<CENTER>This Day In Sports
</CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ccccdd><TH class=TSN2 align=left colSpan=2>July 8</TH></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1889 </TH><TD class=TSN1>John L. Sullivan outlasted Jack Kilrain in the longest and final bare-knuckle fight in American history. Sullivan and Kilrain dueled for 75 rounds. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1912 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Rube Marquard's major-league record 19 consecutive wins came to a halt at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, 7-2. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1935 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Lefty Gomez pitched six innings and Jimmy Foxx drove in three runs as the American League All-Stars defeated the National League, 4-1, in the third annual All-Star Game. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1941 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Arky Vaughan set an All-Star Game record by belting two home runs, but the American Leaguers won anyway, 7-5 over the National League. Ted Williams clubbed a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the ninth inning to pull it out for the AL. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1942 </TH><TD class=TSN1>The Office of Defense Transportation banned automobile and motorcycle racing in response to World War II in an attempt to conserve rubber. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1947 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Johnny Sain's throwing error in the seventh inning allowed the American League to edge the Nationals, 2-1 in Chicago. Frank Shea became the first rookie to win a game in the 14-year history of the All Star Game. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1952 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Ross Cleverly took out counterpart D. Emerson with his first punch, just seven seconds into the bout at Palmerston, New Zealand. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>A two-run homer by Hank Sauer turned out to be the game-winner in a rain-shortened 3-2 National League victory over the Americans after five innings. Jackie Robinson also homered in the contest for the NL. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1958 </TH><TD class=TSN1>This All-Star Game was particularly interesting in that it marked the first time that an extra base hit was not made. Gil McDougald's pinch-hit single in the sixth inning scored Frank Malzone with the winning run in the American League's 4-3 win over the National League. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1962 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Stan Musial clubbed three home runs to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets, 15-1. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1967 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Billie Jean King swept three titles at Wimbledon; the singles title over Sann Hayden, the doubles title with Rosie Casals and with Owen Davidson for the mixed doubles title. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1970 </TH><TD class=TSN1>San Francisco's Jim Ray Hart hit for the cycle as the Giants clobbered the New York Mets, 13-0. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1984 </TH><TD class=TSN1>John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, to capture the men's singles title at Wimbledon. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1990 </TH><TD class=TSN1>West German Andreas Brehme scored with just six minutes remaining to lift his squad to a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup Final. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1991 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Michael Stitch stunned three-time champ Boris Becker to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1994 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Boston's John Valentin registered only the 10th unassisted triple play in major league history in the sixth inning of a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>Beat The Wheel, driven by Catello Manzi, won in 1:51.4 over Pine Chip at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which broke Mack Lobell's seven-year-old trotting world record. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1995 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Steffi Graf grabbed her sixth Wimbledon singles title, taking out Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1997 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Cleveland catcher Sandy Alomar became the first player to win the All-Star MVP in front of his home fans as the American League defeated the National, 3-1. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>2000 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Twenty-year-old Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6-3, 7-6, at Wimbledon Championship. It was Williams her first ever Grand Slam title. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>2002 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Major League Baseball announced on that it will name its All-Star MVP Award after Hall of Famer Ted Williams, who passed away earlier in the month. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees out-slugged Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs in the final round, 7-1, to win the Home Run Derby at Miller Park in Milwaukee. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>2004 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Xavier named Sean Miller their new men's college basketball coach. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>The Atlanta Hawks named Mike Woodson their new head coach. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>Birthdays</TH><TD class=TSN1>Jack Lambert (1952) - former NFL player; Todd Martin (1970) - tennis player. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
</CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ccccdd><TH class=TSN2 align=left colSpan=2>July 8</TH></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1889 </TH><TD class=TSN1>John L. Sullivan outlasted Jack Kilrain in the longest and final bare-knuckle fight in American history. Sullivan and Kilrain dueled for 75 rounds. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1912 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Rube Marquard's major-league record 19 consecutive wins came to a halt at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, 7-2. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1935 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Lefty Gomez pitched six innings and Jimmy Foxx drove in three runs as the American League All-Stars defeated the National League, 4-1, in the third annual All-Star Game. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1941 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Arky Vaughan set an All-Star Game record by belting two home runs, but the American Leaguers won anyway, 7-5 over the National League. Ted Williams clubbed a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the ninth inning to pull it out for the AL. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1942 </TH><TD class=TSN1>The Office of Defense Transportation banned automobile and motorcycle racing in response to World War II in an attempt to conserve rubber. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1947 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Johnny Sain's throwing error in the seventh inning allowed the American League to edge the Nationals, 2-1 in Chicago. Frank Shea became the first rookie to win a game in the 14-year history of the All Star Game. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1952 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Ross Cleverly took out counterpart D. Emerson with his first punch, just seven seconds into the bout at Palmerston, New Zealand. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>A two-run homer by Hank Sauer turned out to be the game-winner in a rain-shortened 3-2 National League victory over the Americans after five innings. Jackie Robinson also homered in the contest for the NL. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1958 </TH><TD class=TSN1>This All-Star Game was particularly interesting in that it marked the first time that an extra base hit was not made. Gil McDougald's pinch-hit single in the sixth inning scored Frank Malzone with the winning run in the American League's 4-3 win over the National League. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1962 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Stan Musial clubbed three home runs to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets, 15-1. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1967 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Billie Jean King swept three titles at Wimbledon; the singles title over Sann Hayden, the doubles title with Rosie Casals and with Owen Davidson for the mixed doubles title. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1970 </TH><TD class=TSN1>San Francisco's Jim Ray Hart hit for the cycle as the Giants clobbered the New York Mets, 13-0. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1984 </TH><TD class=TSN1>John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, to capture the men's singles title at Wimbledon. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1990 </TH><TD class=TSN1>West German Andreas Brehme scored with just six minutes remaining to lift his squad to a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup Final. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1991 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Michael Stitch stunned three-time champ Boris Becker to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1994 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Boston's John Valentin registered only the 10th unassisted triple play in major league history in the sixth inning of a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>Beat The Wheel, driven by Catello Manzi, won in 1:51.4 over Pine Chip at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which broke Mack Lobell's seven-year-old trotting world record. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1995 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Steffi Graf grabbed her sixth Wimbledon singles title, taking out Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>1997 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Cleveland catcher Sandy Alomar became the first player to win the All-Star MVP in front of his home fans as the American League defeated the National, 3-1. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>2000 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Twenty-year-old Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6-3, 7-6, at Wimbledon Championship. It was Williams her first ever Grand Slam title. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>2002 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Major League Baseball announced on that it will name its All-Star MVP Award after Hall of Famer Ted Williams, who passed away earlier in the month. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees out-slugged Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs in the final round, 7-1, to win the Home Run Derby at Miller Park in Milwaukee. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>2004 </TH><TD class=TSN1>Xavier named Sean Miller their new men's college basketball coach. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd> </TH><TD class=TSN1>The Atlanta Hawks named Mike Woodson their new head coach. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=TSN2 vAlign=top bgColor=#ccccdd>Birthdays</TH><TD class=TSN1>Jack Lambert (1952) - former NFL player; Todd Martin (1970) - tennis player. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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