| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1866 |
Henry
Harrison drafted a code of rules for Australian Rules Football,
and umpires were used for the first time. Prior to this penalities
and free kicks were decided upon by the team captains. |
1917 |
Over
100,000 mourners showed up for the funeral of boxing champion
Les Darcy in Maitland, New South Wales. He died May
24 in USA. |
1930 |
Cricket
great Don Bradman established a record score in England v
Australia Test, scoring 334 runs. |
1973 |
Despite
running just 4th in the Western Open in Chicago, Bruce Crampton
became Australia's first golfing millionaire. |
1973 |
Australia's
lawn bowlers switched to metric measurements |
2002 |
Champion horse Luskin Star died
after being at stud since 1978 . He won 14 of his 17 starts,
including the Group 1 Golden Slipper, AJC Sires Produce Stakes
and Champagne Stakes.That triple-crown victory, when he totally
blitzed his rivals, elevated Luskin Star, his trainer Max Lees,
jockey John Wade to star status. Luskin Star had 650 progeny
to race, of which he had 430 individual winners and 31 Stakes
winners that earned more than $22million in prizemoney. |
|
2005 |
The
National Rugby League signed a six-year broadcasting deal
with Channel Nine and Foxtel, worth AU$500 million. |
