Today In Sports History 8/15

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

Baseball

• In 1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually.

Boxing

• In 1950 Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 rounds to retain his heavyweight boxing title.

Football

• In 1960 Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 16-7 in Toronto (NFL expo).

Golf

• In 1948 at the US Open Women’s Golf Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins by 8 strokes from Betty Hicks.

Miscellaneous

• In 1914 at the 13th Davis Cup Australasia beats USA in New York 3-2.

Olympics 

• In 1936 Marshall Wayne and Elbert Root make it an American 1-2 in the 10m platform diving at the Berlin Olympics.