Month: February 2021

1928 II Winter Olympic Games close at St Moritz, Switzerland1928 Gillis Grafström of Sweden wins his 3rd consecutive Olympic men’s figure skating gold medal at

1899 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3-2 to sweep series, 2-0 for CAHL1928 USA 2 beats USA 1 by

1818 Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents ”draisine” (early bicycle)1882 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground1927 Toronto Maple Leafs beat the

1899 Future England cricket captain Pelham Warner scores an unbeaten 132 on his Test debut in a 32 run win over South Africa in the

1905 1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark)1916 NY Yankees buy Frank ”Home Run” Baker from the Athletics for $37,5001921 Arthur Mailey completes

1887 Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,0001896 Stanley Cup, Victoria Skating Rink, Montreal, Quebec: Winnipeg Victorias beat Montreal Victorias, 2-01928 Clas

1912 England cricket team regains the Ashes1920 National Negro Baseball League organizes1923 1st Black pro Basketball team, ”Renaissance”, organizes1928 Clas Thunberg of Finland wins his

1878 Harvard player Frederick Thayer patents baseball catcher’s mask (pat # 200,358)1899 1st 2-man team 6-day bicycle race in US begins, Madison Square Garden, NYC1908

1851 Inaugural 1st-class cricket match in Australia; Tasmania v Victoria in Launceston; Tasmania wins by 3 wickets1878 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms1908

1912 Hobbs & Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand v Aust at MCG1920 Baseball outlaws all pitches involving tampering with ball1924 Bucky Harris at 27,