TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1849 First U.S. skating club formed (Philadelphia). 1891 Eighteen students play first basketball game (Springfield College). 1918 Boston Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to New York Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000. 1941 Chicago Bears win the NFL championship, Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point. 1959 Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988). 1969 Vince Lombardi (Washington Redskins) coaches his last football game. 1975 John Riggins becomes the first New York Jets’ player to gain 1,000 yards rushing. 1975 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2). 1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Washington 14-2 scoring five goals on the Capitals in 4:57. 1979 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game. 1980 Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions. 1981 Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 overtimes (NCAA record). 1983 NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28-game road losing streak. 1995 Martina Ertl of Germany wins her third giant slalom world cup. 1995 The Baltimore Orioles sign second baseman Roberto Alomar to a threeyear, US$18-million contract. 1995 San Francisco Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000. 1997 Detroit Lions’ Barry Sanders is third to run for 2,000 yards in a season. 2009 Martin Brodeur, goalie for the NHL’s New Jersey Devils breaks the record for shutouts with his 104th win, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.