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Today In Sports History 10/7

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

Baseball

  • In 1922 the first radio link, WNJ (Newark) & WGY (Senectady) link for World Series

Golf

  • In 1962 at the LPGA Championship, Judy Kimball wins her only major title by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Shirley Spork

Miscellaneous

  • In 1916 Georgia Tech, coached by John Heisman, defeats Cumberland, 222-0. It is the most lopsided score in the history of US college football

NHL

  • In 1972 the first season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2