Events December 22 1894 - The United States Golf Association was formed -- in New York City. 1910 - U.S. Postal savings stamps were issued for the first time. They were discontinued in 1914. 1915 - Organized baseball and the Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati, ending their two-year war. The Feds agree to go out of existence, but the major leagues pay an enormous price: $600,000 for distribution to FL owners, the amalgamation of two Fed franchises, one each into the NL and AL, recognition of Fed players eligibility, and agreement to bid for them in a Fed-controlled auction. 1920 - WEAF, in New York City, aired the first broadcast of a prize fight from ringside. The fight was broadcast from Madison Square Garden where Joe Lynch defeated Peter Herman to retain the bantamweight title. Bantamweights top the scales at 118 pounds. Just think, either of those boxers could have been mistaken for the microphone stand. 1931 - The first experimental TV broadcast from a transmitter atop the Empire State Building took place. The transmitter was put up by NBC on October 30, 1931. 1937 - The Lincoln (named for the U.S. president of the same name) Tunnel in New York opened to traffic. Originally called the Midtown Hudson Tunnel, the tube between Weehawken, New Jersey and midtown Manhattan allowed only one lane of traffic in each direction. (A new northbound-only tube opened to traffic Feb 4, 1945 and a southbound tube opened May 25, 1957.) 1953 - Jack Dunn III, whose family successfully owned and operated the Baltimore Orioles in the International League, officially turns the old team name over to the relocated St. Louis Browns. The new Baltimore Orioles will draw 1,060,910 in their first season the Browns barely drew that number in their last three years in St. Louis combined. 1975 - Mike and Gloria Stivic (Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers) had a baby on All In the Family on CBS-TV. 1975 - Ike and Tina Turner were robbed of $86,000 when a suitcase was stolen containing concert receipts. 1980 - The Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds. Despite 326 home runs and 456 stolen bases in 13 seasons, he hit just .203 with St. Louis. Bonds will make one more stop, his sixth in the last four years, with the Cubs in 1981.
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