1923–24 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Despite an impressive season, Torquay did not attempt to seek election to the Football League this year, deciding instead to focus their efforts on another successful season in the Southern League.


1923–24 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1923–24 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their third season of league football, and they finished 12th of 22. They reached the Sixth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.


1923–24 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1923–24 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 29th season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1923–24 WCHL season
The 1923–24 WCHL season was the third season for the now defunct Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Four teams played 30 games each. The Calgary Tigers defeated the Regina Capitals to win the WCHL title. Calgary moved on to the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the Final to the Montreal Canadiens.


1923–24 WCHL season, League business
The league approved a rule limiting goaltender pads to 12 inches (30 cm) in width.


1923–24 WCHL season, Regular season
The four teams played an interlocking schedule with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) teams.


1923–24 WCHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points


1923–24 WCHL season, Playoffs
The Calgary Tigers played off against Regina for the WCHL title.


1923–24 WCHL season, Playoffs
The Tigers then played off against Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.


1923–24 WCHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
In the final, the Calgary Tigers would face the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens. Montreal had also defeated Vancouver to advance to the Final. Montreal then defeated Calgary two games to none in the best-of-three series to win the Stanley Cup.


1923–24 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
The 1923–24 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1923–24 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Ivan Bigler. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team finished the season with 4 wins and 17 losses.


1923–24 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1923–24 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1923–24 NCAA college basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus in Seattle, Washington.


1923–24 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 12–2 overall in the regular season and 7–2 in conference play; first in the Northern division.


1923–24 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington traveled to Oakland for the PCC championship series against California, the winner of the Southern division. The Golden Bears won both games in overtime to take the conference crown.


1923–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1923–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1923–24 college basketball season. Led by sixteenth-year head coach Fred Bohler, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus in Pullman, Washington.


1923–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 17–11 overall in the regular season and 3–7 in conference play, fifth in the Northern division.


1923–24 Western Football League
The 1923–24 season was the 27th in the history of the Western Football League.


1923–24 Western Football League
After a period of two to three years in which many clubs left the league, this season marked the start of a period of growth. The champions this season were newcomers Lovells Athletic.


1923–24 Western Football League, Final table
Four new clubs joined the league this season, and the number of clubs increased from nine to eleven after Hanham Athletic and Welton Rovers left the league.


1923–24 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1923–24 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1923–24 season. Under the first year of head coach J. Wilder Tasker (who concurrently served as the head football coach), the team finished the season with a 7–13 record. This was the 19th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. The team played as an independent; William & Mary did not join the Southern Conference until 1936. Furthermore, this was William & Mary's first twenty-game season.


1923–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1923–1924 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his tenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 29th season of play for the program.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
Yale's season began much like any other, with the exception of their captain sidelined due to an injured ankle. Even with their best defender missing, the team was able to score enough to outlast the St. Nicholas Hockey Club and open with a win. After a mid-week loss to the New Haven Bears, who had swiftly become one of the top amateur clubs in the country, Yale played host to McGill and the backup netminder Ives earned a hard-fought shutout due to Jenkin's illness.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The victory over the Canadian team propelled Yale into their winter break and the team headed first to Cleveland. They played fairly even hockey with the local All-Stars and Athletic Club but the team began to hit its stride when it went to Lake Placid. Over a four-day span Yale played four other college teams and won every match. The team didn't score many goals, but the defense and goaltending was superb, limiting their opponents to 2 goals in the 4 games. Yale kept rolling when they returned home, defeating and then tying two more Canadian colleges to run their record to an impressive 8–2–1 as they entered their conference schedule.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
They met Princeton on the 12th of January and the two teams looked to be the match of each other. Yale would go ahead twice, only for the Tigers to even the score both times and end regulation tied 2–2. The teams agreed to play two 5-minute overtime sessions and just 23 seconds into the first one Thomas Sargent scored to give Yale its third lead of the game. Princeton again tied the score before the frame had ended and after a mad dash for the net, Sargent scored his second overtime goal of the game. Yale held the Tigers back for the final three minutes and the team earned an impressive victory.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
After losing to the New Haven Bears yet again, the Elis ran roughshod over their opponents for several weeks. Yale dominated both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Agricultural College, outscoring the two 18–1. The only goal scored resulted from a bad bounce off of Farnsworth's skate and, in response, Jenkins refused to allow another for four games. The streak included wins over both Dartmouth and Harvard and gave Yale an inside track for the Eastern Collegiate Championship. With everything going their way, Yale was nearly toppled by Cornell.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The Bulldogs scored twice in the first and appeared to relax, not taking their opponents seriously, which almost cost them the game. The Reds scored twice in the second but were still behind due to a third score from the Elis. The undermanned Cornell squad didn't use a single substitution in the game but they still skated rings around the Bulldogs. Yale's fourth goal proved too much for Cornell to overcome and the Elis escaped with a win.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
In their next game Yale had apparently not learned its lesson and the team failed to score a single goal, losing 0–1 to Princeton after the Tigers scored with just 45 seconds remaining in the second extra session. Yale would have a third game with Princeton to decide the season series, but first they had to face Harvard. The Crimson may have been eager to repay Yale for the 3–0 loss earlier in the season but the Bulldogs were the stronger squad and send Harvard packing after a 6–1 victory. The win caped the first series win over their arch rivals in seven years and made this season the first since 1908 that Yale had not been defeated by Harvard (excluding the war year when Harvard did not field a team).


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
In their final game of the season, Yale could capture both the league championship and the Eastern Collegiate title with a win and they played hard defensive match against Princeton. Yale took a lead after one period but the Tigers tied the game less than a minute into the middle frame.


1923–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
With both goaltenders playing tremendously, it looked like the contest may be another overtime classic, however, a hard shot from O'Hearn with just over five minutes remaining put Yale ahead and the team formed a defensive shell around their net, preventing the Tigers from tying the score and Yale earned their first Championship in over fifteen years.


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup
The 1923–24 Yorkshire Cup was the sixteenth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This year, for the  fourth consecutive year, produced another new name was inscribed on the trophy. Hull F.C. (previously three times beaten finalists) won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 10-4 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 23,300 and receipts were £1,728.


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results
This season there were again two junior/amateur clubs taking part, Elland Wanderers again, and Castleford. The  number of entries remained at last year's "full house" total of sixteen again obviating the necessity of having byes.


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * Castleford were at that time a junior club. They joined the league for season 1926–27


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
2 * Elland Wanderers were a Junior/amateur club from Elland (Halifax)


1923–24 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1923–24 in Belgian football
The 1923–24 season was the 24th season of competitive football in Belgium. Beerschot AC won their second Division I title. At the end of the season, RC de Malines, CS Verviétois and RFC Liégeois were relegated to the Promotion, while  and SC Anderlechtois, FC Malinois and White Star AC were promoted.


1923–24 in English football
The 1923–24 season was the 49th season of competitive football in England, with Huddersfield Town becoming League Champions for the first time, managing to beat Cardiff City in the closest finish in the competition's history, having the same number of points and winning the title by just 0.024 on goal average.


1923–24 in Scottish football
The 1923–24 season was the 51st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 34th season of the Scottish Football League. A Third Division was introduced adding to Division One and Division Two.


1923–24 in Scottish football, Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: St. Johnstone, Cowdenbeath Relegated: Vale of Leven, Lochgelly United


1923–24 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Airdrieonians were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2–0 win over last season's finalists Hibernian.


1923–24 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Parkhead were winners of the Junior Cup after a 3–1 win over Baillieston in the final replay.


