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BASEBALL (MAJOR LEAGUE)

announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to engage in continuous use of numbers. The first numbers are based on Fielding Positions in the Batting Order thus, Ruth will wear number 3 and Gehrig '''4'''. By 1931 all AL teams will use them; it will be 1933 before all NL players are numbered.

FOOTBALL ( AMERICAN )

Green Bay Packers win National Football League title

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League

--- Collingwood wins the 33rd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 11.13 (79) d Richmond 7.8 (50))

--- Brownlow Medal awarded to Albert Collier (Collingwood)

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1928-29 title.

FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Portsmouth 2-0.

defeat New York Rangers 2-0

--- March 28 New York Rangers 0 2 at Boston Bruins

--- March 29 Boston Bruins 2 1 at New-York Rangers

SNOOKER

beats Tom Dennis 19-14

EVENTS

BIRTHS

April 19 — Eddie Crook, Jr. , American boxer (d. 2005 )

April 19 — Duilio Loi , Italian boxer

August 14 — Dick Tiger , Nigerian boxer (d. 1971 )

DEATHS

January 24 — Wilfred Baddeley , British tennis player (b. 1872 )

October 31 — Norman Pritchard (54), Indian athlete and actor (b. 1875 )