The Original Tour de France came to an end, Tom Watson's Near Miracle at Turnberry, and a Ventriloquist at Fenway - This DiSH for July 19

In 1903, the original Tour de France rolled to a close. It was a brutal 6-stage, 1500 mile race.

In 2009, Tom Watson nearly won his sixth British Open. Instead a bogey on the final hole dropped the 59-year old into a tie and a playoff. He lost by several shots. Watson was the oldest to lead a major after three rounds and would have likely set a record that would have never bee broken if he had won.

In 1990, Pete Rose was sentenced to jail for tax evasion.

In 1946, an unknown player kept slinging insults as the umpire during a game between Chicago and Boston at Fenway. The ump threw out a total of 14 White Sox and still did not get rid of the offender.

In 2009, Formula 2 driver Henry Surtees was killed in a freakish accident. It did lead to improvements in driver safety.

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