Today In Sports History 8/24

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

Baseball

• In 1905 Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings

Boxing

• In 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

Golf

• In 1975 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Al Geiberger leads wire-to-wire to finish 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Stockton

Miscellaneous

• In 1958 Sergei Popov wins Stockholm marathon (2:15:17.0) (WR)

Tennis

• In 1925 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Helen Wills Moody beats Kitty McKane of England 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 for her third straight US singles title