TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1922 15th Women’s Australasian Championships (1st for women): Margaret Molesworth beats Esna Boyd (6-3, 10-8). 1922 15th Australasian Championships: James Anderson beats Gerald Patterson (6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2). 1926 USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs. 1931 Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers. 1933 21st CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeat Sarnia Imperials, 4-3. 1934 New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship. 1935 1st Heisman Trophy Award: Jay Berwanger, Chicago (HB). 1936 AL OKs night baseball for St Louis. 1939 27th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7. 1941 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (HB). 1949 NFL absorbs Cleveland Browns, San Francisco ’49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC. 1953 Montreal Canadiens with 106 and the Toronto Maple Leafs with 98 combine for 204 penalty minutes in a game. 1984 Los Angeles Ram Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for NFL season record 2,105 yards. 1984 73rd Men’s Australian Open: Mats Wilander beats Kevin Curren (6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2). 1984 73rd Women’s Australian Open: Chris Evert-Lloyd beats Helena Sukova (6-7, 6-1, 6-3). 1992 New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colours to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season. 1995 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB). 2012 Juan Manuel Márquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in 6 for the WBO light welterweight title. 2013 Mike Ditka’s No. 89 jersey is retired by the Chicago Bears.