TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1861 2nd British Open: Tom Morris Sr. shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club. 1867 8th British Open: Tom Morris, Sr. shoots a 170 at Prestwick Golf Club. 1925 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen wins at Olympia Fields. 1947 Baseball commissioner Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette will sponsor World Series. 1950 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year. 1954 New York Yankee Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop. 1958 Columbia (U.S.) beats Sceptre (Britain) in 18th America’s Cup. 1961 New York Yankee Roger Maris hits home run No. 60, tying Babe Ruth’s record. 1973 Wilt Chamberlain signs with the ABA San Diego Conquistadors. 1975 Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 a.m. 1978 New York District Court Judge rules women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms. 1979 1984 Los Angeles Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million. 1983 Australia II wins America’s Cup yacht race (1st non-U.S. winner). 1993 30th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 15-13 at The Belfry, England. 1999 33rd Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 14.5-13.5 at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.