1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes1912 Boston Braves MLB
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1872 First international soccer game, Scotland draws with England (0-0) in Glasgow1893 2nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 40-16 in Montgomery1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge,
1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery1913 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Parkdale, 44-2; second-largest margin of
1914 Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Melbourne: All-Australian final; Arthur O’Hara Wood beats Gerald Patterson 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-11929 Chicago fullback Ernie Nevers sets NFL record
1870 The New York Times dubs baseball ”The National Game”1943 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winnipeg RCAF Bombers, 23-141946 English
1905 1st Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Melbourne: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-41910 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: University of Toronto
1908 Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yds1911 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: UT Blues win
1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston1934 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders1938
1892 Pierre de Coubertin launches plan for modern Olympic Games at the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques AGM1895 4th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats
1908 1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-01910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs1945 Cleveland Rams end Jim Benton gains 303