Events in Sports History in March 1953

Golf Tournament

Mar 1 American golfer Babe Zaharias wins a controversial Sarasota Women's Open by 7 strokes as playing partner Louise Suggs refuses to sign the scorecard after Zaharias given a beneficial ruling

Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGA Louise Suggs

Mar 3 Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee
Mar 7 South African cricket opening batsman Jackie McGlew scores an unbeaten 255 in 1st Test win against New Zealand in Wellington

Golf Tournament

Mar 15 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins her 5th Titleholders title by 9 strokes from Betsy Rawls

Mar 15 West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1

Sports History

Mar 16 AL rejects St Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck's request to move his team to Baltimore

Mar 17 Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2,475M
Mar 18 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas, 69-68; Jayhawks' center B. H. Born is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
Mar 18 MLB National League approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903)
Mar 21 England beats Scotland, 26-8 at Twickenham, London to clinch their 14th Five Nations Rugby Championship
Mar 21 NBA record 106 fouls & 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse)
Mar 28 107th Grand National: Bryan Marshall wins aboard Irish 8-year old Early Mist; first of 3 consecutive GN victories for trainer Vincent O'Brien