This Day In Sports (July 29)

1. 1874: Major Walton Copton Winfield of England patents his design for the lawn-_____court.

2. 1915: This 41 year old Pittsburgh Pirate hits a grand slam.

3. 1921: At age 54, Cy Young pitches 2 innings because of what city’s 125 year anniversary?

4. 1940: John Sigmund swims 289 miles from St. Louis to Caruthersville, MO, in what body of water?

5. 1957: This person TKO’s Tommy Jackson in 10 for the heavyweight title.

6. 1979: Golfer Nancy Lopez wins this major, her first ever.

7. 1989: Javier Sotomayor breaks the high jump record. What country was he from?

8. 1989: This Cubs legend is traded from the Rangers to the White Sox.

9. 1990: The U.S. beats this country in the Women’s Tennis Federation Cup.

10. 1990: The Red Sox set a record of 12 of these in a single game.

11. 1991: Yankee fans throw cups among other things at this player.

12. 1991: The first Sunday night game at this stadium is played between the Mets and Cubs.

13. 1995: This team wins their first NFL exhibition game against the Jacksonville Jaguars

14. 2001: The Tour-de-France has no winner because this cyclist was busted for using PED’s.

15. 2003: This player hits a grand slam from both sides of the plate in the same game.