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ON THIS DATE
Jan. 29
1936 _ Baseball elects its first class to the Hall of Fame. They are Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner.
1942 – Waynesburg High School’s wrestling team defeats Canonsburg, 23-17, the second loss for the Gunners in 109 meets. Waynesburg is the only team to defeat Canonsburg in nine years, having broken the Gunners’ 88-match winning streak two years earlier.
1954 – Bernie Scott’s pin at 185 pounds gives Trinity a 21-19 victory over visiting Washington. It’s Trinity’s first win over Wash High in seven years.
1958 – The St. Louis Cardinals give Donora’s Stan Musial a contract for $100,000, making him the highest paid player in the National League.
1963 – Rick Sonneborn of West Greene scores 63 points against Father Kolb Memorial (Masontown). Sonneborn makes 22 field goals and goes 20-for-22 at the free-throw line.
1963 – Eleven players and six officials are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Among the players is former Washington & Jefferson College player and athletic director Wilbur “Pete” Henry. The other players are Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski, Sammy Baugh, Dutch Clark, Johnny McNally, Ernie Nevers, Mel Hein, Cal Hubbard and Don Hutson. The six officials are Bert Bell, Joe Carr, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara and George Preston.
1970 – Dave Clutter of Immaculate Conception High School sets a city basketball scoring record with 49 points but the Comets lose in overtime to visiting St. Elizabeth of Pleasant Hills, 95-94. Clutter scores 20 points in the third quarter.
1971 – The Pittsburgh Pirates trade outfielder Matty Alou and pitcher George Brunet to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Nelson Briles and outfielder Vic Davalillo.
1973 – Pat Mondock, an assistant at Washington & Jefferson College for three years, is promoted to head football coach.
1974 – The Pittsburgh Steelers select future Hall of Famers Lynn Swann (first round), Jack Lambert (second), John Stallworth (fourth) and Mike Webster (fifth) during the first day of the NFL draft. Many consider it the best draft in NFL history.
1982 – West Virginia’s Greg Jones makes two free throws with 14 seconds left, after Pitt coach Roy Chipman is assessed two technical fouls, to seal the Mountaineers’ 48-45 road victory. The win is West Virginia’s 15th straight. Chipman is hit with the technicals after Pitt was called for a lane violation that negated a made free throw by the Panthers. Chipman’s tirade was accompanied by a shower of debris from the Pitt fans.
1993 – Dave Goodwin scores 32 points and Dan Bussey has five of his 14 in the second overtime as West Greene outlasts visiting Monessen 61-56.
1999 – Rich Tranquill scores 22 points in Avella’s 67-66 victory over Mapletown and breaks the school’s career scoring record. Tranquill finishes the night with 1,497 points to surpass Dave Wallace’s 1,480.
2010 – A fan brawl at halftime mars Washington’s 71-52 boys basketball victory at Monessen. After a 40-minute delay to break up the fight and clear the gymnasium, the second half is played in an empty gym.
2010 – Peters Township’s Craig Wolcott continues his torrid shooting by tossing in a career-high 40 points in the Indians’ 73-55 victory over Bethel Park. Wolcott makes his first 12 shots and finishes 13-for-15. He also makes 13 of 17 free throws.