Stories By Joe Henrich
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Prep Sports
/ 8 months agoTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 10/18
1912 – Boxer Jack Johnson is arrested for violating the Mann Act for “transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes.”...
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Prep Sports
/ 8 months agoTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 10/17
1920 – The Decatur Staleys play their first American Professional Football Association game at Douglas Park. 1960 – The National League...
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Prep Sports
/ 8 months agoTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 10/16
1897 – Michigan beats Ohio State 34-0 in the first ever football meeting between the two rivals. 1946 – Playing in...
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Prep Sports
/ 8 months agoTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 10/15
1917 – The White Sox beat the Giants to win the World Series. 1969 – Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver becomes...
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Prep Sports
/ 8 months agoTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 10/14
1906 – The White Sox beat the Cubs 8-3 to win an all Chicago World Series. It is also the first...
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Prep Sports
/ 9 months agoTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 9/29
1880 – The first baseball game at the historic Polo Grounds in New York takes places as the New York Metropolitans...