1896 1st modern Summer Olympic Games close in Athens, Greece; USA wins gold medal count, 11; Greece wins total medal count, 46; IOC has retroactively
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1904 NY Highlanders’ future Baseball HOF pitcher Jack Chesbro’s first of 41 wins this season; pitches complete game and beats Boston Americans, 8-2 at Hilltop
1908 Groundbreaking for Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, home of MLB Athletics (AL), 1909-54, MLB Phillies (NL), 1938-70, and NFL Eagles, 1940-571926 Cyclists without bicycle-tax-stamp rounded up
1858 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit1877 Catcher’s mask 1st used in a baseball game1896 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to
1750 Jack Slack retains Champion of England boxing title, beats Frenchman Jean Petit in 7 rounds in Harlston, England; acknowledged as first international prize fight1896
1874 British Open Men’s Golf, Musselburgh Links: Mungo Park wins first title by 2 strokes from Tom Morris Jr1887 Soccer team Be Quick forms in
1880 British Open Men’s Golf, Musselburgh Links: Scotsman Bob Ferguson wins first of 3 straight titles; beats Peter Paxton by 5 strokes1896 Greek shooter Pantelis
1935 2nd Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Gene Sarazen wins Monday playoff with Craig Wood by 5 strokes1943 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston,
1896 American athlete Robert Garrett wins the throwing double at the Athens Olympics by taking out the shot putt (11.22m); wins the discus the previous
1877 British Open Men’s Golf, Musselburgh Links: Jamie Anderson wins his first of 3 consecutive Championships; beats fellow Scot Bob Pringle by 2 shots1896 First