On This Day in Sport for December 7
Events in Sport
- 1907 Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring
- 1929 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hillcrest CC: Defending champion Leo Diegel defeats Johnny Farrell, 6 & 4 in the final
- 1930 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadows CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1 up in the final for the 2nd of his 3 major titles
- 1931 After scoring 226 in 1st Test in Brisbane, Don Bradman belts 219 for NSW against the visiting South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- 1935 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Winnipeg Pegs (later Blue Bombers) defeat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12
- 1937 Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams
- 1937 Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine recaptures his final world title from Dutch grand master Max Euwe by a large margin (+10−4=11)
- 1939 Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
- More Events in Sport
Johnny Bench
Larry BirdDeaths in Sport
- 1927 Albert Griffiths ("Young Griffo"), Australian boxer (World Featherweight champion 1890-92), dies of apoplexy at 56
- 1938 Harry Moses, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1887-95), dies
- 1969 Lefty O'Doul, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star, World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1929, 32 NY Yankees), dies at 72
- 1975 Beatrix Loughran, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1924, 1928, 1932), dies at 75
