Category: Sports

The SCHMELING-STRIBLING FIGHT was the first heavyweight championship match waged in Cleveland, and the first sporting event to take place in the newly completed CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL STADIUM on 3 July 1931. It featured Max Schmeling, German-born heavyweight champion, against William L. "Young" Stribling, a seasoned veteran of 300 bouts.

SCORE,  HERBERT JUDE “HERB” (7 June 1933-11 November 2008) was a pitcher and broadcaster for the CLEVELAND INDIANS.

The SHAKER HEIGHTS COUNTRY CLUB, 3300 Courtland Blvd., SHAKER HTS., a private, invitational organization, was founded in 1913 as a result of dissension among the members of the Euclid Golf Club over long-range goals, possible relocation plans, and the restrictions on Sunday golf.

SHANLEY, GIBSON "GIB" BERNARD (08 Aug. 1931- 06 Apr. 2008), longtime sports anchor for WEWS-TV and play-by-play announcer for the CLEVELAND BROWNS radio network, was born in Bellaire, Ohio, and grew up in Shadyside, a small nearby community.

SHULA, DONALD FRANCIS “DON” (4 January 1930-4 May 2020) was a Cleveland area native who played football for seven years in the NFL before going on to become the most successful coach in pro football.

SOCCER. The sport of soccer originated in Great Britain and spread throughout the world during the second half of the 19th century. It is not surprising that immigrants of British origin first brought the game to Cleveland during that time. By 1906 distinct teams were formed, the most prominent being the Cleveland Soccer Football Club.

The SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN BASEBALL RESEARCH (SABR) is an organization dedicated to the research and preservation of baseball with more than 6,500 members around the world. From 1990 to 2011 the organization was headquartered in the CAXTON BUILDING in downtown Cleveland.

SOKOL CLEVELAND was a Czech gymnastic, cultural, and educational organization founded in 1895. The Czech Sokol (Falcon) movement began in Prague, named for the native Czechoslovakian bird known for its strength and freedom, the qualities the movement wanted to cultivate through its program of gymnastics and physical training, while developing national pride and unity among CZECHS.

The SOKOL GREATER CLEVELAND GYMNASTIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, INC., the only remaining CZECH Sokol organization in the Greater Cleveland area, came into existence in May 1976 when Sokol Tyrs officially changed its name.

SPEEDIE, MAC CURTIS (12 January 1920-5 March 1993) was an original member of the CLEVELAND BROWNS.

SPORTS. The earliest inhabitants of the WESTERN RESERVE lacked the time, energy, and resources for any but the most basic recreations, and too few people were available for team sports. For many people, what little time could be spared from farming was spent in Sabbath devotions. Even so, the severity of frontier life required some tempering.

SPORTS HALL OF FAME. See GREATER CLEVELAND SPORTS HALL OF FAME.

SPRINGVALE GOLF COURSE AND BALLROOM are public facilities located on Canterbury Rd.

STEINBRENNER, GEORGE  M. III (4 July 1930-13 July 2010) was a shipping magnate and owner of sports teams, most famously, the New York Yankees.

The STELLA WALSH CONTROVERSY was a high-profile affair that began soon after WALSH, (WALASIEWICZ), STELLA (STANISLAWA) was shot to death in a parking lot during an attempted robbery on December 4,

WILLIAM SUDECK (1/26/1927-10/9/2000), known as "Bill," was a star basketball player at Kent State University and the coach of the basketball, track, and cross-country teams at the Case Institute of Technology.

TAIT, JOSEPH (15 May 1937-10 March 2021) was a sportscaster best known for being the voice of the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS.