Dave's Midwestern Ohio Memories - March 10th

Series of Guest Blogs by an out-of-state Fish Report reader originally from this area about fond memories of growing up in Midwestern Ohio during the 50’s & 60’s

This Day in Sports History

March 10th

Check out these March 10th sports accomplishments over the years:

1913 - William Knox rolled the first perfect 300 game in tournament competition.

1922 - Babe Ruth signed what is considered his first contract with the New York Yankees (three years after the Red Sox sold him to the Yankees). The three-year contract was worth $52,000 a year, a league-high at the time.

1963 - Rookie Pete Rose get hits in his first two at-bats during spring training

1963 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 60 points in an NBA game, a record he eclipsed later in his career when he scored 100 points

1976 - The phrase, “It’s not over until the fat lady sings” was originated by announcer Ralph Carpenter while broadcasting a game between Tech Tech and Texas A&M when the Aggies rallied to a 72-72 ties from 20 points down in the SWC Tournament finals.

1983 - Walter Auston, Los Angeles Dodgers Manager, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

1985: India beats Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket”

What will happen today to make history??

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