On This Day in Sport for September 25
Events in Sport
- 1844 Canada defeats USA by 23 runs in the first cricket international match at the grounds of the St George's Cricket Club in Manhattan, NYC
- 1866 (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing
- 1882 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence & Worcester)
- 1908 Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout
- 1920 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Marion Zinderstein 6-3, 6-1 for her 5th US singles crown
- 1924 Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 miles per hour
- 1926 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Salisbury GC: Walter Hagen defeats Leo Diegel, 5 & 3 in the final to win his 3rd consecutive PGA C'ship title
- 1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings
- More Events in Sport
Phil Rizzuto
Scottie Pippen
Sofia Muratova
Arnold PalmerSeptember in Sport History
Woman Jockey Rides Into Record Books
Jockey Gay Kelleway is the only woman to ride a winner at England’s famous Royal Ascot. She was also the first jockey to wear a TV camera on her helmet.
September 6, 19921st Car Race in America
The winning vehicle, a Duryea Motor Wagon Company vehicle driven by Frank Duryea
September 28, 1895
