Sports History Network April 1, 1919 – This is not an April Fools Day prank! I think after the past few years we can all appreciate this. The Stanley Cup Trophy was not awarded due to the Spanish Flu Pandemic. The final game was played at the Seattle Ice Arena in Seattle, Washington and the series ended up in a 2-2-1 … Read more
March 31, 1909 – The National Baseball Commission adopted a new rule regarding ineligible players. The new rules were targeting players who violated their signed contracts by failing to report or leaving a club that holds the rights to their players’ contract. According to the Boston Globe article on April 1, 1909 players who violated their … Read more
March 30, 1947 – Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins her first of three Titleholders titles as she finished 5 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby at the LPGA Titleholders Women’s Golf Championships at the Augusta Country Club. Over the course of her illustrious golfing career, Babe won 82 tournaments including 10 that were Majors! This young lady was … Read more
Spring is a time when a man’s fancy turns to something. Maybe sometimes, a man would be better served to have done nothing. Every year near the end of March, one might see the remembrance of a certain event that occurred in an arena in Philadelphia. It was not the anniversary of some profound accomplishment, … Read more
March 29, 1989 – It was a historic moment in sports when the first athletes from the Soviet Union were allowed to play professionally for North American sports franchises. A 25-year-old Soviet skater named Sergei Pryakhin who played for the 1986 Soviet National team was allowed to sign with the NHL’s Calgary Flames. Standing 6′ – … Read more