TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1870 Jem Mace defends his heavyweight boxing crown against Irish champion Joe Coburn, it lasts one hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch. 1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25. 1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75. 1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4. 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8. 1913 New York Yankees commit eight errors and still beat Detroit Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings. 1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8. 1926 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8. 1929 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6. 1929 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane. 1941 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8. 1946 Boston Red Sox win 15th straight, beating New York Yankees 5-4, despite Joe DiMaggio’s grand slam. 1947 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59. 1970 Atlanta Braves’ Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. 1970 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St. Louis Blues on famous Bobby Orr goal. 1973 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1. 1973 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2. 1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1. 1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I. 1981 Montreal Expos’ Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0. 1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II. 1992 Sweden wins the Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. 2001 A soccer game stampede in Ghana kills 120. 2009 In Bern, Switzerland, Russia defeats Canada to win gold in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation.