Historical Events in October 1910

Oct 9 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting average with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won

Oct 18 E. M. Forster publishes novel "Howards End"

Oct 20 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series
Oct 20 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar
Oct 20 The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.
Oct 22 Dr. Crippen is convicted at the Old Bailey of poisoning his wife and was subsequently hanged at Pentonville Prison in London.
Oct 23 Blanche Scott becomes the first woman to fly at a public event in the US at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Oct 23 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series
Oct 23 Ritz Hotel in Madrid opens with 200 chambers and 100 bathtubs
Oct 29 Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game