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1900 January 8 Billy Bates cricketer (656 runs and 50 wickets in 15 Tests for England), dies. [1] January 15 SCNEC soccer team forms. [1] January 24 Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England. [1] January 29 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. [1] February 3 Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Baltimore. [1] February 9 Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup. [1] February 10 Peter Ostlund skates world record 500 metre (45.2 seconds). [1] February 16 Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, three games to 1. [1] February 18 Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam. [1] March 7 Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in two games. [1] March 8 National League decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee). [1] March 11 Edmund Peate cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies. [1] March 16 American League meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an American League teams will be in Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. [1] March 17 Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2. [1] March 18 Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms. [1] March 31 Frank Milligan cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests England vs South Africa 1898-99), dies. [1] April 6 James J Jeffries knocks out Jack Finnegan in one for heavyweight boxing title. [1] April 19 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4. [1] April 26 American League opener in Cleveland draws 6,500. [1] April 30 165-pound Robert Fitzsimmons knocks out 305-pound Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match. [1] May 1 Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond. [1] May 3 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25. [1] May 8 John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Saint Louis Cardinals. [1] May 11 James J Jeffries knocks out James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title. [1] May 20 (to October 28) The 2nd Olympic Games are held in Paris, France. [7] May 24 34th Belmont Stakes: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21.25. [1] May 25 Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics. [1] May 28 Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Cincinnati Reds' grandstand. [1] May 29 25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4. [1] May 31 Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074). [1] June 21 Brooklyn Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Philadelphia Phillies, 20-13, In. [1] July 8 First night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids). [1] August 8 First Davis Cup tennis matches, held in Boston. [1] August 10 First Davis Cup Tennis Tournament (Mass) US beats England. [1] August 31 Brooklyn Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks six straight Philadelphia Phillies. [1] October 28 After over five months the Paris Olympic games close. [1] November 13 Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League. [1] 1901 January 8 New South Wales score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes. [1] January 9 New South Wales (918) defeat South Australia (157 and 156) by innings and 605. [1] January 24 First games played in baseball's American League. [1] January 31 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montréal Shamrocks in two for the Stanley Cup. [1] February 27 National League Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes. [1] March 11 Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black second baseman Charlie Grant. [1] March 12 Ground is broken for Boston's first American League ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds). [1] April 19 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6. [1] April 24 First American League game, Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 8-2, three other games rained out. [1] April 25 Erve Beck hit the first home run in the American League. [1] In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of the greatest comebacks in baseball (first game in Detroit). [1] April 28 First soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0). [1] Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as Chicago White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1. [1] April 29 27th Kentucky Derby Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75. [1] May 1 Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox. [1] Herb McFarland hit first grand slam in the American League. [1] May 8 In their long-delayed American League home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4. [1] May 9 Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 innings but loses in 10th 4-2. [1] May 23 35th Belmont Stakes: H Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21. [1] Cleveland Indians score 9 runs after two outs in 9th to beat Senators 14-13. [1] May 28 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader wins in 1:47.2. [1] June 9 New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13. [1] July 15 New York Giants Christy Mathewson no-hits Saint Louis, 5-0. [1] August 5 Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4". [1] August 10 Chicago White Sox Frank Isbell strands record 11 teammate base runners. [1] August 21 Joe McGinnity, suspended from National League for punching and spitting on an ump. [1] September 5 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues formed. [1] October 4 Columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup. [1] December 1 George Lohmann cricketer (in South Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies. [1] December 3 Milwaukee is dropped from the American League and replaced by Saint Louis Browns. [1] December 13 Test debut of S F Barnes vs Australia SCG, took 5-65 in first innings. [1] December 14 First table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium. [1] 1902 January 1 First Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0). [1] January 3 Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1] January 4 Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1] January 8 First National Bowling Championship held (Chicago Illinois). [1] January 11 Johnny Briggs cricketer (118 wickets for England), dies in an asylum. [1] January 23 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in two for the Stanley Cup. [1] March 2 Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (National League) club to manage American League's new Boston Somersets. [1] March 17 Stanley Cup: Montréal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, two games to 1. [1] April 2 Soccer team MVV '02 forms in Maastricht. [1] April 5 Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills 25. [1] April 19 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of New York in 2:43:12. [1] April 25 Erwin Harvey becomes first Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game. [1] May 3 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75. [1] May 16 Two deaf-mutes face each other for