1876 - Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St Louis.
1892 - Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby.
1943 - Chicago Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest.
1944 - Baseball meets in NYC to discuss postwar action.
1949 - Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident.
1954 - Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 points in a basketball game.
1892 - Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby.
1943 - Chicago Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest.
1944 - Baseball meets in NYC to discuss postwar action.
1949 - Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident.
1954 - Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 points in a basketball game.
1959 - Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach the Green Bay Packers.
1962 - First Pole Vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games).
1962 - First Pole Vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games).
1967 - Formation of American Basketball Association is announced.
1969 - Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1970 - Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points.
2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930-32 dies at age 99.
1969 - Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1970 - Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points.
2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930-32 dies at age 99.
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