Events in Sport Feb 11 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms Feb 12 Harvard player Frederick Thayer patents baseball catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) Birthdays in Sport Feb 2 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955) Feb 12 Clarence "Pants" Rowland, American baseball manager (World Series 1917; Chicago White Sox 1915-18) and MLB umpire (American League 1923-27), born in Platteville, Wisconsin (d. 1969) 1877 Sports History by Year 1879 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions