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This Day In Sports – January 17

1914 – Gerhart Hauptmann’s “Der Bogen des Odysseus,” premieres in Berlin

1916 – 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY

1916 – Professional Golfer Assn (PGA) forms in NYC

1933 – Bradman takes second Test wicket, Hammond, bowled

1934 – Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the NY Giants

1934 – NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract

1954 – NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9

1954 – Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister)

1960 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women’s Golf Invitational

1960 – NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-21

1963 – Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA

1970 – 357 Baseball Players are available in the free-agent draft

1970 – AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-3

1970 – Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s

1971 – Super Bowl V: Balt Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB

1977 – NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 24-14

1979 – NY Islanders didn’t get a shot off in 1 period against NY Rangers

1986 – Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title

1989 – Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach

1989 – Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami

1995 – Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1995 – LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis

1997 – NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely/$25,000 for kicking cameraman