On this day

In 1889, Players League began, declaring independence from baseball's NL

In 1924, California legalized professional boxing which was illegal since 1914

In 1953, New baseball balk rule gave the batter option of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk

Rod Marsh

Rodney Marsh who was born in 1947 is an Australian former professional cricketer. He played as a wicket keeper for the Australian national cricket team. He had a Test career from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian season.