TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 19TH

1905 - Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for Heavyweight wrestling champ.
1909 - Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title.
1911 - Phila Athletics are 12½ games back in AL, & will win World Series.
1912 - AL Pres Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of

Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball.

1928 - Dolph Schayes, American basketball Hall of Famer

(Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers), born in NYC, NY is born.

1935 - NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
1941 - Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis.
1942 - Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson & Wagner).

1957 - Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons) is born.

1960 - Juan Marichal debuts as SF Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter.

1962 - Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431.

1976 - Liverpool wins 5th UEFA Cup at Bridge.

1976 - Kevin Garnett, NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) is born.
1979 - 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2.
1982 - IFK Göteborg wins 11th UEFA Cup at Göteborg.

1988 - Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1.

1991 - Willy T. Ribbs becomes 1st African

American driver to make Indianapolis 500.
1993 - Juventus wins 22th UEFA Cup at Torino.

1994 - Luis Ocana, Span cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at 48.

2012 - Chelsea defeat Bayern Munich in a penalty

shootout to win the UEFA Champions League.

2013 - Sweden defeats Switzerland to win the

2013 World Ice Hockey Championship.

2014 - Jack Brabham, Australian racing driver

and triple Formula 1 world champion, dies at 88.