TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 10TH

1910 - Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0
1914 - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles

1921 - Jake LaMotta, Bronx New York, middleweight

boxing champ (1949-51) (Raging Bull)  is born

1926 - 30th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio
1929 - In game between Pirates & Phillies 9 HRs hit 1 in each inning

1943 - Arthur Ashe, tennis pro (1968 US Open, 1975 Wimbledon) is born

1945 - [Sarah] Virginia Wade, England, tennis star (Wimbledon 1977) is born

1954 - Andre Dawson, Miami Fla, outfielder (Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP) is born

1971 - 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale

1980 - Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000 while practicing

for the Busch series Busch 200 race at the New Hampshire International

Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire) is born

1990 - 61st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)

1992 - US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons