Sports history for Aug. 21

Thursday, Aug. 21, 1997 | 9:58 a.m.

1901 - William Larned wins the first of seven men's singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.

1914 - Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open, beating Chick Evans.

1920 - Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA Championship with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar.

1931 - Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7.

1932 - Helen Hull Jacobs beats Carolyn Babcock to win the women's singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.

1982 - Mystic Park becomes the first 3-year-old trotter ever to win the American Trotting Championship.

1985 - Mary Decker sets the world record in the mile with a time of 4:16.71 in Zurich, Switzerland.

1990 - The Little League World Series' first female starting pitcher, Kelly Craig, fails to retire any of the three batters she faces, but her British Columbia team goes on to an 8-3 victory over Matamoros, Mexico.

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