Category: On This Day

1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)1914 NL’s Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep1916 St Louis Brown Ernie Koob

1881 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles1885 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis:

1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course1921 Indians (9) & Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth half

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

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;