Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Jul 1 Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner, at 42 and 4 months, connects at Cincinnati to become the oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR
Honus Wagner
- Jul 20 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds
Birthdays in Sport
- Jul 1 Bob Prince, American sportscaster (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1985)
- Jul 14 Claude Harmon, American golfer (US Masters 1948), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1989)
- Jul 18 Johnny Hopp, American baseball player, born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2003)
- Jul 19 Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player (NL MVP 1945), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
- Jul 22 Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
- Jul 22 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)
- Jul 31 Verdun Scott, NZ cricketer and rugby player, born in Devonport, Auckland (d. 1980)
Deaths in Sport
- Jul 1 William Booth, England Test cricket batsman (WWI 2 Tests), dies at the Somme at 39