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1908 in sports
See also:
1907 in sports
,
other events of 1908
,
1909 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Events
The third
Summer Olympic Games
are held in
London
,
England
.
September 23
-
Baseball/History
: the "Merkle incident"
December 26
-
Jack Johnson
becomes the first
African American
heavyweight[?]
boxing
champion by defeating
Tommy Burns
in
Sydney
,
Australia
Births
February 17
-
Red Barber[?]
,
baseball
announcer
, sports journalist (+
1992
)
August 27
-
Don Bradman
,
Cricket
player
Deaths
April 20
-
Henry Chadwick
,
baseball
writer and historian
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