Today In Sports History 9/6

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

Baseball

• In 1943 Carl Scheib becomes the youngest pitcher in American League history at 16 years, 8 months.

Boxing

• In 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in three rounds for the heavyweight boxing title, it’s the first radio broadcast of a prizefight.

Football

• In 1946 All-America Football Conference begins regular season play as the Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0.

Golf

• In 1913 t the 19th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Jerry Travers.

Miscellaneous

• In 1954 at the US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Doris Hart beats Louise Brough Clapp 6-8, 6-1, 8-6 for the first of her 2 US singles titles.

Olympics

• In 1960 in a famous victory American decathlete Rafer Johnson scores Olympic record 8,392 points to win the gold medal in Rome, Johnson beats rival and friend C.K. Yang of China by 58 points.