Today In Sports History 12/3

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1901 at the MLB meeting the Milwaukee Brewers franchise is officially dropped from the American League and replaced by the St. Louis Browns.

Basketball

• In 1956 basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain makes his much anticipated varsity debut, scoring 52 points and grabs 31 rebounds, breaking both all-time Kansas records in an 87–69 win against Northwestern.

Boxing

• In 1982 after losing his world welterweight boxing titles to Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns wins WBC Super Welterweight crown in a majority points decision over Wilfred Benitez at Superdome, New Orleans.

College Football

• In 1946 the 12th Heisman Trophy Award is given to Glenn Davis of Army (HB).

Hockey

• In 1929 the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1, the first win of an NHL record 14-game winning streak, and a 22-game home winning streak.

Miscellaneous

• In 1961 Dutchman Anton Geesink becomes the first non-Japanese judo world champion.

NFL

• In 1944 the temporary merger of two NFL teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals, dissolves at finish of season. WWII ends before start of 1945 season, so both teams resume normal operations.