Today In Sports History 10/11

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

Baseball

• In 1913 Philadelphia A’s beat NY Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series

Golf

• In 1902 at the Men’s US Open Men’s, Scotsman Laurie Auchterlonie sets new 72-hole event scoring record to win his only major title, 6 strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis

Miscellaneous

• In 1960 Radio/TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers

NFL

• In 1925 NY Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0