1887 Jake Kilrain and Jim Smith participated in a bare knuckles fight which lasted 106 rounds and 2 hours and 30 minutes. The fight was ruled a draw and was halted due to darkness. 1917 The inaugural season of the NHL debuts. The original members of the league were the Montreal Canadiens, the Montreal Wanderers, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa and Quebec. Quebec however, did not begin operation until two years later. 1948 The Philadelphia Eagles blanked the Chicago Cardinals, 7-0 to win the NFL title. The Eagles were aided by a fumble recovery by Bucko Kilroy and Steve Van Buren's five yard touchdown a short time later. 1959 Penn State shutout Alabama 7-0, in the first-ever Liberty Bowl. 1984 Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky notched his 1,000th NHL point in only his 632nd game. The Oilers went on to defeat the Los Angeles Kings, 7-3. 1990 Los Angeles Raiders Bo Jackson became the first athlete chosen for All Star Games in two sports. Jackson was named as a reserve running back for the AFC side. 1996 The Philadelphia Flyers established a club-record with their third consecutive shutout, a 5-0 blowout of the New York Islanders. 2001 Marshall defeated East Carolina 64-61, 2OT in the GMAC Bowl. This was the highest scoring college football bowl game ever. - The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced that it has agreed to merge with the World Indoor Soccer League (WISL) to form a single coast-to-coast entity beginning with the 2002-03 season. 2002 The Michigan State Spartans named former Louisville coach John L. Smith their new head football coach.