Events in Sports History in August 1909

Tour de France

Aug 1 Tour de France: François Faber of Luxembourg becomes the first foreigner to win the cycling classic

Sports History

Aug 3 MLB umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins who had questioned a call; 2 weeks later Hurst banned for life

Aug 19 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of automobile race Indianapolis 500, opens in Speedway, Indiana
Aug 26 Australian cricket all-rounder Frank Tarrant scores 145 and takes 13-67 in a county game for Middlesex as they beat Gloucester by an innings and 31 runs in a single day

Baseball History

Aug 27 Future Baseball HOF pitcher Jack Chesbro's final game for NY Highlanders; 17-6 loss to the Tigers at Bennett Park, Detroit

US Men's Tennis Open

Aug 27 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: William Larned beats William Clothier 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 1-6, 6-1 for his 3rd straight & 5th overall US singles title

Aug 31 A. J. Reach Co. patents cork-centered baseball
Aug 31 Swedish runner Thure Johansson runs world record marathon (2:40:34.2) in Stockholm