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1889 – First College All – American Team is selected. The team was selected by Caspar Whitney and published in “This Week Sports”. The team included Amos Alonzo Stagg from Yale and all were from the Ivy League. 1927 – Globetrotters play first game. The Lineup for the first game included; Walter “Toots” Wright, Byron “Fat” Long, Willis “Kid” Oliver, Andy Washington and Al…

1951 – The Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in an NBA record-setting six overtimes. Also recorded as the longest game in NBA History at 78 minutes. 1976 – A 37-year-old who made his fortune selling outdoor advertising in the 60’s and soon after began buying radio and television stations, Ted Turner buys the Atlanta Braves for $12 million. 1980 – The Philadelphia…

1931 – Lucille Thomas becomes the first woman in history to purchase a baseball team. She buys the Topeka franchise in the Western League. 1934 – For a year before 1934, Major League Baseball used different balls ranging in size and weight. Finally, both the American and National leagues select a uniform baseball. 1957 – Playing 10 years with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the first…

1887 – Riding a penny farthing bicycle Thomas Stevens becomes the first man to cycle around the world, from San Francisco to San Francisco. Even today a journey of these proportions is a challenge, but making it back in the 1800s with a simple penny-farthing bicycle was an even greater challenge. 1920 – The first Black baseball league is formed. The National Negro Baseball…

1920 – In what began the 84 year “Curse of the Bambino”, Boston Red Sox Club owner Harry Frazee announces the agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. The deal called for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan. 1931 – Nels Stewart center for the Montreal Maroons scores the fastest pair of goals in NHL history. The two goals…

1832 – The sport with brooms on ice, Curling, opens up its first club in the United States. The Orchard Lake Curling Club is open. 1912 – Club President of the Brooklyn Superbas, Charles Ebbets announces the purchase of 4.5 acres. Which he plans to build a 23,000-seat concrete and steel stadium. Ebbets Field opened in 1913. 1943 – The University of Kentucky men’s…

1902 – First Rose Bowl. Played at Tournament Park in Pasadena California. Michigan defeated Stanford 49-0. MVP of the game was Neil Snow, Michigan Fullback. 1935 – Very first Sugar Bowl is played. Tulane defeats Temple 20-14 1935 – First Orange Bowl is played. Bucknell beats Miami (Fl) 26-0. 1943 – The Chicago Blackhawks put first trio of brothers on ice to play together…

1918 – Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager. 1950 – Jockeys Bill Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year. 1952 – Danny Nardico stops former world middleweight champion Jake LaMotta in 7 rounds in a light heavyweight non-title bout in Coral Gables, Florida; LaMotta is knocked down for the only time in his career, his corner…

1907 – Abraham Mills’ commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball. 1926 – Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substantiated). 1934 – New York Rangers and Boston Bruins battle out a 0-0 tie; first of a 37-game overtime undefeated streak for the Bruins, the longest in NHL history; streak…