Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Wednesday October 5, 1921. The Yankees v. The Giants

Elmer Miller scores in Yankee-Giant World Series game on 10/5/1921 in Polo Grounds.

October 5, 1921, was the opening game of the 1921 World Series.


The Yankees beat the Giants, 3 to 0.


It was the first World Series broadcast on the radio.

On the same day, President Harding presented President Theodore Roosevelt's chair to the Roosevelt Memorial Society.


President Roosevelt's friend, Gen. Leonard Wood, became the Governor General of the Philippines.  He'd once been a serious contender for the Oval Office.

The Interstate Commerce Commission was photographed.


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