Events in Sport Jan 14 Australian cricketer Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) Birthdays in Sport Jan 15 Dutch Meyer, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship 1935, 38; TCU), born in Ellinger, Texas (d. 1982) Jan 24 Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939) 1897 Sports History by Year 1899 1898 in Sport History First Official Cheerleader November 2, 1898