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Events in Sport

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1902 - John J McGraw becomes manager of NY Giants (stays for 30 years)
1903 - Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs
1921 - 41st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Tilden beats B Norton (46 26 61 60 75)
1921 - Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier)
1927 - 40th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 64)
1932 - 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60)
1935 - Great Britain boxers beat US team in 1st intl Golden Gloves
1937 - 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62)
1938 - 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60)
1948 - 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75)
1949 - "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1949 - 56th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: L Brough beats M duPont (10-8 16 10-8)
1954 - 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall (13-11 46 62 97)
1955 - 10th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Fay Crocker
1955 - 62nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats B Fleitz (75 86)
1963 - Giant Willie Mays' HR in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves
1963 - Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings
1965 - 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64)
1966 - 73rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Frasier (63 36 61)
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey 1967 - 22nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste
1970 - NY Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days
1971 - 78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats M Smith (64 61)
1972 - 27th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning
1972 - Bob Seagren pole vaults world record 5.63m
1976 - 83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86)
1977 - 91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64)
1983 - 90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63)
1986 - After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year
1988 - 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova (57 62 61)
1989 - 10th US Seniors Golf Open: Orville Moody
1989 - 17th du Maurier Golf Classic: Tammie Green
1993 - NY Met Anthony Young loses a record 25th straight game (goes to 27)
1994 - 101st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: C Martinez beats Navratilova (64 36 63)
1995 - 16th US Seniors Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf
Tennis Player Steffi Graf 1995 - Michelle McGann wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic

Birthdays in Sport

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1882 - Edgar Mayne, cricketer (Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria)
1901 - Arthur Rex Alston, sports commentator
1905 - Jean-Rene Lacoste, France, US Open (1926)/alligator shirt designer
1907 - Leo O'Brien, cricketer (Australian batsman in 5 Tests 1932-36)
1927 - Jerome Meyer, horse trainer
1934 - Ivan Madray, WI cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108)
1937 - Dick Berardino, baseball player
1937 - Richard Petty, auto race driver (Daytona 500-1979,81)
1943 - Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist
1947 - Ervin Hall, Phila, 100m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1968)
1953 - Tony Armas, baseball player
1956 - Leslie Reid, Vancouver BC, Equestrian Dressage (Olympics-96)
1959 - Eduardo Bengoechea, Argentina, tennis star
1959 - Hoogie Drexler, jockey
1962 - Brandel Eugene Chamblee, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (1994 Honda-3rd)
1964 - DeAnne Hemmens, SF California, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1964 - Joe Magrane, baseball player
1964 - Jose Canseco, Havana Cuba, outfielder (Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP)
1964 - Shannon Ritter, jockey
1964 - Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-born American baseball player
1966 - Blaise Rhodes, Berwyn Heights MD, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1968 - Mike Lee, Neptune NJ, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Tommy Armour Tour)
1970 - Derrick Ralph Adkins, Brooklyn NY, 400m hurdler (Olympics-gold-96)
1970 - Scotty 2 Hotty, American wrestler
1970 - Steve Morrow, Irish footballer
1971 - Jared Palmer, NYC, tennis star
1971 - Troy Brown, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
1974 - Sean Casey, American baseball player
1975 - Catalina Cristea, Bucharest Rom, tennis star (1995 quarter Jakarta)
1975 - Daniel Kowalski, Singapore, Aust swimmer (Olympics-bronze/silver-96)
1975 - Eric Daze, Montreal Quebec, NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
1976 - Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
1979 - Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver
1979 - Joe Thornton, Canadian hockey player
1980 - Nicole Manske, American beauty queen and motorsports television commentator
1981 - Angel Pagán, Puerto Rican baseball player
1984 - Thomas Kortegaard, Danish footballer
1984 - Maarten Martens, Belgian footballer
1984 - Johnny Weir, American figure skater
1985 - Rhett Bomar, American football player
1985 - Chad Henne, American football player

Deaths in Sport

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1903 - Ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867)
1912 - Tom Richardson, cricketer (88 wickets in 14 Tests for England), dies
1912 - Tom Richardson, English cricket player (b. 1870)
1921 - Edwin Evans, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia), dies
1941 - Mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29
1964 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash
1969 - Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923)
1973 - Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500
1973 - Chick Hafey, baseball player (b. 1903)
1973 - George McBride, baseball player (b. 1880)
1985 - David Purley, British Formula 1 driver (b. 1945)
1986 - Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player (b. 1917)
1993 - Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56
1994 - Andres Escobar, Colombia world cup soccer star, shot for losing to US