1923–24 in Swedish football
The 1923–24 season in Swedish football, starting August 1923 and ending July 1924:


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Robert Zander - Valdus Lund, Fritjof Hillén - Ivar Klingström, Sven Friberg, Harry Sundberg - Rune Wenzel, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Gunnar Paulsson ( Bror Carlsson), Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Valdus Lund, Fritjof Hillén - Ivar Klingström, Sven Friberg ( Gustaf Möller), Harry Sundberg - Rune Wenzel, Harry Dahl, Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Kurt Envall - Gösta Wihlborg, Sten Mellgren (84' Valdus Lund) - Henning Helgesson, Gustaf Möller, Erik Andersson - Charles Brommesson, Harry Dahl, Olof Detter, Bertil Karlsson, Olle Ringdahl.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gunnar Karlsson - Valdus Lund, Gösta Wihlborg - Henning Helgesson, Gustaf Möller, Erik Andersson - Anders Rydén, Harry Dahl, Olof Detter (38' Charles Brommesson), Bertil Karlsson, Emil Gudmundsson.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg (50' Robert Zander) - Konrad Hirsch, Fritjof Hillén - Sven Friberg, Gunnar Holmberg, Harry Sundberg - Thorsten Svensson, Sven Rydell, Gunnar Olsson, Albin Dahl, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Fritjof Hillén - Sven Friberg, Gustaf Carlson, Harry Sundberg - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Tore Keller, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Fritjof Hillén - Sven Friberg, Gustaf Carlson, Harry Sundberg - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Thorsten Svensson, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Fritjof Hillén - Sven Friberg, Gustaf Carlson, Harry Sundberg - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Konrad Hirsch, Sten Mellgren - Sven Lindqvist, Gustaf Carlson, Harry Sundberg - Evert Lundqvist, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Fritjof Hillén - Gunnar Holmberg, Sven Friberg, Harry Sundberg - Evert Lundqvist, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Tore Keller, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Robert Zander - Axel Alfredsson, Douglas Krook - Sven Friberg, Gustaf Carlson, Ivar Klingström - Rune Wenzel, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Bror Carlsson, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Fritjof Hillén - Ivar Klingström, Sven Friberg, Harry Sundberg - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Tore Keller, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Erik Hillerström - Carl Andersson, Justus Gustafsson - Ernst Hansson, Karl Gustafsson, Harry Sundberg - Algot Haglund, Bertil Karlsson, Per Kaufeldt, Tore Keller, Rudolf Kock.


1923–24 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Erik Hillerström - Carl Andersson, Sigurd Andersson - Ernst Hansson, Arvid Johansson, Bertil Nordin - Algot Haglund, Bertil Karlsson, Bror Carlsson, Tore Keller ( Ernst Lööf), Rudolf Kock.


1924
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1924th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 924th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th  year of the 20th century, and the  5th   year of the 1920s decade.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 2nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14 and 15 June 1924. It was the second part of three consecutive annual races for the Rudge-Whitworth Triennial Cup, as well simultaneously being the first race in the new 1924-25 Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans
With tougher target distances, as well as hot weather, the cars had to be pushed harder and this year only 12 of the 41 starters completed the 24 hours. The 4-litre Chenard-Walcker of the 1923 winners René Léonard and André Lagache had the early lead, for the first three hours, until it caught fire on the Mulsanne Straight. Thereafter it was a battle between the three-car Lorraine-Dietrich team and the British Bentley.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans
The first Lorraine-Dietrich had been delayed on Saturday night, the second went off the road during the night and the third was held up with two punctures then a blown engine trying to make up the lost time. The Bentley also had its problems but with two hours to go it had a significant lead when it pitted for a precautionary wheel-change. This soon became a big problem as one wheel could not be taken off and half an hour was lost. The delay meant its remaining laps would not be counted according to the new race-regulations, as the average speed would be below that achieved to reach their target distance. Although the remaining two Lorraines pushed hard they fell just one lap short.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans
The Bentley victory brought international acclaim and cemented the popularity of the race as a significant European event.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
After the success of their inaugural 24-hour event, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) set about making further improvements. Firstly, the race-timing was moved to the summer solstice in late June to make the best use of the extended daylight as well as the higher probability of better weather. The ACO also recognised that the Triennial Cup format was unworkable after an unexpectedly large number of cars had qualified from the year before. The current trophy stayed active, but not renewed. Émile Coquille, co-organiser and representative of the sponsor Rudge-Whitworth was still keen on a multi-year format, so a compromise Biennial Cup was initiated instead. Teams had to nominate which of their cars would compete for the Triennial Cup, while all entries were eligible for the Biennial Cup.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
Specifications were tightened up on chassis features like windshields, running boards and seats to prevent abuse by manufacturers trying to save weight. It became compulsory to carry one spare wheel on board, exhausts had to be aligned to not blow dust off the road, and cars had to have functioning headlights between designated hours of darkness (8.30pm to 4am). In the original interests of furthering the advance of touring-car technology, convertibles had to come in after 5 laps and put up their hoods. Then after running for at least two laps with hoods up, they would come in and have them officially checked for robustness before dropping them back down. Failure would result in disqualification. Finally, the car companies also had to present written evidence of the requisite 30 production examples.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
In the interests of driver safety, protective headgear now had to be worn. A minimum of 20 laps had to be driven before a car could stop to replenish fuel, water or oil fluids, still done solely by the driver. Cars did not need to complete the final lap at the end of the 24 hours if they had met their target distance, but any extra laps had to be done at or above the average speed of the rest of their race to be counted. After the lenient minimum target distances of the previous year, these were lifted significantly particularly for the smaller engined cars The distances included the following:


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, The Track
Once again, an effort was made to apply a temporary mixture of gravel, dirt and tar to the road surface in spring-time. A third layer was put down on the long Hunaudières straight from Le Mans city to Mulsanne (more commonly known as the Mulsanne Straight).


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, The Track
For the spectators, further efforts were made to provide entertainment through the event. As well as the cafés and jazz-band, a new dance-hall, a boxing ring and a chapel were built. The first campsite area was also designated for people to stay on-site overnight.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
There were 30 finishers from the 1923 eligible for entry in the race, but only 21 were taken up. Six of the eleven manufacturers did not return, however another six French manufacturers stepped in to fill their places, leaving Bentley as the only foreign entry. Sunbeam had put in an entry, but withdrew it later to focus on the French Grand Prix racing.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After a winning debut in the 1923 race, Chenard-Walcker returned with a big team of six cars. The biggest car in the field was a 4-litre, rated at 22CV and built by effectively putting two 2-litre engines end to end. It delivered about 125 bhp giving a claimed 170 kp/h (105 mph) top speed. It was given to the previous year's winners René Léonard and André Lagache. A 3-litre 15CV, similar to the successful 1923 models was raced by the two Bachmann brothers, Raoul and Fernand. For the Triennial Cup, the team entered its smaller cars: a pair of the Type TT 12CV 2-litres as well as one of the two new Type Y 1.5-litre cars present.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After being initially sceptical the previous year, W. O. Bentley was now a firm convert, and offered to provide John Duff full factory support for a return to Le Mans. Learning from the previous year, his new Bentley 3 Litre now had four-wheel brakes, and wire mesh put over the headlights and matting wrapped the fuel tank – both measures put in to reduce potential damage from flying stones. The durable Rapson tyres were employed again on the Rudge-Whitworth wheels.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Duff also advised changes to make mechanical fixes quicker during the race and recommended some team members be stationed at Mulsanne corner with a telephone so he could signal if he was going to be pitting at the end of the lap. He also did extensive practise putting up and taking down the hood.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
A new range of the La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 3.5-litre cars were unveiled at the end of 1923, including a Sport version deliberately built for racing. Now with a 4-speed gearbox, the new engine put out 115 bhp, getting the car up to 145 kp/h (90 mph). Three cars were entered, two running on Michelin tyres and the other on Englebert.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Bignan doubled its team this year to four cars with their distinctive triple headlights. The new 3-litre engine was powerful, putting out 124 bhp and the 2-litre cars were new models, without the expensive “Desmo-chromique”engine. The team had already done well, winning the first post-war Monte Carlo Rally and setting 24-hour endurance records on the new Montlhéry circuit.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Ariès was a new entrant this year and arrived with four cars. It was founded in 1903 by former Panhard et Levassor engineer Baron Charles Petiet and had competed in the early inter-city races. Two shortened GP versions of the standard Type S were prepared, one with a 3.2-litre and the other with a 3-litre engine. There were also two 1100cc cars entered: an older CC2 and a new CC4 4-seater. Getting back into post-war racing in 1924 Petiet assembled a team of well-known drivers. Fernand Gabriel was leading the ill-fated 1903 Paris-Madrid race when it was stopped. Arthur Duray had set land speed records before the war and finished second in the 1914 Indianapolis 500 behind René Thomas. Robert Laly had been Thomas’ riding mechanic in the same race.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Rolland-Pilain again had four cars entered. The latest C23 version had a 2-litre engine capable of 50 bhp and 120 kp/h (75 mph). For the race the company entered lengthened four-seat tourer versions. Brasier returned with another pair of its 2.1-litre TB4 model with its 4-speed gearbox. Charles Montier also returned with his modified Ford special, now fitted with 4-wheel brakes. Again Montier drove it himself with his brother-in-law Albert Ouriou.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Oméga-Six was another new entrant this year. A venture founded in 1922 by Gabriel Daubech, who had made his money in timber. He wanted to get into the mid-range car market with a new option – a high-end 6-cylinder. The cars had a torpédo bodystyle, 4-speed gearbox with a 2-litre engine produced 50 bhp capable of 120 kp/h (75 mph). Louis Chenard (unrelated to Chenard-Walcker) had a small self-named Parisian car-factory. He ran one of his torpedo-style Type E tourers having a 1.2-litre Chapuis-Dornier engine, with his brother Émile. Likewise Georges and René Pol, who made taxis and delivery vans, wanted to venture into the sports car field. So they built a simple 1.7-litre car, named the GRP, and entered it into the race.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Georges Irat arrived with a “Compétition Spéciale” version of the 4A. With a higher-revving 2-litre engine that put out 60 bhp getting it up to 135 kp/h (85 mph). This year Corre La Licorne had three of its new model, the Type V16, now with a 10CV 1.5-litre SCAP engine. The “boat-tail” chassis had a 4-speed gearbox and 4-wheel brakes. New entry Alba also used the 1.5-litre SCAP engine, and also had its patented servo-less four-wheel braking also used by the Citroën Type C.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
SARA had three of its ATS 2-seater model, one entered in the Triennial Cup and the other two in the Biennial Cup. This year Amilcar brought two cars – the same privately owned CV that had done well the previous year, and a new Type C Grans Sport. Its 1074cc engine produced 33 bhp and was driven by works drivers André Morel and Marius Mestivier. Majola had been racing cycle-cars after the war, but arrived at Le Mans with a bigger 1.1-litre 7CV 4-seater tourer.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Practice
Once again, with no official practice session, several teams arrived earlier in the week before the scrutineering on Friday to do some practice laps. However, Maurice Rost crashed his Georges Irat and it could not be repaired in time to take the start.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
The ACO were vindicated for changing the event date, with hot, dry weather over race-week. This carried on into the weekend and dust would prove to be the issue this year. Rudge-Whitworth representative Émile Coquille was the official starter this year. Last away was Charles Montier whose Ford Special proved temperamental to start. At the end of the first lap, it was the 3-litre Bignans of de Marne and Ledure with Lagache's big 4-litre Chenard-Walcker between them setting the pace.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Straight away, de Marne easily beat Clement's lap record from the previous year by 15 seconds. Then after five laps, the convertibles had to come in to do their compulsory raising of the hood. Lagache almost missed his pit signal, having to brake heavily and reverse 100 metres to his pit spot. Duff's practicing paid off as he only took 40 seconds to put his up. But fastest of all were Montier and Lucien Erb, in his SARA, who only took 27 seconds.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
But many cars were already in the pits early. Two of the Corre-La Licornes, an Alba and Duray's Ariès had already retired with engine troubles. The Bachmann's Chenard-Walcker caught fire while in the pits, the two Oméga-Six then retired as did the leading Bignans, suffering from overheating. De Marne was disqualified when he refilled water too early after the radiator plug came loose. Louis Chenard's only appearance at Le Mans also ended early when a stone through the radiator stopped it seven laps before the 20-lap replenishment point.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Duff came in to refuel but was warned by an official he had only done 19 laps. Fortunately, the Bentley still had enough to complete one further lap and avoid disqualification. But the Rolland-Pilain team was in even direr straits – they had fitted their cars with fuel tanks that were too small. De Marguenat ran out of fuel after 18 laps, and the others (after being frantically told to slow down) only just made their first stop. Thereafter the cars had to be driven very conservatively to make it through to each stop. Marinier miscalculated and ran out of fuel on Sunday morning, but the other cars survived and, from not having been driven hard, ran well and still exceeded their race targets.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
So, without close pursuit, Lagache was able to set about building a sizeable lead, while lowering the lap record even further. At the 3-hour mark he was leading from Laly's Ariès, the Lorraine triad, the Georges-Irat then Duff in the Bentley. Then at 8pm as dusk fell, soon after Léonard took over the leading car, the big Chenard-Walcker caught fire going down the Mulsanne Straight. He was able to pull over and get out safely, but the car was destroyed.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
After six hours as night fell, there were already only 25 cars left in the race. The Ariès had been leading after the demise of the Chenard-Walcker, then was delayed. The leading four cars had done 33 laps. Duff had to pit to clear a blockage in his gearbox. After half an hour and much hammering it was found to be an electrics staple. Just before midnight, Laly's 3.2-litre Ariès had to be retired with a blown head gasket. The two Bignans  were now running 5th and 6th, the best of the 2-litre cars.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
At 2am the two Lorraines still had a narrow lead over the Bentley in third. But at 3am de Courcelles slid off the road and bent his Lorraine's chassis delaying it as repairs were done, and slowing it for the rest of the race. The Bentley moved up when Bloch then had to stop to repair broken rear shock absorbers – the Lorraine's Hartford duralumin units not strong enough for the treatment on the rough roads.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
With the problems of the bigger cars, the de Tornaco/Barthélémy Bignan then found itself in second place overall at half-time. The 12CV Chenard-Walcker running 7th lost two laps when de Zúñiga burnt his hand doing engine repairs, but his co-driver Dauvergne could not be found to take over and had to be hailed over the loudspeakers.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
As a clear morning dawned the leading two cars were still dicing until a second puncture on the Lorraine at 9am gave the Bentley a solid lead. At 10am, at three-quarter distance, Duff had done 97 laps with a 2 minute-lead over Bloch (96 laps) and further back, de Tornaco's Bignan (93 laps), Pisart's Chenard-Walcker and the other Bignan in 6th. Clement started putting in fast laps, extending his lead by ten seconds a lap,  and it started overworking the Lorraine's engine as it struggled to keep up. Overtaken by the other two Lorraines moving back up the field, the Bignans slowed down. Soon after noon the Marie/Springuel car had to retire and the de Tornaco/Barthélémy car was delayed with engine issues.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
Then, at 1pm, a valve broke in Bloch's engine and his Lorraine had to be retired. Meanwhile, the other two Lorraines, had been going as hard as they could to make up lost time and got themselves back up to second and third after their earlier delays.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Although the Rapson tyres were still working well, at 2.30pm Bentley called their car in for a precautionary change of the rear wheels. This soon became a major problem when one of the wheels appeared to have tampered with and could not be taken off. When they finally got out the pits with an hour still to run, Duff had done 120 laps (five ahead of their target).


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
The long stop had, however, left the Bentley very close to losing the race as its final five laps (including pit-stop time) would be well below their prior race-average and therefore not be counted per the updated ACO regulations. So although Duff did five more laps over the last hour, they were not included. However, their lead was such that the 120 they had before the stop was just enough to take the victory by just one lap. It also meant the Bentley covered a shorter distance than Lagache/Léonard had covered in the previous year.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
The two Lorraine-Dietrichs came in second and third, half a lap apart (having only just made their target distances), eight laps clear of the two 2-litre Chenard-Walckers. Neither of those cars were actually running at the end, when both drivers were left marooned when their cars’ brakes locked up solid out on the track in the last hour, however having exceeded their targets they were classified. The little 1-litre Amilcar, after an excellent run the previous year, was the final classified finisher. Doing two laps fewer than 1923 it was still enough to meet its new target and qualify for the third race.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
The speed and weather had taken its toll on the big cars, and many only just made their assigned target distances. Best performances, winning the second interim leg of the Triennial Cup was the Verpault/Delabarre Brasier, ahead of the 2-litre Chenard-Walcker of Dauvergne/de Zúñiga and the Bentley. Only nine cars, of the twenty-one eligible, qualified for the third leg. As it transpired, Brasier leading the competition would not return to compete for the Cup. Financial troubles meant the company was sold in the early months of 1926.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Although neither of the 2-litre Chenard-Walckers were running at the finish they had still met their qualifying distance and were the two leading cars for the Biennial Cup, for which only eight cars qualified. In contrast two of the SARAs were unlucky to break down just laps short of meeting their target distances.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Just five weeks later another iconic endurance race had its inaugural race – the Spa 24 hours was won by a privateer 3-litre Bignan, ahead of the Lagache/Pisart Chenard-Walcker. Colomb's Corre-La Licorne won the 2-litre class and a privateer Amilcar won the 1100cc class.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Finishers
Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Although there were no official engine classes, the highest finishers in unofficial categories aligned with the Index targets are in Bold text.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Highest Finisher in Class
With no official class divisions, these are the highest finishers in unofficial categories aligned with the Index targets.


1924 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Statistics
Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO


1924 AAA Championship Car season
The 1924 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 9 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on February 24 and concluding in Culver City, California on December 14. The AAA National Champion was Jimmy Murphy and the Indianapolis 500 winners were L. L. Corum and Joe Boyer.


1924 AAA Championship Car season, Leading National Championship standings
† Murphy was killed at the Syracuse race on September 15


1924 Akron Pros season
The 1924 Akron Pros season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–6, winning two games. They tied for thirteenth place in the league.


1924 Akron Pros season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
The 1924 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama in the 1924 NCAA baseball season, winning the Southern Conference championship.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1924 Southern Conference football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 31st overall and 3rd season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his second year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa, at Rickwood Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1 overall, 5–0 in the SoCon), as Southern Conference champions and won the Champ Pickens Trophy.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama opened the season with six consecutive shutout victories. After they defeated Union University at Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide defeated Furman in their first road contest of the season. Alabama returned to Tuscaloosa where they defeated Mississippi College a week prior to their victory over Sewanee at Birmingham in their SoCon opener. The Crimson Tide continued their dominance with victories at Georgia Tech and in Montgomery against Ole Miss before they allowed their first points of the season in their homecoming victory over Kentucky. Alabama then closed the season with a pair of games at Birmingham where they first lost their lone game against Centre and defeated Georgia in their final game and captured their first SoCon championship.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season
Coach Wade was assisted by Russ Cohen as end coach and Hank Crisp as line coach. The team was captained by Pooley Hubert. Georgia's then-athletic director Herman Stegeman remarked that with Hubert in the game Alabama had the advantage another team would have by a coach on the field of play. Coach Wade called Hubert "undoubtedly one of the greatest football players of all time."


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Union
Alabama opened their 1924 season against Union University at Denny Field, and defeated the Bulldogs 55–0  In a game dominated by the Crimson Tide, touchdowns were scored by Johnny Mack Brown (3), David Rosenfeld (2), Pooley Hubert, Grant Gillis and Andy Cohen.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Union
The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Union to 3–0.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Furman
In what was the first all-time meeting against Furman, Alabama shutout the Purple Hurricane by a 20–0 score in the first road game of the season. After a scoreless first half, Pooley Hubert scored on a one-yard touchdown run late in the third to give the Crimson Tide a 6–0 lead. Alabama then closed the game with a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns. The first came when Hubert ran through the entire Furman team on a fake punt, and the second on a 58-yard Johnny Mack Brown interception return.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Furman
The starting lineup was Bruce Jones (left end), Bill Buckler (left tackle), Ben Compton (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), W. S. Oliver (right guard), Jack Langhorne (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), Red Barnes (left halfback), Johnny Mack Brown (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi College
Against Mississippi College, the Crimson Tide defeated the Choctaws 51–0 at Tuscaloosa. In a game dominated by the Crimson Tide, touchdowns were scored by Pooley Hubert (3), Andy Cohen (2), David Rosenfeld (2), and Red Barnes. Rosenfeld had the longest play of the afternoon with his 82-yard touchdown run. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi College to 6–0.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi College
The starting lineup was Ben Hudson (left end), Bill Buckler (left tackle), Bruce Jones (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Ben Compton (right guard), Jack Langhorne (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), Red Barnes (left halfback), Johnny Mack Brown (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Sewanee
In what was their first game in conference play, Alabama defeated the Sewanee Tigers 14–0 at Rickwood Field. David Rosenfeld gave the Crimson Tide a 7–0 lead after his 56-yard run in the first quarter. Pooley Hubert then scored what would be the final points of the game on a four-yard touchdown run that made the final score 14–0.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Sewanee
Of note in the second quarter, the Sewanee team got into a fight with the Alabama student section in the second quarter. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Sewanee to 7–10–3.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Sewanee
The starting lineup was Red Barnes (left end), Bill Buckler (left tackle), Ben Compton (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Bruce Jones (right guard), Jack Langhorne (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), David Rosenfeld (left halfback), Hulet Whitaker (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
At Atlanta, Alabama defeated the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado for the first time since their 1914 season with a 14–0 victory. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 7–0 lead on a double pass from Grant Gillis to Johnny Mack Brown. Tech drove the ball to the Alabama six yard line in the third with a chance to tie the game up but was stopped on 4th and 1.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
A short David Rosenfeld touchdown run in the fourth quarter clinched the Alabama victory. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 3–7–2.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
The starting lineup was Herschel Caldwell (left end), Bill Buckler (left tackle), Jack Langhorne (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Bruce Jones (right guard), Pete Camp (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), Hulet Whitaker (left halfback), Johnny Mack Brown (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
At Montgomery Alabama defeated the Ole Miss Rebels 61–0 at the Cramton Bowl. The Crimson Tide scored nine touchdowns and had 26 first downs to Ole Miss's one in the contest. Touchdowns were scored by James Johnson (3), Johnny Mack Brown (2), David Rosenfeld, Red Barnes, Herschel Caldwell and Andy Cohen. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 11–2–1.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
The starting lineup was Herschel Caldwell (left end), Claude Perry (left tackle), Bruce Jones (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Ben Compton (right guard), Pete Camp (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), Hulet Whitaker (left halfback), Johnny Mack Brown (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
For the second consecutive year Alabama played Kentucky for homecoming, and for the second consecutive year the Crimson Tide defeated the Wildcats, this time by a score of 42–7. Alabama took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter on a short Pooley Hubert touchdown run, and then they extended to 14–0 at halftime behind a Herschel Caldwell touchdown reception from Grant Gillis in the second. Early in the third quarter, Charles Hughes scored Kentucky's lone points with his 97-yard interception return for a touchdown. This also marked the first points scored against the Crimson Tide for the season as they had shutout their previous six opponents.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Johnny Mack Brown scored on the next play when he returned the kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown and extended the Alabama lead to 21–7. Hubert then scored the next pair of touchdowns for the Crimson Tide on runs in the third and fourth quarters. David Rosenfeld then made the final score 42–7 with his 76-yard punt return late in the fourth quarter. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky to 3–1.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
The starting lineup was Herschel Caldwell (left end), Bill Buckner (left tackle), Jack Langhorne (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Bruce Jones (right guard), Pete Camp (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), Johnny Mack Brown (left halfback), Hulet Whitaker (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Centre
Against Centre College, Alabama lost their only game of the season to the Praying Colonels at Rickwood Field by a 17–0 score. After a scoreless first quarter, Centre took a 7–0 lead into halftime after Herb Covington scored on a short run. Cliff Lemon then extended their lead with his 32-yard field goal in the third quarter, and then made the final score 17–0 with his 20-yard touchdown reception from Covington in the fourth quarter.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Centre
Alabama would not lose another game until their loss against Georgia Tech in their 1927 season. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Centre to 2–1.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Centre
The starting lineup was Herschel Caldwell (left end), Jack Langhorne (left tackle), Bill Buckler (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Bruce Jones (right guard), Tom Camp (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Grant Gillis (quarterback), David Rosenfeld (left halfback), Hulet Whitaker (right halfback), Pooley Hubert (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
In their final game of the season the Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 33–0, and secured their first SoCon football championship. Alabama took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter behind field goals of 33 and 35 yards by Ben Compton. The lead was extended to 12–0 at halftime after Pooley Hubert threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Herschel Caldwell in the second quarter.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
After a scoreless third, Alabama closed the game with a trio of fourth quarter touchdowns. The first came on a Hubert pass to Ben Hudson, the second on a 65-yard Johnny Mack Brown interception return, and the third on a Hubert run. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 7–9–3.


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
The starting lineup was Bem Hudson (left end), Ben Compton (left tackle), W. S. Oliver (left guard), Clyde Propst (center), Jack Langhorne (right guard), Pete Camp (right tackle), Graham McClintock (right end), Pooley Hubert (quarterback), Johnny Mack Brown (left halfback), Red Barnes (right halfback), Herschel Caldwell (fullback).


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Postseason
The Tide started with season with seven consecutive victories, and was only really challenged once. Alabama was awarded the Champ Pickens Trophy. "This was the beginning of the Crimson reign." "Wade...had developed football players who tackled more smartly than any football players had hitherto tackled in the South and in blocking they were in a class by themselves."


1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Personnel, Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Alabama's lineup during the 1923 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a single wing on offense.


1924 All England Badminton Championships
The 1924 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from March 4 to March 9, 1924.


1924 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1924 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season.


1924 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
HC = Hank Casserly, sporting editor of the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin


1924 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of a majority of selectors


1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 38th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry were the winners.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 37th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
The Hogan Stand and a new scoreboard were unveiled at Croke Park for this final. Con Brosnan scored the winning point.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Dublin would not win another All-Ireland football title until 1942.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
It was the first of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Dublin who also won three.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 4 May 1924 and ended on 14 December 1924.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The championship was won by Dublin who secured the title following a 5-3 to 2-6 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title.


1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 37th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 14 December 1924, between Galway and Dublin. The Connacht men lost to the Leinster champions on a score line of 5-3 to 2-6.


1924 All-Pacific Coast football team
The 1924 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1924 college football season.


1924 All-Pro Team
The 1924 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1924 NFL season. Four players were unanimous first-team picks by both known selectors: guard Stanley Muirhead of the Dayton Triangles; quarterback Joey Sternaman of the Chicago Bears; and halfbacks Charley Way of the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Benny Boynton of the Buffalo Bisons.


1924 All-Pro Team, Selectors and key
For the 1924 season, there are two known selectors of All-Pro Teams. They are:


1924 All-Pro Team, Selectors and key
GB = A poll conducted by the Green Bay Press-Gazette identified first, second, and third teams. The selections were based on polling of 12 sports writers from cities having NFL teams and of six officials who worked NFL games during the season.


1924 All-Pro Team, Selectors and key
CE = Selected by E.G. Brands, a correspondent for Collyer's Eye, a sports journal published in Chicago.


1924 All-Pro Team, Selectors and key
Players selected by both selectors as first-team All-Pros are displayed in bold typeface. Players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are designated with a "†" next to their names.


1924 Allan Cup
The 1924 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1923–24 season. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president Toby Sexsmith moved the finals to Toronto instead of Ottawa, since the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals were moved from Montreal to Ottawa due to warm weather. The CAHA profited $5,865 from the 1924 Allan Cup playoffs, and contributed $2,000 towards the Canada men's national ice hockey team for their travels to ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics.


1924 Allan Cup, Final
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds beat Selkirk 6 goals to 3.


1924 American Cup
The 1924 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association.


1924 Argentine Primera División
The 1924 Argentine Primera División was the 33rd season of top-flight football in Argentina. The AFA season began on April 13 and ended on January 4, 1925; while the AAmF began on April 6 and ended on February 15, 1925.


1924 Argentine Primera División, Final tables, Asociación Amateur de Football
Club Atlético Liberal Argentino made its debut in Primera División.


1924 Argentine legislative election
The Argentine legislative elections of 1924 were held on 2 March. Voters chose their legislators and numerous governors, and with a turnout of 44.2%.


1924 Argentine legislative election, Background
President Hipólito Yrigoyen finished his term of office in 1922 with a prosperous economy, soaring popularity and content with leaving the Casa Rosada with his Ambassador to France, Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear. The scion of one of Argentina's traditional landed families, the well-mannered Alvear placated Yrigoyen's fears of losing control over the Radical Civic Union, a risk he insured himself against by placing his personal friend and former Buenos Aires Police Chief, Elpidio González, as Alvear's Vice-President.


1924 Argentine legislative election, Background
Alvear continued his predecessor's social and economic policies,  including much-needed labor and pension laws, anti-trust legislation, and supporting Yrigoyen's landmark state oil concern, YPF; but his wholesale replacement of Yrigoyen appointees threw the populist leader and Vice President González against Alvear, in whose defense nine Argentine Senators left the UCR. Citing Yrigoyen's 18 gubernatorial removals (including numerous ones from his own party, and in all but one of Argentina's 14 provinces at the time), they contended that the former president had imposed a "personality cult", and established the Antipersonalist UCR (UCRA). The schism became official in 1924, when the two factions presented different candidates for that year's congressional elections.


1924 Argentine legislative election, Background
The Antipersonalists were themselves beset by disunity, however. Five "dissident" UCR groups presented candidates in 1924, and, representing provincial interests as they did, no one faction could claim the "antipersonalist" mantle. These differed not only in their geography; but also in their ideology. The most well-established group, led by Senator Leopoldo Melo and endorsed by President Alvear, were closely associated with the landowning elite, particularly that of Buenos Aires Province, incorporated much of the declining Conservative Party, and were the least amenable to reform. The leader of the Unified UCR, Santa Fe Governor Enrique Mosca, was, likewise, conservative, whereas the Mendoza faction, led by Governor Carlos Washington Lencinas (the Lencinist UCR), was more liberal than Yrigoyen's own.


1924 Argentine legislative election, Background
Ultimately, an acrimonious campaign atmosphere, as well as a shortage of prescient issues amid continuing prosperity, helped result in the lowest turnout since the advent of universal (male) suffrage. Yrigoyen's UCR bore the brunt of the resulting losses, giving up 19 seats in the Lower House, and, in contests held in April, 1925, 6 of their 15 seats in the Senate (though this latter was partly the result of UCRA defections). The party won only in Buenos Aires Province, where the opposition remained dominated by the Conservatives.


1924 Argentine legislative election, Background
The UCR's losses were most notable in the City of Buenos Aires, where the Socialist Party regained majorities in both the congressional delegation and City Council they had lost to the UCR in 1918. Provincial parties (as well as province-specific UCR groups) did well, and deprived the UCRA of fully benefiting from the shift.


1924 Argentine legislative election, Background
The elections handed no one faction of the fragmented UCR a victory; nor did it give their competitors in the reformist field (Socialists and Democratic Progressives) reason to believe they could supplant Yrigoyen in the foreseeable future. The real winner, however, was arguably President Alvear himself, who, by both default and reputation, would now be the final arbiter over the many, ongoing disputes between Antipersonalists, who nursed old wounds dating from Yrigoyen's "interventions," and Yrigoyen's faction of the UCR, who staked their future on the populist leader's return to the Presidency in 1928.


1924 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1924 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 2–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 93 to 40. The team captain was Kirke LaShelle.


1924 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 1924 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1924. Despite being a Republican year nationally, President Coolidge's election in Arizona was rather close. He only took Arizona with 40% of the vote against Davis' 35% and La Follette's 23%. The closest Arizona gubernatorial election since 1916, Hunt's lead in votes would continue to decline.


1924 Arizona gubernatorial election
With barely a percent separating the two, Hunt narrowly beat owner of the Arizona Republican newsletter, Dwight Heard. Heard had in fact previously backed 1914 Progressive nominee George Young against Hunt over the Republican, Ralph Cameron, and had been an enemy of Hunt for over a decade at this point.


1924 Arizona gubernatorial election
Governor W. P. Hunt was sworn in for a fifth term as Governor on January 5, 1925.


1924 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1924 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1924 college football season. In their third year under head coach Francis Schmidt, the Razorbacks compiled a 7–2–1 record (1–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in seventh place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 227 to 69.


1924 Army Cadets football team
The 1924 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach John McEwan, the Cadets compiled a 5–1–2 record, shut out four of their eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 111 to 41.


1924 Army Cadets football team
In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen 12–0; the team's only loss came to undefeated national champion Notre Dame, by a 13 to 7 score.


1924 Army Cadets football team
Five Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Center Edgar Garbisch was selected as a first-team player by Walter Camp, Football World magazine, and All-Sports Magazine. Garbisch was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Guard August Farwick received first-team honors from the All-America Board, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, Billy Evans, and Walter Eckersall. End Frank Frazer was selected as a third-team player by Walter Camp. Harry Ellinger received third-team honors from Davis J. Walsh. Halfback Harry Wilson was selected as a third-team player by All-Sports Magazine.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1924 Atlantic hurricane season featured the earliest known Category 5 hurricane – a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds exceeding 155 mph (250 km/h). The first system, Tropical Storm One, was first detected in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on June 18. The final system, an unnumbered tropical depression, dissipated on November 24. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. Of the 13 tropical cyclones of the season, six existed simultaneously. The season was average with 11 tropical storms, five of which strengthened into hurricanes. Further, two of those five intensified into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season
The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Ten, nicknamed the 1924 Cuba hurricane. It struck western Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane, before weakening and making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Severe damage and 90 fatalities were collectively reported at both locations. Another system, Hurricane Four, brought strong winds and flooding to the Leeward Islands. The storm left 59 deaths, 30 of which were on Montserrat alone. Several other tropical cyclones impacted land, including Tropical Storms One, Eight, and Ten, as well as Hurricanes Three and Five, and the remnants of Hurricane Three and Four. Overall, the storms of the 1924 Atlantic hurricane season collectively caused at least 179 fatalities.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 100, above the 1921–1930 average of 76.6. ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
A tropical storm was detected 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Chetumal, Quintana Roo on June 18. It made landfall on northern Belize with estimated winds near 45 mph (75 km/h). Pressures were progressively decreasing over the preceding days in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The tropical system crossed the Yucatán Peninsula, emerging over the Bay of Campeche on June 19 with 40 mph (65 km/h) winds. It re-strengthened over water and re-attained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). Early on June 21, the storm made landfall 115 miles (185 km) south of Tampico, Tamaulipas. It dissipated over land. The cyclone was classified as a weak disturbance, and strong winds were not recorded throughout the life span of the storm. Squalls affected the Texas coast, prompting advisories for small watercraft. Heavy rainfall was reported in Mexico.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Two
Toward the end of July, a decaying cold front off the east coast of Florida resulted in the formation of a tropical storm, which possessed some hybrid cyclone characteristics. The storm tracked northeast, steadily intensifying to reach peak winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) as it passed near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Later it weakened over colder sea surface temperatures. On July 30, it was absorbed by a cold front to the south of Nova Scotia.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The third tropical cyclone of the season formed 420 miles (675 km) southeast of Bridgetown, Barbados on August 16. It moved northwest and crossed the eastern Caribbean as a minimal tropical storm on August 18. It passed east of San Juan, Puerto Rico and re-entered the Atlantic Ocean on August 9. It quickly strengthened, reaching hurricane status by the following day. The cyclone slowed and turned west on August 21, and it continued to strengthen east of the northern Bahamas. The cyclone strengthened to a peak intensity of 120 mph (195 km/h) north of Grand Bahama on August 24.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
At the time, the storm was nearly stationary. The cyclone turned sharply north, remaining offshore the East Coast of the United States. On August 25, it quickly weakened, and it passed close to Cape Hatteras on August 26. It transitioned to an extratropical cyclone, before passing over Nova Scotia on August 27.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The approach of the storm led to the issuance of storm warnings from Miami, Florida, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on August 22. Hurricane warnings extended from Beaufort, North Carolina, to Cape Henry, Virginia. In advance of the storm, radio broadcasts also advised shipping interests to remain cautious north of Puerto Rico. No damages occurred along the coast because of the recurving storm. Peak wind gusts reached 74 mph (120 km/h) at Hatteras, North Carolina, and two people drowned along the coast. Damage was minimal, though Ocracoke Island was flooded during the storm.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The White Star passenger liner Arabic was battered by the storm on August 26 while the ship was off the Nantucket Shoals. The ship arrived in New York the following day with 75 injured after having what was reported as a "100-foot wave" crash over the liner. The remnants of the hurricane caused severe damage to electrical and telegraph lines and trees in Atlantic Canada, especially in Nova Scotia. Offshore, maritime incidents relating to the storm resulted in the drownings of 26 people after their schooners capsized.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, August tropical depression
On August 22, a strong tropical wave merged into the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa and quickly developed into a tropical depression later that day. A nearby ship recorded a sustained wind speed of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 1,009 mbar (29.8 inHg). However, because no other gale-force winds were observed, the depression was not upgraded to a tropical storm by the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project in 2009. The depression moved northwestward through the Cape Verde Islands but likely dissipated on August 23.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
The fourth tropical storm of the season developed 800 miles (1,285 km) southeast of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe on August 25. Initially, it moved west on August 26. On August 27, it turned west-northwest and intensified as it approached the Lesser Antilles. It strengthened to a hurricane on August 28 and crossed Cudjoe Head on the island of Montserrat. A minimum pressure of 965 mbar (28.50 inHg) was recorded. The cyclone turned northwest, crossing the northeastern Caribbean near Anguilla on August 29. The hurricane continued to intensify over the western Atlantic Ocean, and it reached peak winds of 105 mph (170 km/h) when it was located 755 miles (1,215 km) south-southeast of Bermuda on August 30.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
The cyclone recurved northward on September 2 and weakened to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on September 3. The storm lost tropical characteristics on September 4, but retained hurricane-force winds when it struck Nova Scotia on September 5. In the Virgin Islands, the cyclone destroyed hundreds of homes and severely damaged crops. Several deaths were reported. Heavy precipitation caused flooding on several islands in the path of the storm. On Saint Thomas, small boats were wrecked and trees were uprooted by the winds.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
More than 6,000 people were homeless on Montserrat, while 30 were dead and 200 received wounds. Damages were estimated near £100,000 on the island. The Red Cross donated $3,000 and fed victims after the storm. In total, damages reached £86,000 and at least 59 people were killed in the Leeward Islands. Offshore Newfoundland, at least two people drowned and ten others were reported as missing after they abandoned their schooner.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
On September 12, a strong tropical storm developed 85 miles (135 km) southwest of Key West, Florida. It moved northwest, quickly strengthening to a hurricane on September 13. Shortly thereafter, the storm attained maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). Late on September 14, the cyclone turned northeast, and it struck the Florida Panhandle near Port St. Joe on September 15. The hurricane quickly weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland, crossing southern Georgia on September 16. It entered the Atlantic Ocean near Savannah, Georgia, with winds near 45 mph (75 km/h). The storm accelerated east-northeastward, becoming extratropical off Cape Hatteras on September 17. The system was last detected on September 19 south of Newfoundland.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
In Florida, minor damage to properties was reported. Wind gusts reached 75–80 mph (120–130 km/h) in Port St. Joe. Two fishing vessels were blown ashore in the area, while a schooner was wrecked near Carrabelle. Advance warnings reduced the potential damages in northwest Florida. Heavy rains fell across the Florida panhandle, the Carolinas, and southeast Virginia, with the highest amount reported of 14.83 inches (377 mm) at Beaufort, North Carolina. In Georgia, heavy precipitation caused two deaths and significant crop damage. Most of Brownton, Georgia was destroyed by floods.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
Gale-force winds also occurred along the Eastern Seaboard, though warnings were released in advance of the winds. Operationally, the cyclone was not believed to have attained hurricane intensity. The hurricane was generally unexpected in the Tampa, Florida, area. In Nova Scotia, the remnants of the cyclone dropped 2.7 inches (69 mm) of precipitation in Halifax, one of the heaviest rainfall episodes in that municipality in 1927.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Six
On September 20, a weak tropical storm was observed over the islands of Cape Verde. It tracked slowly northwestward through the archipelago. Ship observations were sparse in tracking the storm; it was last observed on September 22.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Seven
It is estimated a tropical depression formed south of the Cape Verde islands on September 24. It moved generally west-northwestward and slowly intensified. By September 28 it began recurving northward as winds increased to about 50 mph (85 km/h). The storm weakened and later re-intensified to the same peak intensity on October 2. It became extratropical on October 3, while turning northeastward. The remnants were absorbed by a larger extratropical storm on October 5.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Eight
Low pressures were reported in the northwestern Caribbean Sea from September 23 through September 27. On the latter day, a minimal tropical storm formed over the southwestern Caribbean Sea east of Roatán, Honduras. On September 28, the cyclone moved northward and slowly intensified, passing east of Cozumel. On September 29, it entered the southern Gulf of Mexico, attaining its maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) as a tropical system. It quickly accelerated northeast and transitioned to an extratropical system with 60 mph (95 km/h) winds. Later, it entered the Big Bend of Florida near Cedar Key.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Eight
On September 30, it rapidly moved northeast across the coastal Southeastern United States. It was last detected near Norfolk, Virginia. Storm warnings were released for the eastern Gulf Coast of the United States on September 29, advising residents to prepare for gale-force winds. Warnings were also issued from Jacksonville, Florida, to Fort Monroe, Virginia. Eventually, warnings also encompassed the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Gale-force winds affected the East Coast of the United States.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nine
The pattern that led to the formation of this system led to a significant heavy rainfall event in eastern Florida, which experienced prolonged easterly flow within its northeastern periphery. Between October 4 and October 11, 36.45 inches (926 mm) fell at New Smyrna. Early on October 12, the sixth tropical cyclone of the season developed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico 280 miles (450 km) southwest of Saint Petersburg, Florida. At the time, the storm was estimated to have attained its maximum intensity of 60 mph (95 km/h). It moved quickly southwest and weakened to a minimal tropical storm on October 13. The system weakened to a tropical depression on October 14 and dissipated over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico the following day. Operationally, the system was classified as a moderate disturbance.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ten
Late on October 13, a minimal tropical storm formed in the western Caribbean Sea east-northeast of northern Honduras. The storm moved slowly west-northwest and gradually turned north on October 15. Later that day, it steadily intensified, attaining hurricane intensity on October 17. It strengthened to the equivalent of a major hurricane on October 19. The storm then struck the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba with sustained winds of 165 mph (270 km/h). On October 20, the hurricane turned east-northeast in response to the southward movement of a ridge.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ten
It quickly weakened and made landfall in Southwest Florida near Naples, Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm entered the Atlantic Ocean north of Miami with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds. The cyclone steadily weakened as it moved across the western Atlantic Ocean, before dissipating west-southwest of Bermuda on October 23. Following reanalysis released in March 2009, the storm was re-classified as a Category 5 with winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 910 mbar (27 inHg).


