The Tribune

By INIGO 'NAUGHTY' ZENICAZELAYA

THE sports world is abuzz, the Astros and Dodgers are set to square off in the World Series. What a ‘fall classic’ it should be as the two best teams in baseball, in their respective leagues all season long, face off for all the marbles in the World Series. (I like the Dodgers in 5)

The NBA season tipped off last week with some funny bounces, surprise newcomers and one really bad break.

The NFL Playoff picture is shaping up, calm down Dolfans, playoffs maybe, Super Bowl??? That’s Not Happening!!

So while all of that plays out, let’s take a look back and see what great occurrences transpired on this day (October 24) in sports history.

ON THIS DAY

1857 - World’s first soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in Yorkshire, England

1889 - Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League

1913 - Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager

1935 - Judge Landis fines umpire George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm & Chicago players W English, B Jurges & B Herman for actions in World Series

1939 - Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up

1940 - Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball

1954 - 5th Formula One WDC: Juan Manuel Fangio wins by 16.86 points

1957 - Cincinnati Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City

1964 - 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan

1964 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistani cricketers Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan and Khalid Ibadulla vs Australia. Khalid “Billy” Ibadulla scores 166 on debut.

1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament

1965 - 16th Formula One WDC: Jim Clark wins by 14 points

1969 - Hanif, Mushtaq & Sadiq Mohammad start their only Test Cricket together

1974 - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers)

1976 - 7th NYC Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10

1976 - Sadiq & Mushtaq Mohammad score hundreds in same Test Cricket innings v NZ

1976 - 27th Formula One WDC: James Hunt wins by one point (this season served as the inspiration for the 2013 film “Rush”)

1978 - NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs NY Islanders

1982 - 13th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29

1982 - Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match

1988 - NY Islander’s & NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires

1989 - After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played

1991 - Larry Ryckman purchases CFL Calgary Stampeders1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series

1992 - 10th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 10-6

1996 - Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 yrs 238 days

2004 - 10 people, including four family members of Rick Hendrick, are killed in a plane crash near Martinsville Speedway.

2004 - 55th Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by 34 points

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