1875 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Willie Park Sr. wins his 4th title; beats fellow Scot Bob Martin by 2 strokes1918 Boston Red Sox
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1841 Tom Hyer beats George McChester in 101 rounds at Caldwell’s Landing, NY to become first American heavyweight boxing champion1904 Boston Herald again refers to
1883 New York Gothams score 13 runs in an inning in a 16-6 win over Philadelphia Quakers at Recreation Park, Philadelphia; MLB record (18) set
1880 Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters1896 A. H. Whiting wins the 1st automobile race held on a closed-circuit track in
1880 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval1883 Chicago White Stockings beat Detroit Wolverines, 26-6 at Lake Front Park, Chicago;
1901 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, better known as Minor League Baseball is formed at the Leland Hotel in Chicago1906 St. Louis University quarterback
1906 New York Highlanders beat Boston Pilgrims, 7 – 0 and 1 – 0 for their MLB record 5th straight doubleheader sweep1916 Future Baseball Hall
1881 1st US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport R.I.: Richard Sears wins inaugural event beating William E. Glyn 6-0, 6-3, 6-21889 US National Championship Men’s
1878 Surrey left-arm slow round-arm bowler Ted Barratt takes 10-43 for the Players in Australia’s 1st innings in a cricket tour match on his home
1881 The Dwyer Brothers’ 3-year-old Kentucky Derby winner Hindoo wins his 19th consecutive race, a purse event at Sheepshead Bay; winning streak snapped 6 days