Today In Sports History 8/30

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

Baseball

• In 1906 Hal Chase becomes the first NY Yankee to hit three triples in a game

Boxing

• In 1937 Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

Golf

• In 1969 at the 69th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Steve Melnyk

Miscellaneous

• In 1960 US women’s 4 x 100m medley relay team swims world record 4:41.1 to beat Australia and win the gold medal at the Rome Olympics. Lynn Burke, Patty Kempner, Carolyn Schuler & Chris von Saltza

Tennis

• In 1927 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Helen Wills Moody beats England’s Betty Nuthall Shoemaker 6-1, 6-4 for her 4th of 7 US singles titles