Saturday, January 19, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 19TH

1903 - New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced.
1932 - Charlie Conacher becomes 1st Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, first coming at 7 seconds of game.
1937 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker & Nap Lajorie are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1952 - PGA approves allowing black participants.
1956 - Hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field.
1969 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
1971 - NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
1972 - Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to the Hall of Fame.
1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
1981 - Muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide.
1996 - NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix.
1997 - Michelle McGann wins LPGA Healthsouth Inaugural.

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