on another error and two runs came over. Neely beat out his second hit of the inning and Kuhn walked. Neil walked. Thomas was safe on an error and Big Tot McCullough picked one over the right field fence, clearing the sacks--but oh, what's the use? Why continue?" Joe Smith hit a grand slam as well, and Manning Brown got a homer.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Regular season
In the game against Camp Benning (GA), Neill netted a home run with a fly ball to left field, which bounced off the outfielder's knee for a home run.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Regular season
The Kentucky game on May 17 and the Princeton game both went into extra innings.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Regular season
From June 6 to June 15 the Commodores had an Eastern trip carrying them through Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Kuhn starred in the 3 to 2 loss to Princeton.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Postseason awards and honors
Shortstop Doc Kuhn and outfielders Manning Brown and Tot McCullough made All-Southern.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team representing Vanderbilt University during the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was Dan McGugin's 17th season as head coach, and Wallace Wade's first season as assistant coach. Vanderbilt outscored its opponents 161–21 for a record of 7–0–1 (5–0–1 in conference games) and a share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship. The team's leading scorer was halfback Rupert Smith and its captain was "Pink" Wade, father of future Vanderbilt star Bill Wade. The Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The season included the first of a seven-game series with the Texas Longhorns at the Texas State Fair. It also featured the first time the Kentucky Wildcats were able to score on the Commodores, and the "muddiest game" in Vanderbilt history against rival Sewanee. Vanderbilt tied the Georgia Bulldogs on an onside kick to win a share of the conference title. Vanderbilt was the only undefeated contender, and selector Clyde Berryman retroactively awarded the Commodores a national championship.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Pre-season
1921 was Wallace Wade's first year as a full-time assistant coach for the Commodores, and the intensity of their practices had increased since his arrival (the first workout on September 12). Wade had played guard on a Brown Bruins football team which represented the East in the 1916 Rose Bowl. Before coming to Vanderbilt Wade coached at the Fitzgerald & Clarke School in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where he won a state prep-school championship in 1920 with a 16–3 record. Also moving from Fitzgerald & Clarke were Lynn Bomar, Hek Wakefield, Pos Elam, and Red Williams. Other Commodore players debuting on the team included Putty Overall and Rupe Smith, who played for the Middle Tennessee State Normal School in the years surrounding the First World War.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Pre-season
Returning veterans included Neely, Frank Godchaux, Doc Kuhn, Tot McCullough, Pink Wade, Alvin Bell, Alf Sharp, and Percy Conyers. Godchaux was the first player to follow in his father's footsteps as a Vanderbilt football player. Captain Pink Wade, father of future Vanderbilt quarterback Bill Wade, moved from fullback to guard. Tackle Tex Bradford had played for Texas Christian University for two years; after sitting out a year at Vanderbilt, he was eligible to play for the Commodores.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Pre-season
According to sportswriter Ferguson "Fuzzy" Woodruff, "While prospects seem fair to middling in most of the big southern colleges, there are two notable exceptions. Dan McGugin expects nothing of Vanderbilt this year. Dan has lost Berryhill, his only reliable backfield man, through the matrimonial route." Coach Dan McGugin was elected to the Tennessee state senate, beginning his term in 1921. According to a story on file in the Vanderbilt University Library quoted by Chuck Offenburger, "McGugin didn’t want to get involved in politics, but he 'was drafted into service by a citizens committee'".


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 1: Middle Tennessee State Normal
Vanderbilt opened the season at Old Dudley Field against the Middle Tennessee State Normal School of Murfreesboro, winning 34–0. The field was at the northeastern corner of the campus, where Wilson Hall, Kissam Quadrangle, and a portion of the Vanderbilt University Law School now stand, adjacent to today's Twenty-First Avenue South. Normal was coached by Alfred B. Miles. Commodore touchdowns were scored by Tot McCullough, Thomas Ryan, Rupert Smith, Percy Conyers, and Alvin Bell. Two extra points were scored by Smith, and one by Bell. During the game, Vanderbilt began using substitutes. The Commodore, Vanderbilt's yearbook, reported on the passing game: "Practically the only thing of note was the aerial efficiency—Kuhn to Ryan and Kuhn to McCullough". Tex Bradford reportedly had to wear street shoes during the game, because Vanderbilt had not yet received cleats large enough to fit him.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 2: Mercer
In the second week of play Vanderbilt defeated the Mercer Baptists 42–0, Mercer's worst loss of the year. After no first downs in the first quarter Vanderbilt scored four touchdowns in the second quarter on 173 total yards, 91 on two passes. The Baptists were led by second-year head coach Josh Cody. Before the game, Wade told his players "in no uncertain terms that the coaches were disgusted that such ragged material should display no symptoms of fight".


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 2: Mercer
The Baptists had sustained injuries in its opening game against the Georgia Bulldogs, and their practice schedule was hampered by rain. Near the end of the first quarter, Godchaux finally got off a good punt to Mercer's 10-yard line and Tom Ryan made the tackle. Godchaux returned Mercer's punt ten yards, beginning a drive gaining six yards off-tackle. On the next play Doc Kuhn passed to Tot McCullough for twelve yards and first down on the nine-yard line. Rupert Smith ran to the five-yard line, and then to the two. Red Williams fumbled on the next play, but it was recovered by Alf Sharp in the end zone.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 2: Mercer
After a Mercer punt and a return of fifteen yards by Ryan, Vanderbilt began a scoring drive  highlighted by Godchaux' 48-yard run around the left end for a touchdown. A Baptist fumble, recovered by Tex Bradford, led to the next touchdown. After Vanderbilt was caught offside, Smith sprinted 11 yards off-tackle and the ball was at Mercer's 16-yard line. Red Williams ran for 12 yards on a split buck play, and Rupe Smith scored a touchdown on the next play. Mercer then ran a fake punt which netted four yards around the left end.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 2: Mercer
The Baptists punted, giving Vanderbilt the ball at their own 39-yard line. After two short gains, Kuhn ran 10 yards from a punt formation and Meiers ran six more off-tackle. The next play was a 55-yard pass from Jess Neely to Tot McCullough for a touchdown, and the half ended with Mercer's 25-yard kick return.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 2: Mercer
Mercer was again forced to punt in the second half from its 15-yard line, and Neely had a 25-yard return to begin the next scoring drive. Williams reached the five-yard line when he was injured in a tackle, and Lynn Bomar went in as a substitute. On the next series of downs, Meiers scored a touchdown. A long pass was intercepted by Rupe Smith, who returned the ball to his own 35-yard line. Smith ran seven yards, and Bomar crossed the 50-yard line for nine yards and first down.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 2: Mercer
Bomar ran three more yards before Smith ran down to Mercer's 10-yard line. Smith gained a few more on an end run before passing to Ryan for another touchdown. When Mercer again punted, Mixon eluded four tacklers and returned the punt 42 yards before running out of bounds at the Mercer five-yard line. The Commodores failed to score, and the game ended with an exchange of punts. Vanderbilt's starting lineup was McCullough (left end), Bradford (left tackle), Wade (left guard), Sharp (center), Wilson (right guard), Elam (right tackle), Ryan (right end), Kuhn (quarterback), Godchaux (right halfback), Smith (left halfback), and Williams (fullback).


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Kentucky
In the third game of the season, the Commodores traveled to Lexington and defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 21–14 in a close game. The Wildcats, coached by second-year head coach William "Indian Bill" Juneau, practiced their signals under cover of night behind closed gates. The Commodores were considered the toughest team on Kentucky's schedule, and it was the most exciting home game for Kentucky fans in some time; a sportswriter called it "the hardest-fought battle that has been staged on the Kentucky gridiron in many a day". According to Bruce Dudley, the Commodores were outplayed by the Wildcats for three quarters.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Kentucky
Their opponents completed 10 out of 20 passes, including passes between quarterback Bobby Lavin and Fuller. Before this game, Kentucky had never scored against Vanderbilt;  the Commodores were heavy favorites, with a distinct weight advantage. The Lexington Herald reported, "That Nashville is intensely interested in the outcome of the game is evidenced by the fact that a special wire, giving the game play by play, will be installed at the field and connected with the Nashville papers".


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Kentucky
Vanderbilt's first two touchdowns came early. After the kickoff went to Kentucky and the Wildcats' Saunders returned the ball to the 30-yard line, a punt was kicked to the Commodores; after a good return but little gain, the ball was punted back to Kentucky. Lavin fumbled on the return, and the ball was recovered by Neely on the 10-yard line. On third down, Frank Godchaux ran around the end for a touchdown; Rupert Smith scored the second and third touchdowns for the Commodores. After an exchange of punts, Vanderbilt began a drive on Kentucky's 32-yard line.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Kentucky
Neely passed 22 yards to Pink Wade, with short runs by Smith and Bomar followed by Smith running around right end for a touchdown; Kentucky's Server kicked the ball into the end zone for a touchback. Alf Sharp was ejected from the game for fighting, and the Commodores were penalized half the distance to the goal. Neely punted the ball to Lavin, who returned the ball five yards. On the next play, Lavin ran around the edge for 19 yards; three plays later, fullback Birkett Pribble carried the ball in for the score.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Kentucky
After a punt by Neely the Wildcats were penalized 10 yards for holding, followed by an unfavorable punt which put the ball at Kentucky's 30-yard line. Punts back and forth sent Vanderbilt closer to midfield. Godchaux made a 20-yard run around the right end, and Tot McCullough caught a 24-yard pass; Smith then skirted around end for the Commodores' final score. The Wildcats' "Slug" Fleahman blocked Neely's punt, giving Kentucky the ball at the 12-yard line, and Lavin wove through the Commodore defense for Kentucky's final touchdown.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Kentucky
Late in the game Kentucky threatened to tie the score, but turned the ball over on downs at the two-yard line; Neely sealed the win by running the ball 34 yards to the 36-yard line. Vanderbilt's starting lineup was McCullough (left end), Bradford (left tackle), Lawrence (left guard), Sharp (center), Wade (right guard), Elam (right tackle), Ryan (right end), Godchaux (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Neely (right halfback), and Williams (fullback).


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 4: at Texas
The season's fourth game saw the Commodores, favored to lose by two touchdowns against the Texas Longhorns, pull off a 20–0 upset. The game was the first of a seven-year series, from 1921 to 1928 (except 1924), between Vanderbilt and Texas at the Texas State Fair in Dallas.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 4: at Texas
Texas won the Southwest Conference with an undefeated record in 1920. The 1921 team was arguably the best in Longhorns history, and Vanderbilt football seemed to be in decline when Georgia Tech defeated the Commodores 44–0 the year before. The Longhorns were coached by Berry Whitaker in his third year as head coach. The crowd at Fair Park Stadium was expected to be the largest to watch a game in Dallas. According to Edwin Pope's Football's Greatest Coaches, "The Texas game, sparked by McGugin's unforgettable oratory, was the big one; and Vandy got out of the year without a loss".


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 4: at Texas
Charles Cason wrote, "Instead of hammering detailed strategy into them," coach Dan McGugin had brought his team to the nearby grave of former Vanderbilt quarterback and third-team All-American Irby "Rabbit" Curry in Marlin. On third down near the middle of the second quarter, Texas' Ivan Robertson (with the Commodores' Tom Ryan and Tex Bradford running after him) was intercepted by Vanderbilt captain Pink Wade. Wade returned the interception for 65 yards and the game's first touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Bomar returned an interception for a 40-yard touchdown. The last Vanderbilt scoring drive came later.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 4: at Texas
After a Vanderbilt interception, Texas drew a 30-yard (half the distance to the goal) penalty for slugging. Doc Kuhn completed a pass to Tot McCullough on the eight-yard line. The Longhorn defense held, but was offside on fourth down. This gave the Commodores a first down on the one-yard line, leading to a line plunge for a touchdown by Frank Godchaux.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 4: at Texas
Some Texas supporters blamed its lack of depth on the line for the loss. The Longhorns' passing game was considered satisfactory, going 10 of 31 for 125 yards with five interceptions (two for touchdowns), and some felt that any failure of the passing game could be blamed on the line play. According to Dallas sportswriter Joe Utay, Texas lost because of overconfidence. Blinkey Horn, sportswriter for The Tennessean, wrote: "Vandy outcharged, outfought, and outgamed the boastful Texans. Their courage was finer. Their stamina was greater. Thrust into the throes of a Turkish bath day which blistered tongues and made legs weary the McGuginites shook off the galling heat and won a hellish battle on a hellish afternoon."


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 4: at Texas
Texas punted 10 times to Vanderbilt's 14, and the Commodores completed two out of five passes for 57 yards. Texas intercepted the ball twice, and Vanderbilt five times. The Commodores had six first downs to the Longhorns' eight. Each school netted about $7,500 from the game. Texas's only loss this year was to Vanderbilt. The Commodores' starting lineup was Ryan (left end), Elam (left tackle), Wade (left guard), Sharp (center), Bailey (right guard), Bradford (right tackle), Conyers (right end), Godchaux (quarterback), Neely (left halfback), Smith (right halfback), and Bomar (fullback).


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 5: Tennessee
For the fifth game of the season, Vanderbilt played the Tennessee Volunteers at waterlogged Old Dudley Field. Vanderbilt won 14–0, with Fatty Lawrence and team captain Pink Wade (who had lumbago) sitting out the game. Acting as captain in Wade's absence, Doc Kuhn scored all of Vanderbilt's touchdowns; he "made possible the touchdown by miraculous sidestepping", evading two tacklers. According to Blinkey Horn, the Tennessee coaches "never saw, in all the spying trips, such interference as the Commodores made yesterday for Doc Kuhn". In the first quarter, Kuhn's 19-yard end run made the score 7–0; in the second, he had a 30-yard touchdown run with Lynn Bomar as lead blocker.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 5: Tennessee
During the second half Freddie (Froggie) Meiers carried an onside kick over for a touchdown, but it was called back. The Tennessee backs were repeatedly thrown for no gains or losses all game, and steady improvement by the Commodores was noticed. Vanderbilt's starting lineup was McCullough (left end), Bradford (left tackle), Bailey (left guard), Sharp (center), Overall (right guard), Elam (right tackle), Ryan (right end), Kuhn (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Neely (right halfback), and Bomar (fullback).


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 6: Alabama
In the sixth week of play, Vanderbilt beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 14–0 in Birmingham. The score reflected predictions, since the Commodores were favored by two touchdowns. Jess Neely played a role in each scoring drive. Early in the first quarter, Vanderbilt had the ball in the middle of the field after an Alabama punt. Two line bucks preceded Neely, who connected with Tot McCullough for a 30-yard pass play. Neely ran for an additional 17 yards, putting the ball on the nine-yard line. After a run by Godchaux, Lynn Bomar bucked over the line for the touchdown.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 6: Alabama
Quarterback Doc Kuhn started the second half after sitting out the first because of injuries, invigorating the Commodores. The second scoring drive started when Paul Stumb intercepted a pass. Neely ran for 21 yards around the right end before Kuhn connected with Tot McCullough for a 25-yard pass. Rupe Smith (or Kuhn) then ran the remaining few yards for the touchdown. Alabama had a chance to score, making it to Vanderbilt's 18-yard line. The Commodore defense prevailed, Alabama's forward passes failed, and the ball went over on downs.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 6: Alabama
Other chances included Alabama halfback Rosenfeld intercepting a pass with a clear field ahead of him, returning it 32 yards before Vanderbilt's Red Rountree tackled him from behind. Alabama back Charles Bartlett also returned a punt 25 yards before he was tackled by the last Commodore who could have done so. The Crimson Tide was captained by sophomore end Al Clemens, later captain of the first Alabama team coached by Wallace Wade.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 6: Alabama
On November 9, between the Alabama and Georgia games, the project for a new stadium at Vanderbilt began with the aid of civic clubs. The Commodores' starting lineup was McCullough (left end), Elam (left tackle), Bailey (left guard), Sharp (center), Overall (right guard), Bradford (right tackle), Ryan (right end), Godchaux (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Neely (right halfback), and Bomar (fullback).


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 7: Georgia
In the seventh week of play, Vanderbilt faced the defending SIAA champion Georgia Bulldogs at Curry Field, and secured a tie against the favored Bulldogs.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 7: Georgia
Before the game, the match was described by The New York Times as an "important clash"; another source called it a "tooth and toe nail event." Georgia had the best line in the South, featuring four All-Southern players. No team scored through the Bulldogs' line all year. Georgia was in its second year under coach Herman Stegeman. Birmingham News sports editor "Zipp" Newman wrote weeks before the game, "Stegeman has a powerful team and with all the regulars in the game, the team has a chance of going through the season undefeated unless it be Vanderbilt that stops her".


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 7: Georgia
Vanderbilt's record against Georgia was 6–1; its only loss was 4–0, in 1898, and the all-time score was 184–4 in favor of the Commodores. The Bulldogs were favored to win their first meeting since 1912. In the first quarter, both teams were evenly matched. The Commodores had their best chance to score when Thomas Ryan beat the defense, but he dropped Neely's pass. Vanderbilt also had a chance to score when a Georgia field goal was blocked by Lynn Bomar and picked up by Tot McCullough, who was caught from behind before he could score.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 7: Georgia
In the second quarter, Georgia outplayed Vanderbilt. The Commodores had two first downs in the first half, both because of Bulldog penalties. A Commodore punt was returned 15 yards by Georgia to the Vanderbilt 30-yard line, and the Bulldogs completed an 18-yard pass from Dick Hartley to halfback Jim Tom Reynolds on Vanderbilt's 12-yard line. After three short gains, Hartley advanced five yards and Vanderbilt was penalized for being offside. Jim Reynolds, gaining a yard or so, went over for the touchdown with a counter on the following series; the close call was disputed. At the end of the half, Georgia had gained 113 yards to Vanderbilt's nine.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 7: Georgia
The teams were as evenly matched in the third quarter as they had been in the first, with Vanderbilt gaining only two first downs. Soon after the start of the fourth quarter Neely intercepted a pass, weaving for a 25-yard return to Georgia's 40-yard line. Two long pass attempts failed, and Thomas Ryan lined up to punt. Rupert Smith sneaked in behind Ryan, rushing to recover the 25-yard onside kick from scrimmage. Smith jumped up to get the ball from a horde of Bulldogs after they let it bounce, and raced for a 15-yard touchdown. After he added an extra point, the game ended in a 7–7 tie.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 7: Georgia
Lynn Bomar's play as a linebacker was noted. According to Nashville Tennessean sportswriter Blinkey Horn, "Georgia would have trampled Vanderbilt to atoms but for Lynn Bomar ... [ who] was the stellar performer of the game. In the first-half he made two-thirds of the tackles"; Bomar stopped five Georgia touchdowns that day. Tom Ryan's punting was also key to keeping the game close, despite the Bulldogs' 18 first downs. Georgia defeated Alabama and Clemson in the following weeks, giving Vanderbilt and Georgia equal right to the 1921 SIAA title. The Commodores' starting lineup was McCullough (left end), Elam (left tackle), Bailey (left guard), Sharp (center), Wade (right guard), Bradford (right tackle), Ryan (right end), Godchaux (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Neely (right halfback), and Bomar (fullback).


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 8: Sewanee
Vanderbilt ended the season with a 9–0 win over Sewanee in the "muddiest game" in its history. The Commodores, playing in knee-deep mud and water, were unrecognizable. The teams were considered a fairly-even match before the game; although Sewanee felt confident that its line gave it a chance to win, it was apprehensive about Vanderbilt's passing game. Lynn Bomar was injured in the game, which was for bragging rights and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Week 8: Sewanee
The game was scoreless until the fourth quarter, when Sewanee fumbled the snap on a punt and the punter was smothered by Jess Neely, Frank Godchaux, and Pink Wade for a safety. Later in the quarter, Henry (Hek) Wakefield punted the ball 54 yards from his own 38-yard line and Pos Elam recovered a fumble by Sewanee's Powers. Wakefield ran in the game's only touchdown, off-tackle from about five yards out. Sewanee had more first downs than Vanderbilt—six to Vanderbilt's two—but also had four successive fumbles. The Commodores' starting lineup was McCullough (left end), Elam (left tackle), Bailey (left guard), Sharp (center), Wade (right guard), Bradford (right tackle), Ryan (right end), Kuhn (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Neely (right halfback), and Williams (fullback)


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Post-season
On November 30, Vanderbilt accepted an offer to play the University of Florida in a post-season game on New Year's Day in Jacksonville. The regular season ended with four undefeated teams in the South; Centre, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Bulldogs, and Vanderbilt. Centre (which upset Harvard) lost to Texas A&M in the 1922 Dixie Classic, leaving Vanderbilt as the only  undefeated team in all its games.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Post-season
Georgia coach Herman Stegeman, in the section on Southern football in Spalding's football guide, wrote that Vanderbilt had a good year but was unable to play up to its full capabilities and the Commodores should prepare for a fine season the next year. For Stegeman, the contest for the theoretical title of greatest Southern team in 1921 was between Centre, Georgia Tech, and Georgia. Clyde Berryman retroactively listed Vanderbilt as national champion. Lynn Bomar at fullback, Pos Elam at tackle, and Thomas Ryan at end were listed on Walter Camp's list of notable players. Bomar, Elam, Ryan, Tot McCullough, Alf Sharp, and Pink Wade all made an All-Southern team although, according to the yearbook, Tom Ryan was the only player in the group to appear on an All-Southern team.


1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Personnel, Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Vanderbilt's lineup during the 1921 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a short punt formation while on offense, with the quarterback under center.


1921 Vermont Green and Gold football team
The 1921 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 3–4 record.


1921 Victorian state election
The 1921 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 30 August 1921 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.


1921 Victorian state election, Background
The trigger for the 1921 Victorian election was a dissolution of parliament caused by the Victorian Farmers' Union voting with Labor to defeat Harry Lawson's minority Nationalist government after Lawson, who was also the agriculture minister, had abolished the compulsory wheat pool operating in the state.


1921 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1921 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1921 college football season. The Wildcats team captain was Joseph McCarthy.


1921 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1921 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia during the 1921 college football season.


1921 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 1921 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1921 to elect the governor of Virginia.


1921 WAFL season
The 1921 WAFL season was the 37th season of the West Australian Football League.


1921 Wabash Little Giants football team
The 1921 Wabash Little Giants football team represented Wabash College during the 1921 college football season. The team's coach was Robert E. Vaughan. In Robert E. Vaughan's 3rd year as head coach, the Little Giants compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 146 to 31.


1921 Wake Forest Baptists football team
The 1921 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under head coach James L. White, the team compiled a 2–8 record.


1921 Waratahs tour of New Zealand
The Queensland Rugby Union had collapsed in 1919 and would not be reborn until 1929 leaving the New South Wales Rugby Union to administer the game in Australia at the national representative level. In 1923 the New South Wales side toured New Zealand In 1986 the Australian Rugby Union decreed the five full-internationals played on the tour as official Test matches.


1921 Waratahs tour of New Zealand
Previously the All Blacks visited New South Wales in the 1920 tour.


1921 Waratahs tour of New Zealand
This tour happened while the Springboks were completing their tour in New Zealand. Previously in June, South Africa played three match (unofficial match for the South African Rugby Board.)


1921 Waratahs tour of New Zealand, Matches
Scores and results list New South Wales' points tally first.


1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team
The 1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represented the Washington & Jefferson College during the 1921 college football season. Coached by Greasy Neale, went 10–0 in the regular season, defeating powerhouses Pitt, University of Detroit, and Syracuse. The 7–0 victory over rival Pitt was celebrated with a day of canceled classes and a bonfire with inspirational speeches in front of the Washington County Courthouse. As the best team from the east, W&J was invited to the 1922 Rose Bowl to play the best team from the west: the undefeated and heavily favored California Golden Bears.


