Strange But True

Nippy Jones had been a baseball player for a long time. He had played first base for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, but a back injury and

In 1896 a young Australian named Patrick John O’Dea came to the United States and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin. As a teenager back home, he had been a

The largest playing field for any ballgame is the one for polo. The maximum allowable length is 300 yards, and the maximum width is 200 yards. Therefore, a polo field

Leonard Patrick “Red” Kelly, who played in the National Hockey League from the 1940s into the 1960s, was one of hockey’s greatest stars. He was also the victim of one

Sports programs are among the most popular shows on television. Games are watched in virtually every home in America. And it all began in New York City. On May 17,

Cy Young won 511 games during his career, more than any other pitcher in major-league baseball. But he lost 315 games, which is also more than any other pitcher in

Joe Kirkwood was one of golf’s most famous trick-shot artists. During his exhibitions Kirkwood would use weird looking clubs that he designed himself. Often the clubs would get as big

Back in the 1950s a gentleman named Jack McKeon was the player-manager for Missoula, Montana, of the Pioneer Baseball League. McKeon, a funny fellow, enjoyed needling umpires because he knew

Most hockey games have low scores, especially in Olympic hockey. No team really wants to humiliate its opponent. Sometimes, however, a team is so inept that nothing can be done.