Today In Sports History 9/7

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

Baseball

• In 1912 Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit

Boxing

• In 1892 James Corbett KOs 4 to 1 favorite and defending champion John L. Sullivan in 21 rounds for world heavyweight boxing title. It is Sullivan’s only defeat and his last fight

Miscellaneous

• In 1880 Geo Ligowsky patents a device to throw clay pigeons for trap shooters

NFL

• In 1981 Cleveland Browns’ Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts

Olympics

• In 1960 American weightlifter Charles Vinci wins his 2nd consecutive bantamweight gold medal at the Rome Olympics with world-record equalling 3-lift (snatch, clean & jerk, overhead press) total of 345.0 kilograms

Tennis

• In 1941 at the Women’s US National Championship, Sarah Palfrey Cooke beats fellow American Pauline Betz Addie 7-5, 6-2. Cooke sweeps all 3 women’s titles