Today in Sports July 23
1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends the four-year reign of the British Isles. 1921 — At the annual Harvard-Yale vs. Cambridge-Oxford meet at Harvard Stadium, Harvard’s Edward Gourdin becomes the first to long jump 25 feet. Harvard lists Gourdin’s jump as 25 feet, 3 inches, but the official listing in U.S. Track and Field is 25-2. 1960 — Betsy Rawls becomes the first woman to win the U.S. Women’s Open golf title four times. 1966 — John Pennel pole vaults 17 feet, 6 1/4 inches for ...
