TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 2ND

1876 - Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, 

Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis.
1892 - Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, 

Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby.

1895 - George S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL is born.

1908 - Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, California, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)/actor is born.

1919 - Allie Reynolds, NY Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07)) is born.
1923 - Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) is born.
1943 - 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 pts in basketball game.

1959 - Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers.
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 Baseball Hall of Fame.
1970 - Pete Maravich becomes first to score 3,000 college basketball points.

1995 - Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85.
2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (1930-32 World Heavyweight Champion), dies at 99.
2007 - Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919) dies.