July1910

Events in Sports History in July 1910

Jul 1 Chicago's White Sox Park (later Comiskey Park) opens - St Louis Browns beat White Sox, 2-0

Fight of the Century

Jul 4 "Fight of the Century": Jack Johnson beats James J. Jeffries by TKO in 15 in Reno, Nevada to retain his world heavyweight boxing title

World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Johnson

Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries

Sports History

Jul 19 Cy Young wins the 500th game of his Baseball HOF career as the Cleveland Naps beat Washington Senators, 5 - 2, in 11 innings; only pitcher in MLB history to reach milestone

MLB Pitcher Cy Young

Tour de France

Jul 31 Tour de France: Octave Lapize of France wins by just 4 points from Team Alcyon teammate François Faber of Luxembourg

Cyclist François Faber

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