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 1995 Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig’s record, plays in 2,131 straight games

Boxing

• In 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in the 3rd for heavyweight boxing title. It’s the 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight

Golf

• In 2009 at the Women’s Canadian Open Suzann Pettersen of Norway wins by 5 strokes from a group of 5 players

Miscellaneous

• In 1980 US College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalester College (St. Paul)

NFL

• In 1946 All-America Football Conference begins regular season play as the Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0 before 60,135 at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium

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 & friend C.K. Yang of China by 58 points

Tennis

• In 1943 at the Men’s US National Championship, Joe Hunt beats fellow American Jack Kramer 6-3, 6-8, 10-8, 6-0 for his lone major title