Today In Sports History 10/24

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

Baseball

• In 1889 softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League.

College Football

• In 2009 at the 19th College Football Holy War, Notre Dame beats Boston College 20-16 in South Bend. It’s Notre Dame’s first win in the series in nine years.

Hockey

• In 1978 the Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 points versus the New York Islanders.

Miscellaneous

• In 1857 the world’s first soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in Yorkshire, England.