June 1929 in Sport
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Months in 1929: January February March April May July August September October November December
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 4 of 4
8th - 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8
16th - Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
22nd - Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader
30th - 33rd US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 7 of 7
2nd - Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player
8th - Ventappa Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61)
9th - Keith A St H Gardner, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic-bronze-1960)
14th - Alan Davidson, cricketer (mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder)
21st - Agha Saadat Ali, cricketer (Paki bat in Test v NZ 1956, scored 8*)
27th - William Afflis, American wrestler (d. 1991)
29th - Peter George, Akron Ohio, weightlifter (Oly-gold/2 silver-48, 52)
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 3 of 3
2nd - Charles Coventry, cricketer (13 runs in 2 Tests Eng v S Af 1889), dies
4th - Harry Frazee, Boston Red Sox owner from 1916-1923 (b. 1881)
7th - J E P McMaster, cricketer (Eng v S Af Test 1889 (out for 0), dies
