Today In Sports History 1/12

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

Baseball

• In 1920 annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to.

Boxing

• In 1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

College Football

• In 1958 the NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring.

Golf

• In 1997 Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships.

Hockey

• In 1918 Montreal Canadien’s center Joe Malone scores 5 goals in a 9-4 win over Ottawa to become the first 20 goal scorer in NHL history, Malone goes on to score 44 regular season goals.

Miscellaneous

• In 1967 the Louisville, Kentucky draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali.

NBA

• In 1958 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points, goes two years later to set record at 1,500..

NFL

• In 1946 NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA.