On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1898 1st first-class cricket game between Australian states NSW and Tasmania
- 1899 George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee
- 1908 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: American Fred Alexander beats Alfred Dunlop of Australia 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3
- 1930 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book, ball bouncing into stands not a HR, now a double
- 1933 Eddie Shore hits Toronto Maple Leaf star Ace Bailey from behind, fracturing his skull and ending his career
- 1936 1937 NFL Draft: Sam Francis from University of Nebraska first pick by Philadelphia Eagles
- 1937 National Football League Championship, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Washington Redskins beat Chicago Bears, 28-21
- 1937 1938 NFL Draft: Corbett Davis from University of Indiana first pick by Cleveland Rams
Birthdays in Sport
Bob Pettit
87th Birthday
Deaths in Sport
- 1964 H I "Sailor" Young, cricketer (left-arm bowler Eng v Aust 1899), dies
- 1968 Walter Robins, cricketer (19 Tests for England 64 wkts), dies
- 1991 Ken Keltner, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75
- 1992 Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (29 wkts for India, best 9-69 v Aust), dies at 68