Today In Sports History 8/9

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

Baseball

• In 1925 is the only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for Bobby Veach flies out.

Football

• In 1975 the first NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7.

Golf

• In 1923 NY State Golf Association formed.

Hockey

• In 1977 NHL refuses merger of six WHA clubs.

Miscellaneous

• In 1900 the first International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Boston, MA: Dwight Davis & Holcombe Ward beat Ernest Black & Herbert Roper Barrett 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead over British Isles.

Olympics 

• In 1936 Jesse Owens is part of the American 4 x 100m relay team that wins gold in world record (39.8) at the Berlin Olympics; his 4th gold medal of the Games.