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1980 Rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53 1975 William Hartnell, actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67 1970 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s 1964 Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp 1954 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs 1952 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing 1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race) 1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News 1931 1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) 1930 Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP and Joe Cronin as AL MVP 1921 KDKA broadcast 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match (Ray-Dundee) 1884 Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1876 Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop 1876 Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football 1863 Skirmish at Sporting Hill, Pennsylvania 1793 Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine

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