Today In Sports History 10/30

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

Baseball

• In 1871 Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago for the first National Association baseball pennant

Boxing

• In 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle”: Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in the 8th round in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali regains world heavyweight boxing title with famous “rope-a-dope” tactic

Miscellaneous

• In 1967 Ferdinand Bracke bicycles world record time (48,093 km)

NBA

• In 1954 the first use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston)