Events in Sport Mar 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest & East Mar 9 32nd Grand National: George Stevens wins consecutive GN's aboard 7/2 favourite The Colonel; his 5th and final GN victory Birthdays in Sport Mar 11 Herm McFarland, American MLB outfielder (first grand slam in AL history), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1935) Mar 31 Tommy Ryan, American boxer (World Welterweight, Middleweight champion), born in Redwood, NY (d. 1948) 1869 Sports History by Year 1871