first time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Cincinnati Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Cincinnati Reds win 5-3. [1] May 22 36th Belmont Stakes: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6. [1] May 24 Cleveland's Bill Bradley is first American League player to hit a homerun in four consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918. [1] May 27 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8. [1] May 31 Australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever. [1] July 2 John J McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years). [1] July 17 Baltimore (American League) didn't have enough men to field their team. [1] September 20 Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0. [1] November 21 First night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0. [1] December 2 Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer. [1] December 9 American League announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in New York. [1] December 28 First indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (Madison Square Garden, New York City). [1] 1903 January 4 W H M "Dicky" Richards cricketer (score 4 and 0 in Test for South Africa), dies. [1] January 9 Baseball's National and American Leagues make peace. [1] Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase American League Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City, New York (New York Yankees). [1] January 19 New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced. [1] February 4 Stanley Cup: Montréal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, two games to one and one tie. [1] February 7 VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo. [1] February 20 Nick Young remains as National League president as AG Spalding ends challenge. [1] March 10 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montréal AAA in two games. [1] March 12 New York Highlanders (New York Yankees) approved as members of American League. [1] March 14 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in two games. [1] March 22 New York Highlanders (New York Yankees) tickets first go on sale. [1] April 20 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Massachusetts in 2:41:29.8. [1] New York Highlanders play their first game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth and Washington Nationals. [1] April 23 New York Highlanders (New York Yankees) win their first game beating Washington Senators 7-2. [1] April 27 First Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia Athletics win 6-0. [1] April 30 New York Highlanders (New York Yankees) first home game, (Hilltop Park-168th Steet and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2. [1] May 1 Arthur Haygarth cricketer (compiler of "Scores and Biographies"), dies. [1] May 2 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09. [1] May 3 AVC Heracles (SC Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo. [1] May 6 Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers. [1] May 17 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus, Ohio. [1] May 19 Arthur Shrewsbury cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies. [1] May 27 37th Belmont Stakes: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75. [1] May 30 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8. [1] June 2 Pittsburgh Pirates win a triple header from the Brooklyn Dodgers. [1] June 13 Birth of Harold "Red" Grange "Galloping Ghost" of football (Illinois Bears). [1] June 16 First Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over Chicago White Sox. [1] June 25 New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18. [1] August 16 Tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, New York Yankees win 12-8. [1] August 19 Philadelphia Phillies suffer record 9th straight posponed game. [1] August 26 Philadelphia Phillies walk 17 Brooklyn Dodgers in a game. [1] September 3 Resolute beats Shamrock III (England) in 13th America's Cup. [1] September 14 New York Giants Red Ames no-hits Saint Louis, 5-0 in a five inning game. [1] October 1 First baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox). [1] October 13 Pittsburgh Pirates beats Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in first World Series. [1] December 11 Patrick McShane cricket player/umpire (1884-85 Ashes series), dies. [1] December 14 Reg Foster completes 287 England vs Australia on Test Cricket debut. [1] 1904 January 4 Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club two games to one (Stanley Cup). [1] January 9 Alfred Richard cricketer (6 and 0 in only Test for South Africa 1895-96), dies. [1] January 28 First college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them. [1] February 25 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in two games. [1] March 1 England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia. [1] March 2 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted. [1] March 8 Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match. [1] March 9 Brandon's Lester Patrick becomes first hockey defenseman to score a goal. [1] March 11 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in two games. [1] April 19 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4. [1] April 25 New York Yankees Jack Chesbro's first of 41 wins this year. [1] May 2 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08.5. [1] May 14 First Olympics in the US are held (Saint Louis). [1] May 21 Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris France. [1] May 25 38th Belmont Stakes: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6. [1] May 27 National League record of five stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants). [1] May 28 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2. [1] May 30 Frank Chance gets hit by pitch five times in a doubleheader. [1] June 11 Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits New York Giants, wins in 12th on one hitter, 1-0. [1] June 21 Boston Herald tells of Boston Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," first. [1] July 1 (to November 23) The 3rd Olympic Games are held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [1] [7] August 17 Boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 6-0. [1] August 25 Jim Jefferies knocks out Jack Munroe and retains boxing heavyweight title. [1] August 29 Third modern Olympic Games opens in Saint Louis. [1] September 3 Saint Louis Olympics close. [1] September 9 Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," name not official till 1913. [1] October 10 New York Yankees two games out play first place Boston Red Sox on final day doubleheader game winner Chesbro loses the first game and chance at pennant. [1] November 4 First stadium built specifically for football (Harvard Stadium). [1] November 23 Third Olympic games close in Saint Louis. [1] December 10 James Cranston cricketer (scored 16 and 15 in Test for England), dies. [1] December 19 The Dawson City (Yukon) hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in the Stanley Cup on January 13 1905. [1]