FAN APPRECIATION FREEBIE: Crown Point vs. FW Snider – BBall 4A Semi-State Opener Audio – 3/21/26

1929 – The Hobart Brickies open up their third season of football with a 36-0 home shutout of Valpo. These were the years before Brickie Bowl. Does anyone know where in Hobart this game would have been played? 1934 – St. Louis Cardinals pitchers, and brothers, Dizzy and Paul Dean…

1929 - The Hobart Brickies open up their third season of football with a 36-0 home shutout of Valpo. These were the years before Brickie Bowl. Does anyone know where in Hobart this game would have been played? 1945 - Hobart and Lowell battle it out in a black and…

1938 – The Bears defeat the Packers 2-0 thanks to a fourth quarter safety. 1956 – Mickey Mantle becomes the eighth player in MLB history to have a 50 homer season. 1963 – The final baseball game at Polo Grounds is played, as the Phillies beat the Mets, 5-1. 1964…

1904 – The New York baseball team is referred to as the Yankees for the first time, with the name appearing in an article in the Boston Herald. The name would not become official until 1913. 1945 – Jimmie Foxx hits the 534th, and final, home run of his career.…

1957 – Milwaukee first baseman Frank Torre ties an MLB record by scoring six runs in a game as part of a 23-10 win over the Cubs. 1962 – Stan Musial picks up career hit #3,516, passing Tris Speaker for second place on the all-time list, trailing only Ty Cobb.…

1885 – Boxing has its first Heavyweight Title fight in a bout between John L. Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey. 1925 – Babe Ruth is suspended and fined $5,000 after showing up late to batting practice. 1950 – The International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan back into…