Today In Sports History 1/26

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

Baseball

• In 1963 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone.

Hockey

• In 1921 Toronto NHL center Corb Denneny scores 6 goals to lead St. Patricks to a 10-3 win over Hamilton Tigers in Toronto.

Miscellaneous

• In 1960 high-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points.

NBA

• In 1991 Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBA player to score 30 points in a quarter.

NFL

• In 1960 the Oakland Raiders enter the American Football League.

Olympics

• In 1924 American skater Charles Jewtraw claims the first ever Winter Olympic gold medal. Jewtraw wins 500m speed skating event in 44.0s at the Chamonix Games in France.