Category: Sports

The CLEVELAND SPORTS STARS FOUNDATION was established in 1992 under the auspices of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of Concern II, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization committed to funding cancer research for children. Concern II is governed by the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Concern Foundation, the parent organization of Concern II, which began in 1967 in Los Angeles.

The CLEVELAND STARS were a Negro League baseball team in the short-lived East-West League in 1932. Few details are known about the team, but they finished in last place with an 8 and 14 record.

The CLEVELAND TATE STARS were the city's representative in Rube Foster's Negro National Baseball League in 1922 and part of 1923, with offices located at 3734 Central Ave. Owned by businessman George Tate, the team was plagued by financial problems and a losing record throughout its short existence.

The CLEVELAND TIGERS were the city's representative in the Negro National League for the 1928 season. They played their home games at LUNA PARK and finished last in the league that year with a 19-53 record. The team was owned by a white man, M.C.

The CLEVELAND TIGERS, often referred to as the Cleveland Indians, were the first Cleveland franchise in what became the National Football League.

The CLEVELAND YACHTING CLUB, INC., originally organized in 1878 as the Cleveland Yachting Assn., was founded by GEO. W. GARDNER, a pioneer in yacht racing who also served as mayor of Cleveland. The original headquarters of the club were in the old Case Block at Superior and E. 3rd streets. T. H. Smead was elected the first commodore in 1878, followed by Gardner from 1879-94.

The COUNTRY CLUB, 2825 Lander Rd., PEPPER PIKE, one of Cleveland's most prestigious country clubs, dates from 1889, when a small, informal group of horseback riders, known as the Bit & Bridle Club, frequently rode from their mansions on Euclid Ave. out to open country along Lake Erie. They purchased a site near the intersection of Eddy Rd. and Lake Shore Blvd.

CVS CLEVELAND MARATHON AND 10K. See RITE AID CLEVELAND MARATHON AND 10K.

DAVIS CUP MATCHES have been played in the Cleveland area 10 times in the history of the international tennis competition, and in 1964, it was the site of the first Davis Cup final played in the Midwest. In all, greater Cleveland has been the site of 6 preliminary rounds (1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1979) and 4 championship matches (1964, 1969, 1970, 1973). Robert S.

DILLARD, WILLIAM HARRISON (8 July 1923-15 November 2019) was a runner and an Olympic champion.

The ELYSIUM, once a landmark at the corner of E. 107th St. and Euclid, was once the largest indoor skating rink in the world. Conceived and built by DUDLEY HUMPHREY and his brothers, of EUCLID BEACH PARK, it was built in 1907 for a reported $150,000 and named as a result of a contest.

The EUCLID CLUB, the second club in Cleveland devoted solely to golf, opened 4 July 1900 on property in the Euclid Hts. area, extending east from the crest of Cedar Hill. Wilson B. Chisholm was its first president. A 9-hole course was laid out between Euclid Hts. Blvd. and Cedar Rd. by W. H.

EVANS, WILLIAM GEORGE "BILLY (10 February 1884-23 January 1956) was a Hall of Fame umpire, sports writer and sports executive.

Evans was born in Chicago to John and Mary (Thomas) Evans. The family relocated to Youngstown when Evans was a child, when his father went to work for the Carnegie Steel mill there. As a youth, Evans was friends with the Warner brothers, who would go on to form the studio of the same name.

FELLER, ROBERT WILLIAM ANDREW “BOB”  (3 November 1918-15 December 2010) was a Hall of Fame pitcher, and possibly the greatest player ever to put on a CLEVELAND INDIANS uniform.

FOOTBALL. The first organized football game in Cleveland was reportedly played in 1887, 18 years after the first college football game was played in the United States, between Rutgers and Princeton.