November 1st in Sports

THIS DAY IN SPORTS

• 1884 Gaelic Athletic Association is established in a meeting at Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary; Clare teacher Michael Cusack is credited as founder; objective to promote Irish sport & games
• 1897 Italian football club Juventus F.C. is founded by students in Turin as Sport-Club Juventus
• 1913 Notre Dame upsets Army, 35-13 in the colleges' inaugural football game; quarterback Gus Dorais (14 of 17 passes, 243 yards, 2 TDs) and receiver Knute Rockne use forward pass effectively

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• 1916 Broadway theatre owner and producer Harry H. Frazee and Hugh Ward buy MLB club the Boston Red Sox for approximately $700,000 from Joseph Lannin
• 1922 In an all-American bout, Mickey Walker upsets defending champion Jack Britton in a 15-round points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC; wins world welterweight boxing crown
• 1924 Boston Bruins officially join the NHL, becoming the first United States-based team to enter the League; Montreal Maroons also join NHL, but only last until 1938
• 1928 Australian cricket batting prodigy Dob Bradman scores 133 not out in NSW 2nd innings v Queensland in Brisbane; follows his 131 in the Blues' 1st innings
• 1938 NL batting champion Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds is named National League MVP; the first catcher to win the award; Boston Red Sox 1st baseman Jimmie Foxx takes AL award