Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Dec 3 Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Det Tigers for $100,000
Connie Mack
Event of Interest
Dec 12 Eddie Shore hits Toronto Maple Leaf star Ace Bailey from behind, fracturing his skull and ending his career
Eddie Shore
- Dec 15 Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15
- Dec 17 B H Valentine scores 133 on Test Cricket debut, Eng v India at Bombay
- Dec 17 Lala Amarnath scores century on Test Cricket debut (went on to 118)
- Dec 17 NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game
Event of Interest
Dec 23 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251
Howie Morenz
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 2 Michael Larrabee, American athlete (d. 2003)
- Dec 6 Jim Pothecary, cricketer (South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour)
- Dec 9 Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2012)
- Dec 9 Orville Moody, American golfer (US Open 1969), born in Chickasha Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- Dec 10 Grenville Alabaster, cricketer (NZ tourist to Aust 1973-74)
- Dec 10 Larry Morris, NFL Linebacker (NFL 1960s All-Decade Team), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)
- Dec 17 Bruce Morrison, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1963)
- Dec 19 Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete
- Dec 20 Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist (world champion, 1961)
- Dec 21 Jackie Hendriks, cricketer (West Indian wicket-keeper of 60's)
- Dec 27 Dave Marr, golfer/sportscaster, (PGA Championship 1965), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1997)
Deaths in Sport
- Dec 9 Morice Bird, cricketer (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies