The George Brett 'Pine Tar Bat' Incident, an Italian Pastry Chef came up just a bit short, and George Halas escaped disaster by oversleeping - This DiSH for July 24

In 1983, it was the 'Pine Tar' incident when Kansas City's George Brett was called out after a Billy Martin protest for too much pine tar on his bat.

In 1908, the London Marathon was the first marathon run at a distance of 26.2 miles. Before it had been 25 miles. If the finish line had been where it typically was, there would have been a different winner.

In 1952, Emil and Dana Zatopek became the first married couple to win gold medals in the same Olympics.

In 1966, golfer Tony Lema and his wife were killed in a plane crash.

In 1915, fate intervened and kept George Halas off a doomed ship.

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