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November 13 Sports Lore Bulletin
1875   Harvard-Yale game was first college football contest with uniforms.
1875 National Bowling Association organized in NYC.
1909 Hamilton Tigers' Ben Simpson kicked 9 singles in a game.
1932 NFL's Boston Braves played in Braves Field for the last time, losing to the Green Bay Packers 21-0.
1964 St. Louis Hawks' Bob Petit became first NBA player to score 20,000 points.
1994 New England Patroits' Drew Bledsoe set NFL record 45 completions against the Minnesota Vikings.
2005 Chicago Bears' Nathan Vasher returned a missed field goal for NFL record 108 yards.
2005 NFL's Minnesota Vikings were first to return an interception, punt and kick-off for a TD in same game.
 
November 14
1888   St. Andrews Golf Club in Yonkers, NY opened with just 6 holes.
1889 Nellie Bly set out to beat Jules Verne's fictional Phileas Fogg's time of 80 days to travel around the world. She did it in 72.
1914 Hamilton Tigers' Billy Mallett kicked 10 singles in a game.
1920 APFL's Chicago Tigers' Joe Guyon punted 95 yards.
1943 Chicago Bears' Sid Luckman set NFL record 7 passing TDs against the New York Giants.
 
November 15
1960   Los Angeles Lakers' Elgin Baylor scored 71 points vs New York Knicks.
1964 Mickey Wright shot a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro.
 
November 16
1926   NHL's New York Rangers played in Madison Square Garden III for the first time, beating the Montreal Maroons 1-0.
1955 D. M. Campbell piloted the first speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph).
1962 San Francisco Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored 73 points vs New York.
1969 AFL's Cincinnati Bengals played in Nippert Stadium for the last time, losing to the Boston Patroits 25-14.
 
November 17
1884   Police arrested John L. Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel."
1894 Daily Racing Form founded.
1926 NHL's Chicago Blackhawks played in the Chicago Coliseum for the first time beating the Toronto St. Pat’s 4-1.
1940 Green Bay Packers became first NFL team to travel by plane.
1956 Syracuse fullback Jim Brown scored NCAA record 43 pts vs Colgate.
1968 Heidi Bowl - NBC missed Oakland's rally to beat New York Jets 43-32.
1979 WBL's New York Stars played in Madison Square Garden IV for the first time.
1981 New York Knicks' Bill Cartwright ties record of 19 of 19 free throws.
 
November 18
1949   Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson was named NL's MVP.
1973 WHA's New York Blades played in Madison Square Garden IV for the last time, beating the Chicago Cougars 5-3.
1996 Dallas Cowboys' Chris Bonoil tied NFL record 7 field goals against the Green Bay Packers.
 
November 19
1961   Houston Oilers' George Blanda tied NFL record 7 passing TDs against the New York Titans.
1989 US beat Trinidad, 1-0, qualifying for the 1990 world soccer cup finals for the first time since 1950.
Posted on November 11, 2005 By Sports Lore
 

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