On This Day in Sport for October 16
Events in Sport
- 1908 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux
- 1909 In his 4th title defence Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in the 12th round at Mission St Arena, Colma, California to retain his heavyweight boxing crown
- 1909 Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Detroit Tigers, 8-0 at Bennett Park to clinch 4-3 series win; Tigers' third straight WS defeat
- 1912 Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beat NY Giants, 3-2 at Fenway Park to clinch a 4-3-1 series win; series extended to 8 games as one game tied due to darkness
- 1916 Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus
- 1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history
- 1936 Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA
- 1942 National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services
- More Events in Sport
Dave DeBusschere
Naomi OsakaWeddings in Sport
- 1979 MLB outfielder Tim Raines (20) weds his high school sweetheart Virginia Hilton
- 1993 NFL coach Don Shula (63) weds second wife Mary Anne Stephens at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Miami Beach
Divorces in Sport
- 1984 Joyce King divorces NBA guard George Gervin (32) after nearly 8 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1928 Septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies
- 1946 Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian Nazi (SS/SD), hanged at 43
- 1948 Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies at 42
- 1968 Ellis Kinder, American baseball player, dies at 54
October in Sport History
Black Power Salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium at 1968 Olympics
October 16, 1968Prince of Wales Gallops Out of Horseracing After Scandal
Once regarded as the ‘first gentleman of Europe’, the lifestyle of a former Prince of Wales caused revulsion, starting with a horseracing scandal on this day.
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