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ten
In Cuba, at least 90 people were killed. The hurricane produced severe damage to crops and buildings across western Cuba, injuring 50–100 people in Arroyos de Mantua. In Florida, watercraft were secured and trees were trimmed in anticipation of the storm. Peak wind gusts reached 66 mph (105 km/h) in Key West, where damage to vegetation was minimal. The hurricane produced heavy precipitation across southern Florida, peaking at 23.22 inches (590 mm) on Marco Island. The rains caused flooding in Palm Beach County, disrupting traffic on highways and railroads.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ten
The measured totals of 11.21 inches (112 mm) were believed to have been the highest rainfall in the county over the past 15 years. Peak gusts reached 68 mph (110 km/h) across the mainland of southern Florida, while sailing trips from southeastern Florida were cancelled. Telegraph wires were disabled in Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, though damages were minimal.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eleven
Early on November 5, a tropical storm formed in the southern Caribbean Sea, while located about 275 miles (445 km) north-northwest of Panama City, Panama. The system moved northward with winds of minimal intensity, and it struck Clarendon Parish, Jamaica on November 7 with 40 mph (65 km/h) sustained winds. Early on November 8, it left the northern coast of the island, and it strengthened prior to making landfall west of Santiago de Cuba on November 9.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eleven
Later, the cyclone strengthened to a hurricane as it entered the Atlantic Ocean, and it turned northeast over the Turks and Caicos Islands on November 10. The hurricane accelerated while heading away from the Turks and Caicos Islands on November 11. Shortly thereafter, it attained a peak intensity of 80 mph (130 km/h) and maintained Category 1 status until November 13. The system passed east of Bermuda and weakened to a tropical storm on November 14. It quickly became extratropical and was last reported on November 15.


1924 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, November tropical depression
Historic weather maps and observations from ships indicate that a tropical depression formed in the southwestern Caribbean on November 23. The depression tracked westward and organized further, though the highest sustained wind speed observed in relation to the system was 29 mph (47 km/h) By November 24, the depression dissipated.


1924 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1924 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1924 college football season. It was the Tigers' 33rd overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Boozer Pitts, in his second year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1 overall, 2–4–1 in the SoCon).


1924 Auckland Rugby League season
The 1924 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 15th. Marist won the first grade championship for the first time in their history after defeating Devonport in the final by 20 points to 17 in front of a club record crowd of 17,000 at Carlaw Park. While City won the Roope Rooster competition for the 4th time.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, First grade competition
At a Management Committee meeting on 9 April, the Mangere United team, and Ellerslie clubs who had requested to enter senior teams in the First Grade competition were accepted, bringing the total number of teams to nine. The Mangere team registered its colours and green and black. The suggested format was one where after the first round the top six teams would continue while the bottom three teams would have other matches arranged for them. However all nine teams remained in the grade until the end of the season. The Mangere United team was a combined team from the Manukau and Mangere clubs. Both clubs retained their own identity in the junior grades.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, First grade competition
On the opening day of the season all four First Grade matches were played on Carlaw Park. The junior matches on the same day were postponed as the railway workers were on strike and there was no way for the players to reach the outer suburban grounds which were used for matches in these grades.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Lou Brown transfer issue
Lou Brown, the New Zealand international had played for Newton Rangers in 1922 and 1923 however at the end of the season he moved to England to play for Wigan. He had been granted a release by Newton and the New Zealand Rugby League. Upon his return he wished to play for the City Rovers club and he turned out for them despite being told by the Auckland Rugby League that he was not eligible to play for them. City were adamant that he had been fully released and could play for any team.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Lou Brown transfer issue
The New Zealand Rugby League Council supported the decision but Brown played anyway. He was subsequently suspended for 3 matches. City took the extraordinary step of withdrawing its team from the competition and they defaulted their Round 9 match with Mangere United. On 18 July Newton held a special board meeting and agreed to grant Brown a transfer and thus the issue was finally settled.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Manukau Rovers club switches to rugby union
The entire Manukau Rovers club switched to rugby union after a dispute with Auckland Rugby League. The issue arose after one of their players (King) was suspended for four playing Saturdays. He had been suspended because he was registered with the Manukau club but "suddenly joined, or played, for a Mangere team without having been granted a transfer". An opposing team had protested and King had in the meantime moved back to the Manukau club.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Manukau Rovers club switches to rugby union
The Manukau club took exception to the decision and refused to play any of its six teams in the following grades: Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth A, and Sixth B. It then went a step further by switching the entire club to rugby union with the Auckland Rugby Union accepting them. The Secretary of the club, C.J, Williams disputed the way the ARL had handled the matter and several of the facts in a letter to the Auckland Star. The ARL Chairman, Mr. W. Hammill replied to the letter "that the matters contained therein were hardly correct".


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Goals from marks
At the ARL Management Committee meeting on 13 August, the Referee's Association reported that goals from marks would no longer be permitted. This rule would come into place from Saturday, 23 August onwards.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship)
A record nine teams competed in the First Grade competition in 1924 with the addition of the Mangere and Ellerslie senior teams. Mangere had their colours registered as green and black. It was initially decided that after the first round the bottom three teams would drop out of the competition for the second round. At the end of the first round these teams were Mangere, and Ellerslie. However, this was later rescinded and all teams remained in the competition until the end of the season.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 3
In the match at Devonport Domain Ben Davidson was knocked unconscious and had to be taken to hospital. City had a bye the following weekend and he returned to play in Round 5.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 4
The matches between Marist – Athletic, and Ponsonby-Ellerslie were postponed due to the poor state of the Carlaw Park fields. On the main field City were playing Marist Old Boys from Christchurch and the decision was made to protect that field for that match. Only one game was played on the number 2 field (Mangere v Newton).


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 9
The scheduled match between Newton and Ellerslie at Victoria Park was not reported in any newspaper. It is unclear if the match even took place. City defaulted their match against Mangere in protest at the decision to not allow Lou Brown to register for the club after returning from England.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 10
In the Athletic match with Richmond Graham was ordered off for Athletic as was McMillan for Richmond. Richmond had lost Whittington to an injury early in the second half and with the score 25–0 with 6 minutes to go they threw in the towel and the match ended.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 10
The match between Ellerslie and Mangere at Ellerslie Reserve was not reported in the newspapers at all. It is unclear if it was played. The match reports for games at suburban grounds were typically not as well reported as the games in central Auckland.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 15
The win by City over Devonport was a competition milestone as it was City's 100th win in First Grade. They were the first club to achieve this milestone and did so in their 15th season and 149th game.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 16
Near full-time in the match between Marist and Devonport, Kiwi international Bill Stormont was ordered off.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 16
In the Newton match with Ponsonby a very unusual incident took place. L Williams for the Newton team was dribbling the ball down field and when he kicked ahead to chase, the ball went over the cross bar. He ran through to 'score the try' but the referee awarded a drop goal rather than a try.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Round 17
It is unlikely that the Mangere v Ponsonby match took place as the Auckland representative team was playing a match against the South Auckland team in Hamilton at the same time. Many of the selected players chose to stay and play for their Auckland club teams in important matches. The team that did end up playing in the representative match featured seven players from the Ponsonby and Mangere teams and there were no reports of a match between the two sides in any newspaper.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Final
Two matches were postponed in Round 4 as the league decided that they wanted the #1 field in the best possible condition for the exhibition match between City Rovers and Marist Old Boys of Christchurch. The weather had been particularly poor in the lead up with the previous weekend seeing all football in Auckland cancelled. These postponed matches were unique in that they were eventually played 10 days later on a Tuesday morning at 9.30am. This would surely be one of the only times a senior match had been played on a working weekday morning in the competitions history.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Final
There was controversy in the Round 7 match between City Rovers and Richmond as the City team fielded Lou Brown who had not been granted clearance by either Auckland Rugby League or New Zealand Rugby League. Brown had previously played for Newton and had been released to play for Wigan in England. After returning he wanted to turn out for the City club but Newton claimed that he had been released on the grounds that he would return to play for them alone. Brown was later suspended for 3 matches before rejoining the Newton team for their match against Marist.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Monteith Shield (1st grade championship), Monteith Shield fixtures, Final
City Rovers defaulted their Round 9 match with Mangere United after their dispute with the Auckland Rugby League when they refused to take the field.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Roope Rooster knockout competition
City Rovers won the Roope Rooster for the 4th time in their history, defeating Ponsonby who were attempting to win their third consecutive title, in the final by 6 points to 5.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Top try scorers and point scorers
The lists include points scored in the First Grade competition and the Roope Rooster. Joe Hadley of Athletic led the league in tries scored with 12, while Craddock Dufty was once again the top scorer with 91 points from 9 tries, 29 conversions and 3 penalties.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Top try scorers and point scorers
Devonport had a try and conversion unattributed in a match. While the match between Mangere United and Ellerslie won by Mangere United 18 to 10 had no points attributed to any player. It is possible that M Paul for Mangere scored more tries than the 9 he is credited with and more than the 3 goals he kicked.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Exhibition matches and lower grades
City Rovers played Marist of Christchurch at Carlaw Park in May and were victorious by 16 points to 9. At the end of the season Marist, who had won the First Grade Championship met City Rovers, who had won the Roope Rooster and the two teams played out a 10 all draw on Monday morning as part of the Labour Day celebrations to officially finish the season for Auckland Rugby League.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Lower grades
There were 6 lower grades in 1924 if you include the Sixth Grade which was split into an A and B grade. The City Rovers third grade team won the championship undefeated and also won the knockout competition.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Lower grades
Grades were made of the following teams with the winning team in bold:


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures
Ernie Asher, Edwin Fox, and Ronald MacDonald were appointed selectors for the season. Auckland played three matches against Australian Universities on 4, 7, and 14 June. In the first match Auckland defeated the University side by 15 to 7. In the second meeting Auckland again won, this time more easily by 17 points to 2.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures
The visiting captain congratulated the Auckland team but made mention of the conditions by saying that “yours are certainly better wet day footballers than we are but this is to be expected when you realise that my club, Sydney University has not played on a wet ground since early in 1922 season”. They had their wish somewhat in the third match with much improved weather conditions and were able to come home strongly in the second half to draw the match 14–14 in front of 11,500 people.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures
On 26 July in front of 20,000 spectators the touring England side defeated Auckland by 24 points to 11. In the curtain-raisers Ellerslie Sixth Grade B defeated City Sixth Grade B by 5 points to 2, and City Second grade defeated their Richmond counterparts by 8 points to 7. On the Wednesday following, an Auckland provincial team featuring Auckland players from the greater region including the Waikato region played England and lost 28 to 13 in front of 7,000 spectators.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures
On 20 September an Auckland team played South Auckland in Hamilton and were defeated easily by 21 points to 5. The team was supposed to be a full strength Auckland team but as the club competition was entering its key stages many of the first team players remained behind to play for their clubs. As a result, many players from the struggling Newton team made the trip to Hamilton.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures, Auckland v Australian Universities
Frank Delgrosso had to come on the replace George Davidson after he collided badly with teammate Clarrie Polson when they were both going after the ball. Polson received a bad cut over his eye and he also later had to retire and was replaced by Billy Ghent.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures, Auckland B v Hamilton
Wilson Hall broke his collar bone during the second half and had to leave the field.


1924 Auckland Rugby League season, Representative fixtures, Auckland v England
There is film footage of the match taken by Tarr Film and archived on the New Zealand Archive of Film, television and Sound Ngā Taonga website. In scoring on halftime Ben Davidson was knocked out. At the start of the second half Auckland attempted to replace him with Lou Brown who ran out on to the field. However the England captain when seeing this objected as replacements were forbidden in the second half of rugby league matches at this time. Auckland were forced to play with 12 players for a time until Davidson recovered well enough to return to the field.


1924 Australasian Championships
The 1924 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia from 19 January to 30 January. It was the 17th edition of the Australasian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 4th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians James Anderson and Sylvia Lance.


1924 Australasian Championships, Finals, Men's Singles
James Anderson defeated Bob Schlesinger 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3


1924 Australasian Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
James Anderson /  Norman Brookes defeated  Pat O'Hara Wood /  Gerald Patterson 6–2, 6–4, 6–3


1924 Australasian Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles
Daphne Akhurst /  Sylvia Lance defeated  Kathleen Le Messurier /  Meryl O'Hara Wood 7–5, 6–2


1924 Australasian Championships, Finals, Mixed Doubles
Daphne Akhurst /  Jim Willard defeated  Esna Boyd /  Gar Hone 6–3, 6–4


1924 Australasian Championships – Men's Doubles
The second seeds James Anderson and Norman Brookes defeated the first-seeded Pat O'Hara Wood and Gerald Patterson 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the Men's Doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.


1924 Australasian Championships – Men's Singles
James Anderson defeated Bob Schlesinger 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.


1924 Australasian Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. James Anderson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1924 Australasian Championships – Mixed Doubles
The fourth-seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard defeated the third seeded Esna Boyd and Gar Hone 6–3, 6–4 in the final, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.


1924 Australasian Championships – Women's Doubles
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1924 Australasian Championships – Women's Doubles
First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Lance defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Meryl O'Hara Wood 7–5, 6–2 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.


1924 Australasian Championships – Women's Singles
Sylvia Lance defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1924 Australian Championships.


1924 Australasian Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Sylvia Lance is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1924 BYU Cougars football team
The 1924 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1924 college football season. In their third season under head coach Alvin Twitchell, the Cougars compiled a 2–3–1 record, finished 10th in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 61 to 44.


1924 Barossa state by-election
A by-election was held on 22 November 1924 for one of the seats of the three-member electoral district of Barossa, South Australia. The cause for the by-election was the death of William Hague on 9 October 1924. Despite a field of seven candidates from three parties for three seats at the general election in March, only two candidates stood for the by-election in November. The result was that Henry Crosby for the Liberal Federation with 3732 votes defeated Michael Joseph Murphy for the Labor Party with 3063 votes.


1924 Barossa state by-election, Polling booths
The polling booths for the by-election were at: Gawler, Gawler South, Anna, Truro, Moculta, Two Wells, Virginia, Mount McKenzie, Salisbury, Stockwell, Angaston, Wasleys, Smithfield, Onetree Hill, Roseworthy, Lyndoch, Mallala, Williamstown, Loos, Tanunda, Cockatoo Valley, Dublin, Wildhorse Plains, Redbanks, Northfield, Abattoirs, Gilles Plains, Sedan, Nuriootpa, Keyneton, Punyelroo, Enfield, Blanchetown.


1924 Barossa state by-election, Dates
The writs were issued on 17 October 1924. Nominations closed on 28 October with polling day on 22 November.


1924 Bavarian state election
The 1924 Bavarian state election was held on 6 April and 4 May 1924 to elect the 129 members of the Landtag of Bavaria.


1924 Baylor Bears football team
The 1924 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1924 college football season. In their 5th year under head coach Frank Bridges, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 149 to 66.


1924 Baylor Bears football team
No Bears were recognized as All-Americans, and five Bears received all-conference honors: Jack Sisco, Homer "Bear" Walker, Sam Coates, Ralph Pittman, Bill Coffey.


1924 Baylor Bears football team
It would be 50 years before Baylor would win another football conference championship, doing so in 1974.


1924 Big Ten Conference football season
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1924 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1924 Big Ten Conference football season was the 29th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1924 college football season.


1924 Big Ten Conference football season
The Big Ten Conference champion for 1924 was Chicago which, in Amos Alonzo Stagg's 33rd year as head coach, compiled a 4–1–3 record (3–0–3 against Big Ten opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 88 to 40. Notable players on the 1924 Chicago team included guard Joe Pondelik and tackle Frank Gowdy. Pondelik was a consensus first-team All-American in 1924. Gowdy was selected as a first-team All-American by several selectors, including Football World, Liberty magazine, and All-Sports Magazine.


1924 Big Ten Conference football season
Red Grange of Illinois received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference.


1924 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Results and team statistics
PPG = Average of points scored per gamePAG = Average of points allowed per game


1924 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Bowl games
No Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games during the 1924 season.