Events in Sport
Sports History
May 20 Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, previously suspended by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY lineup and go hitless
- May 21 Colonel Jacob Ruppert buys out Colonel Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston's interest in NY Yankees for $1,500,000 to become sole owner
- May 23 Future World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney suffers his only professional defeat in 15-round unanimous points decision against Harry Greb at Madison Square Garden, NY
- May 25 Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire
- May 29 US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws
- May 30 Cubs and Cardinals trade outfielders between morning and afternoon games of doubleheader; Max Flack goes to St. Louis, Cliff Heathcote heads to Chicago; both get hits for new clubs in the nightcap
- May 30 Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Murphy becomes first driver to win the race from pole position; accompanied by riding mechanic Ernie Olson
Birthdays in Sport
- May 3 Len Shackleton, English former footballer, born in Bradford, England (d. 2000)
- May 6 Pat Harder, American NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1992)
- May 11 Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (d. 1992)
- May 13 Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
- May 28 Lou Duva, American boxing trainer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
- May 29 Joe Weatherly, American auto racer (NASCAR Sprint Cup champion 1962-63), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1964)
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