TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1810 — Tom Cribb (Great Britain) beats Tom Molineaus (U.S.-African American) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds).
1896 — First intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3).
1919 — National League votes to ban the spitball’s use by all new pitchers.
1922 — Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards.
1924 — Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series baseball championships with each league getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years.
1935 — Philadelphia Athletics sell Jimmie Foxx to the Boston Red Sox for $150,000. 1935 — Chicago White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000. 1938 — 26th Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 30-7. 1939 — Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0. 1958 — University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates.
1968 — Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1970 — North American Soccer League awards New York and Toronto franchises. 1973 — First time since 1885, tennis has two top males (Stan Smith and Jimmy Connors).
1973 — The American League votes unanimously to adopt the designated hitter rule on a trial basis for three years.
1978 — 67th Davis Cup: U.S.A. beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage, Calif., (4-1). 1978 — New York Islanders end 15-game undefeated streak (12-0-3) in loss to Montreal Canadiens.
1982 — Heavyweight Michael Doakes knocks out Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1983 — Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7.
1991 — Howard Spira sentenced to
2.5 years in prison for trying to extort money from New York Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner.
1992 — The National Hockey League votes unanimously to expand to Anaheim, Calif., approving a new team, “The Mighty Ducks,” owned by The Walt Disney Company.
1992 — NHL awards franchise to Miami (for 1994-95).
1992 — New York Yankees sign free-agent pitcher Jimmy Key.
1992 — Orlando Magic scores 14 three-pointers (two shy of record).
1994 — 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (running back). 1995 — First meeting of NBA expansion teams, Toronto Raptors beat Vancouver Grizzlies 93-81.
2008 — The New York Yankees sign starting pitcher Carsten Charles (C. C.) Sabathia to a seven-year, US$161-million contract — the largest ever for a free-agent pitcher.