Today In Sports History 7/30

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

Baseball

• In 1947 Cincinnati Reds 16 game winning streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4

Boxing

• In 1884 Nonpareil Dempsey (John Edward Kelly) fights George Fulljames, possibly the first middleweight fight with boxing gloves

Golf

• In 1995 at the Men’s British Senior Open, Brian Barnes of Scotland wins in a playoff with American Bob Murphy

Miscellaneous

• In 1844 the first US yacht club – NY Yacht Club organized by John Cox Stevens and 8 friends aboard the Gimcrack

NFL

• In 1960 the first AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)

Olympics

• In 1932 the X Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles, USA