September 1896 in Sport

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Events in Sport

  • Sep 7 A. H. Whiting wins the 1st automobile race held on a closed-circuit track in Cranston, Rhode Island

Birthdays in Sport

  • Sep 13 Morris Kirksey, American 4 X 100m (Olympic gold 1920), born in Waxahachie, Texas (d. 1981)
  • Sep 16 Andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist
  • Sep 22 Henry Segrave, British racing driver (d. 1930)

Deaths in Sport

  • Sep 2 Nat Thomson, Australian cricketer (b. 1839)
  • Sep 24 Percy McDonnell, Australian cricketer (19 Tests 1880-88, 3 centuries), dies a 35