1912 There are 6 medallists in the Stockholm Olympic pole vault; American Harry Babcock takes gold (3.95m); countrymen Frank Nelson and Marc Wright dead-heat for
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1884 1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out1922 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Australian Gerald Patterson wins his second Wimbledon title;
1877 First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins – first official lawn tennis tournament – men’s singles only1891 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard
1889 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw wins his 7th Wimbledon singles title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-01898 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Red
1868 Surrey wicket-keeper Ted Pooley completes a then-1st class cricket record 12 dismissals (8 caught, 4 stumped) in a County match against Sussex at The
1887 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lottie Dod becomes youngest ever Wimbledon champion (15 years, 285 days); defending champion beats Blanche Bingley 6-2, 6-01889 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis:
1898 Lizzie Arlington becomes first woman to play professional men’s baseball when she pitches 9th inning for the Reading Coal Heavers against the Allentown Peanuts;
1890 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lena Rice becomes the only Irish female to win at Wimbledon beating May Jacks 6-4, 6-11891 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley
1900 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Sydney Smith 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 for his 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title1901 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Charlotte Cooper
1903 National League MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty, disappears after being removed from a train by force, found dead at bottom of Niagara Falls 2