May 15 1937 War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, battles Pompoon from the top of the stretch and wins the Preakness Stakes by a head. 1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak.
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May 13 1891 Isaac Murphy wins his second straight Kentucky Derby aboard Kingman. In the stretch, Kingman comes from last in the four-horse field to beat Balgownan by one-half length. 1952 In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 batters while pitching a 7-0 no-hitter against the Welch Miners.
Becky Newell ’83, a Bowling Green State University alumna, is the tournament director of the Solheim Cup, being played at Inverness Club in Toledo from Sept. 4-6.