Today In Sports History 4/6

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

Baseball

• In 1973 Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number

Boxing

• In 1900 James J. Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 round for heavyweight boxing title

College Basketball

• In 1992 at the 54th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, Duke beats Michigan 71-51. It is back-to-back titles for Blue Devils and coach Mike Krzyzewski

Golf

• In 1941 at the 8th US Masters Tournament, Craig Wood wins his first major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Byron Nelson. Masters’ first wire-to-wire champion

Miscellaneous

• In 1935 Harlem Globetrotter Harold Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more

NHL

• In 1926 at the Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), 2-0 for a 3-1 series victory

Olympics

• In 1896 I Summer Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece. American athlete James Connolly Olympic becomes first modern Olympic champion when he wins the triple jump (then 2 hops and a jump). Connolly would later place later 3rd in the long jump, 2nd in the high jump