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Events in Sport

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1908 - Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux
1909 - Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title
1909 - Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series
1912 - Boston beats NY Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series
1921 - Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, & Bill Piercy defy Landis ban on World Series
1921 - Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history
1936 - Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA
1942 - Natl Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services
1962 - Yanks (20th championship) beat SF Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series
1962 - NY Yankees appear in 12 & win 9 of last 14 World Series
1968 - During Olympics Tommie Smith & John Carlos give black power salute
1968 - Milwaukee Bucks play their 1st game losing 89-84 to Chicago Bulls
1968 - Jim Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leaf penalty records (48 mins on 9 penalties in a game & 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period)
1969 - 100-1 shot NY Mets beat Orioles 5-3 & win 66th World Series in 5
1969 - Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a HR in World Series
1976 - Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 min 54 sec
1978 - Test debut of Kapil Dev, India v Pakistan at Faisalabad
1983 - 25th Ryder Cup: US, 14½-13½ at PGA National Golf Club (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US)
1983 - Balt Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series
1985 - KC Royals & St Louis Cardinals win their league championships
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson 1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for Heavyweight boxing title
1988 - Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff & World Series
1990 - Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat
1991 - Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement

Birthdays in Sport

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1885 - Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)
1900 - [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)
1906 - George Martin Lott Jr, tennis champ (1931 US Open runner-up)
1940 - Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward (NY Knick)/last ABA commissioner
1941 - Tim McCarver, baseball catcher (Phils, Mets)/sportscaster (ABC, CBS)
1944 - Bob Cottam, cricketer (England fast-medium on 2 India/Pakistan tours)
1948 - Leo Mazzone, American baseball coach
1953 - Susan Pedersen, US, 4 X 100m medley swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968)
1953 - Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer
1956 - Johnny Chavis, American football coach
1960 - Val Skinner, Hamilton MT, LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Championship)
1961 - Chris Doleman, defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
1961 - Wilfried Brookhuis, soccer player (NEC)
1962 - Laura Coenen, Neenah Wisc, team Handball goalie (Olymp-1988, 92, 96)
1962 - Manute Bol, NBA center (Golden State Warriors)
1962 - Tamara McKinney, Lexington KY, slalom skier (Olympic-4th-1984)
1964 - Kay Cockerill, San Jose CA, LPGA golfer (1995 Friendly's Classic-32nd)
1965 - German Titov, Moscow Russia, NHL center (Calgary Flames, Oly-Silver-1998)
1965 - Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star
1966 - Donovan Right, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1967 - Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
1967 - Michael York, Australian field hockey fullback (Oly-silver-92, 96)
1968 - Robert van Oosterom, cricket opening batsman (Holland 1996 World Cup)
1968 - Scott Donie, Vicenza Italy, diver (Olympics-4th-96)
1969 - Darren McKenzie-Potter, Auckland NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1969 - Doug Hocking, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1969 - Spencer McLennan, CFL safety (Montreal Alouettes)
1970 - Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner (NY Jets)
1970 - Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
1971 - David Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996-)
1971 - Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1971 - Simon Shanks, NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
1971 - Toni Foster, WNBA forward/center (Phoenix Mercury)
1972 - Darius Kasparaitis, Elektrenai Lit, NHL defenseman (Islanders, Pitts)
1972 - Darren Balmforth, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1972 - Kordell Stewart, NFL quarterback/wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1973 - David Unsworth, English professional footballer
1974 - Jermaine Lewis, wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens)
1974 - Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Oly-98)
1975 - Jacques Kallis, cricketer (South African Test all-rounder v England 1995)
1975 - Jamila Wideman, WNBA guard (LA Sparks)
1975 - Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
1980 - Sue Bird, American basketball player
1980 - Timana Tahu, Australian Rugby League player
1981 - Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1981 - Martin Halle, Danish footballer
1982 - Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
1988 - Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1928 - Septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies
1948 - Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies
1968 - Ellis Kinder, baseball player (b. 1914)
1983 - Kelso, American racehorse (b. 1957)
2003 - László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. 1926)