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| 1911 |
| | | Baseball pitcher Cy Young retires with a record achievement of 511 wins in 22 professional seasons | |
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| 1914 |
| | | George Ruth acquires the nickname Babe when he joins the baseball team the Baltimore Orioles | |
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| 1914 |
| | | British golfer Harry Vardon wins his sixth Open, a record still unbroken | |
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| 1915 |
| | | Black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson loses his title, in the 26th round, to the "Great White Hope", Jess Willard | |
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| 1916 |
| | | In his first World Series for the Boston Red Sox, 21-year-old Babe Ruth sets a still unbroken record, pitching 13 successive scoreless innings | |
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| 1919 |
| | | US boxer Jack Dempsey defeats Jess Willard for the world heavyweight title, sending him from the ring with a broken jaw | |
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| 1919 |
| | | Boston Red Sox sell their star player, Babe Ruth, to the New York Yankees for $125,000 | |
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| 1921 |
| | | The schooner Bluenose begins a long series of international racing victories for Canada | |
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| 1922 |
| | | US golfer Walter Hagen wins the first of his four victories in the British Open | |
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| 1924 |
| | | Britain's most prestigious steeplechase, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is run for the first time | |
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