ON THIS DAY

■ 1889 – The world featherweight title fight between Ike Weir and Frank Murphy was stopped by police after 80 rounds. It is the longest world title contest under Queensberry Rules.

■ 1928 – Scotland’s ‘Wembley Wizards’ inflicted a 5-1 defeat on England. Alex Jackson scored a hat-trick.

■ 1980 – Jesse Owens, the athlete who once set four world records in one day and won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, died.