The Saratogian (Saratoga, NY)

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

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1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweigh­t boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.

1917 — Toronto’s Harry Cameron becomes the first defenseman to score four goals in a game as the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5.

1943 — Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 41-21 victory over the Washington Redskins for the NFL championsh­ip.

1946 — The United States wins the Davis Cup with a 5-0 sweep of Australia, the worst defeat for a defending champion.

1954 — Otto Graham scores three touchdowns and passes for three more to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 56- 10 rout of the Detroit Lions for the NFL title.

1955 — The Cleveland Browns intercept six passes, one of which is returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Don Paul, in a 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL championsh­ip. Otto Graham of the Browns passes for two touchdowns and scores two more.

1960 — The Philadelph­ia Eagles come from behind twice on a 35-yard pass to Tommy McDonald from Norm Van Brocklin and a 5-yard run by Ted Dean to beat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 for the NFL title.

1964 — Wray Carlton and Jack Kemp each score touchdowns and Pete Gogolak kicks two field goals to give the Buffalo Bills a 20- 7 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFL championsh­ip.

1965 — The Buffalo Bills win their second straight AFL championsh­ip with a 27-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers are able to get inside Buffalo’s 25- yard line only once.

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