1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team
Some had even begun to call Cal the best team in college football history. The Red and Black sent 20 men on the cross-country trip and Robert M. Murphy mortgaged his home to pay his six family members’ way. W&J would be the last Rose Bowl team to play the same 11 men the entire game. During the train ride to Pasadena, in which Greasy Neale continued to prepare his men, Lee Spillers caught pneumonia and could not finish the journey. Luckily, Ross "Bucky" Buchannan, a reserve player who had stowed away on the train and was fed smuggled sandwiches during the trip, was available to fill Spillers' roster spot.


1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team
The power of this Eastern eleven lay in its ability to rip through and smear opposing plays. Its uncanny faculty in this department was pronounced especially so in a season where the attack was featured and the offensive often given no great attention. Any attack in the country, including that bewildering onslaught launched by Notre Dame, would have found great trouble in hammering out any extensive distance against Neale's machine.


1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team
Cal had outscored their opponents that season by a margin of 312–33; nevertheless, the W&J defense held the Golden Bears' potent offense, led by Brick Muller, to no points, 2 first downs, no completed passes, and only 49 yards rushing. In one of the most disputed plays in Rose Bowl history, a rushing touchdown for W&J was overturned for an offside penalty called on Wayne Brenkert. On another play, W&J's Hal Erickson slipped and fell on his way to scoring a sure touchdown. The contest ended in a scoreless draw.


1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team
The game was notable as the last time a "small school" would be represented in the Rose Bowl. W&J's team featured two Rose Bowl firsts: Herb Kopf was the first freshman to play and Charlie "Pruner" West was the first African American to play quarterback. W&J's team captain, Russ Stein, was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991. The Red and Black finished the season with a share of the 1921 national championship, as later determined by the Boand System.


1921 Washington Senators (NFL) season
The 1921 Washington Senators season was their inaugural and only season in the league. The team finished 1–2, finishing in twelfth place in the league.


1921 Washington Senators (NFL) season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1921 Washington Senators season
The 1921 Washington Senators won 80 games, lost 73, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by George McBride and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1921 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1921 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1921 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1921 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1921 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1921 Washington State Cougars football team
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1921 Washington Sun Dodgers football team
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1921 Washington and Lee Generals football team
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1921 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1921 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1921, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1921 Wellington City mayoral election, Background
The long serving incumbent Mayor John Luke did not seek re-election. Robert Wright defeated Pat Hickey for the mayoralty in a two horse race. To replace retiring Mayor Luke five "anti-Labour" candidates emerged, which caused fear of vote splitting and a repeat of the 1912 election. As such, two immediately withdrew and the remaining three agreed to submit to the decision of an impartial committee to decide which one of them was most suitable. The election was also notable due to the success of Annie McVicar, who became the first woman to be elected as a city councillor in Wellington's history.


1921 West Down by-election
The West Down by-election to the Westminster parliament was held on 5 July 1921. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Recorder of Belfast of the incumbent UUP MP, Daniel Martin Wilson. The UUP candidate Thomas Browne Wallace was elected unopposed.


1921 West Sydney by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of West Sydney on 3 September 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP T. J. Ryan.


1921 West Tennessee State Normal football team
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1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game
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1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game
The game was played at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 21–13, after West Virginia's George Hill returned a kick-off for a touchdown on the final play of the game.


1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game
The game was broadcast on radio station KDKA by Westinghouse engineer Harold Arlin, and was that station's first live radio play-by-play broadcast of a college football game.


1921 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 12 March 1921 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The incumbent government, led by Premier James Mitchell of the Nationalist Party and supported by the Country Party and National Labor Party, won a second term in government against the Labor Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier.


1921 Western Australian state election
At this election Edith Cowan became the first woman elected to any Australian parliament.


1921 Western State Hilltoppers football team
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1921 Westhoughton by-election
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