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    What was the first sport televised in the United States?

    Question #57550. Asked by UT-7. (Jun 05 05 9:23 AM)


    lanfranco

    		Well, since we're talking about the U.S., and since I can't find a site on this, I'm going to guess, "baseball." Though somehow that seems too obvious to be correct.

    I think a boxing match was the first sports broadcast on radio.

    Jun 05 05, 3:38 PM
    MrsAce

    		May 17 - The first baseball game (Princeton - Columbia) is broadcast on television, from Baker Field in New York. Bill Stern is the announcer. Princeton won 2-1.

    June 1 - The first heavyweight boxing match is televised, Max Baer vs Lou Nova, from Yankee Stadium.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_in_television





    Jun 05 05, 5:37 PM

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