1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean; schooners Fleetwing, Vesta and the Henrietta, with NY playboy Gordon Bennett on board, leave Sandy Hook for the
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1810 English bare-knuckle boxer Tom Cribb beats African-American Tom Molineaux in 33rd of 40 round bout at Copthall Common, England; first interracial boxing match 1831
1892 English football club Newcastle United founded 1913 John K Tener becomes president of baseball’s National League 1922 1st Australasian Championships Women’s Tennis, Sydney: Margaret
1940 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Chicago Bears beat Washington Redskins, 73-0; most one-sided victory in NFL history; first NFL title game
1907 Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring1930 PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Fresh Meadows CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen
1913 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo1925 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat NY Giants 19-71930 CFL Grey Cup,
1868 1st American bicycle college opens (NY)1914 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win first Championship; beat U of Toronto Blues, 14-21924 Hamilton
1909 1st CFL Grey Cup, Rosedale Field, Toronto: University of Toronto Blues beat Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6; Blues undefeated1909 Oldest still-operating NHL franchise is
1901 At the MLB meeting, the Milwaukee Brewers franchise is officially dropped from the American League and replaced by the St. Louis Browns1921 CFL Grey
1887 International Baseball League disbands; teams in Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo form the International Association; those in Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton become