Today In Sports History 8/31

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

Baseball

• In 1894 Phillies Billy Hamilton steals 7 bases

Golf

• In 1968 68th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Bruce Fleisher

Miscellaneous

• In 1959 48th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (3-2)

Tennis

• In 1881 the first US men’s single tennis championships is held (Newport, Rhode Island)