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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 37 of 37

Feb 1st - NY Giants & Chic White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt
Feb 7th - Charlie Chaplin debuts "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"
Mar 19th - Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game
Apr 1st - UVS Soccer team forms in Lead
Apr 20th - 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2
Apr 22nd - Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win
May 9th - 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4
May 21st - 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8
May 31st - Chic White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleve Indians, 6-1
Jun 9th - Honus Wagner, is 2nd to get 3,000 hits
Jun 13th - 28th US Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Marie Wagner (62 16 61)
Jun 19th - 54th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 306 at Prestwick Club
Jun 20th - 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20
Jun 27th - Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for Heavyweight boxing title
Jul 5th - Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, & win World Series
Jul 7th - Balt Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore & Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty
Jul 10th - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles
Jul 11th - Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleve 4-3
Jul 12th - Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox
Baseball Legend Connie Mack Jul 14th - NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to World Series sweep
Jul 19th - Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL
Jul 25th - Last day of club cricket for W G Grace at age 66 He made 69
Jul 27th - Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade
Aug 5th - US beats Australia, 3-2, to win Davis Cup
Aug 15th - 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)
Aug 18th - Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km)
Aug 21st - 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill
Sep 1st - 34th US Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8)
Sep 9th - Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0
Sep 11th - William Christopher Handy publishes "St Louis Blues"
Sep 23rd - Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves
Sep 29th - Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
Oct 13th - Boston Braves sweep Phila A's, 1st sweep in World Series history
Dec 4th - Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court
Dec 5th - 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats U of Toronto, 14-2
Dec 8th - Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox
Dec 31st - Colonel Jacob Ruppert & Cap Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 53 of 53

Jan 4th - Herman Franks, American baseball player
Jan 9th - Derek Allhusen, England, Equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968)
Jan 19th - Bob Gerard, British racing driver (d. 1990)
Jan 31st - Jersey Joe Walcott, Heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52)
Feb 8th - Bert Haas, baseball player
Feb 9th - Bill "Rhymes with Wreck" Veeck, baseball club owner
Feb 14th - Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (d. 2007)
Feb 23rd - Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
Feb 25th - John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)
Mar 1st - Harry Caray, American sportscaster (d. 1998)
Mar 4th - Gino Colaussi (Luigi Colaussi), Italian footballer (d. 1991)
Mar 10th - Chandler Harper, golfer (1950 PGA champ)
Mar 14th - Lee Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)
Mar 17th - Sammy Baugh, Texas, NFL hall of famer QB (Wash Redskins)
Mar 22nd - Cec Burke, cricketer (NZ leg-spinner v Australia 1946, 1 & 3, 2-30)
Apr 3rd - Katherine Stammers Menzies, England, doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935)
Apr 8th - John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)
Apr 10th - E A V "Foffie" Williams, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1939-48)
Apr 10th - Jack Badcock, cricketer (Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's)
Apr 18th - C S Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie)
May 2nd - Dennis Dyer, cricketer (opened batting for South Africa v England 1947)
May 13th - Joe Louis, world Heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49)
May 15th - Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
May 19th - Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
Jun 8th - Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)
Jun 16th - Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)
Jun 18th - Billy Wade, cricket wicket-keeper (South African in 11 Tests 1938-50)
Jun 28th - Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player
Jul 1st - Cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936)
Jul 9th - Bill Tallon, cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie)
Jul 18th - Mack Robinson, US, 200m dash (Olympic-silver-1932)
Jul 18th - Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (d. 2000)
Jul 19th - Marius Russo, baseball player (d. 2005)
Jul 26th - Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. 1968)
Aug 6th - Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1980)
Aug 9th - Joe Mercer, English footballer (d. 1990)
Aug 10th - Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (d. 1973)
Aug 16th - Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, Water Polo (Olympic-gold-1948)
Aug 19th - Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
Aug 20th - Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)
Aug 21st - Doug Wright, cricketer (England's leg-spinning genius of 30's & 40's)
Oct 10th - Tommy Fine, American baseball player (d. 2005)
Oct 19th - Harold Gimblett, cricketer (legendary Somerset & England batsman)
Oct 23rd - Frank (Bruiser) Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle (Bkln, NY Yankees)
Nov 2nd - Johnny Vander Meer, baseball player (d. 1997)
Nov 12th - Roberto Cavanagh, Argentina, polo (Olympic-gold-1936)
Nov 12th - Sylvi Saimo, Finland, 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1952)
Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio (Nov 25th) Nov 25th - "Joltin'" Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper (56 game hitting streak), (d. 1999)
Dec 6th - Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener)
Dec 7th - Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948)
Dec 12th - Denis Begbie, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50)
Dec 15th - Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)
Dec 17th - Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 7 of 7

Apr 1st - Rube Waddell, baseballer, dies at 37 of TB
May 13th - R E Foster, only dual England captain at cricket & soccer, dies
Jun 15th - A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies
Jul 30th - Albert Trott, cricketer (3 Tests for Aus, 2 for Eng), commits suicide
Aug 7th - B B (Bransby) Cooper, cricketer (Test for Australia), dies
Sep 29th - Jean Bouin, French marathoner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies in battle
Dec 21st - A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies