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Sporting Events on May 25

1876 : 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75
1895 : 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50«
1899 : 33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
1904 : 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
1935 : Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates
1939 : Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president
1951 : NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)
1963 : Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game
1963 : Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket
1967 : Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon
1970 : 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
1973 : Borussia M”nchengladbach wins 2nd UEFA Cup at M”nchengladbach
1975 : 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games
1977 : Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election
1977 : Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome
1978 : Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
1988 : PSV wins Europe Cup
1989 : Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
1991 : Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minn North Star, 4 games to 2
1992 : NY Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7
1997 : David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft Worth Texas
1997 : Minn Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #
1997 : Todd & Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father & son to win 100 games

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