1901 Peter O’Connor of Ireland, sets the first officially recognised world long jump record at 24′ 11 3/4” in Dublin, Ireland1921 KDKA Pittsburgh presents first
Year: 2021
1907 Tour de France: Lucien Petit-Breton of France beats countryman Gustave Garrigou to win first of 2 Tour victories1910 MLB pitching duel; Philadelphia A’s Jack
1852 America’s first intercollegiate sporting event takes place as the Harvard heavyweight rowing crew beats Yale by 2 lengths over 2 miles on Lake Winnipesaukee,
1864 Saratoga Racecourse, America’s oldest Thoroughbred racetrack, opens its inaugural meet with four days of racing1906 Chicago White Sox beat Boston Americans, 3-0 to start
1906 Brooklyn Superbas MLB pitcher Harry McIntire no-hits Pittsburgh for 10 2/3 innings but loses in 13th, 1-0 on an unearned run1909 Tour de France:
1910 Tour de France: Octave Lapize of France wins by just 4 points from Team Alcyon teammate François Faber of Luxembourg1928 Halina Konopacka of Poland
1844 1st US yacht club – NY Yacht Club organized by John Cox Stevens and 8 friends aboard the Gimcrack1874 1st baseball teams to play
1751 1st international world title prize fight: Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 mins in England1874 Major Walter Copton
1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-41912 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium1928 IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands1929
1913 11th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon, England: Maurice McLoughlin beats Charles Dixon 8-6, 6-3, 6-2