Jack Johnson successfully defends his heaveyweight crown in the "Fight of the Century" before 20,000 spectators at Reno, Nevada. Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in the 15th round.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins the 9th U.S. Women's Open just 18 months after cancer surgery. Her 12 stroke victory took place at the Salem Country Club in Peabody, MA.