On This Day in Sport for April 9
Events in Sport
- 1880 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Scotsman Bob Ferguson wins first of 3 straight titles; beats Peter Paxton by 5 strokes
- 1896 Australian athlete Edwin Flack claims the middle distance double at the Athens Olympics winning the 800m final in 2:11.0; his 2nd victory of the Games after success in the 1500m
- 1896 Greek shooter Pantelis Karasevdas scores a perfect 40 hits to win the military rifle event at the Athens Olympics; Greek 1-2-3 with Pavlos Pavlidis and Nicolaos Trikupis taking out the minor placings
- 1912 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard)
- 1913 Brooklyn Superbas' (later Dodgers) Ebbets Field opens; visiting Philadelphia Phillies win, 1-0
- 1925 Babe Ruth rushed to hospital
- 1928 Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss
- 1931 Chicago Cy Wentworth beats Montreal Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period
- More Events in Sport
Curly Lambeau
Paul Arizin
Seve Ballesteros
Willie StargellWeddings in Sport
- 1981 NFL coach Bill Cowher (23) weds Kaye Young
- 2010 Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos (30) weds Julie Lesicki at St. Augstine Catholic Church in Philadelphia
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
April in Sport History
Boxing Match That Went for 42 Rounds
The first "world championship" boxing match was a brutal affair, lasting nearly two and a half hours and stretching over 42 rounds.
April 17, 1860World's First Motor Race
It was hardly the stuff of today's adrenalin-pumping Formula 1 match ups, but on this day two men climbed aboard their machine for "the world’s first motor race”.
April 20, 1887
