Today In Sports History 9/1

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

Baseball

• In 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms win 3 MLB games in one day‚ feasting on the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10 – 9‚ 3 – 2‚ and 8 – 4.

Basketball

• In 1963 Walter Kennedy begins his tenure as the commissioner of the NBA, succeeding Maurice Podoloff.

Boxing

• In 1936 Belgian boxer Gustave Roth beats Heinz Lazek of Austria in a 15 round points decision to win the EBU and vacant IBU world light heavyweight title in Vienna.

Football

• In 1984 Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State passes for Division I-AA record 536 yards & 9 TDs in an 86-0 win over Kentucky State; Jerry Rice catches 17 passes for 294 yards & 5 TDs breaking his own Division I-AA record for total yardage in pass receptions.

Hockey

• In 1999 Ex-Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux is approved as new the owner of the struggling franchise, the Penguins become first club in pro sports history to be owned by a former member of the team.

Golf

• In 1915 Jerome Travers establishes a US Amateur Golf Championship record by downing George Crump, 14 & 13 in a 1st-round match.

Miscellaneous

• In 1922 a New York City law requires all “pool” rooms to change their names to “billiards”.

Olympics 

• In 1925 Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee.