Patton falters as Patton falters in Olympic counts
In London, the United States led unofficially with 28 points while France trailed with 28, Sweden 26, Australia 17 and others. Roy Cochran set a 400 meter hurdles record, Harrison Dillard tied the 100 meter Olympic record in 10.3 seconds, and Willie Steele won the broad jump with 25 feet 8 inches, elevating the U S to a triple track and field triumph on day two of the 1948 Olympic Games.
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Olympic scorecard shows wide range of finals results
An OCR fragment lists Saturday finals across swimming track and field and other events. It names athletes and countries such as Sweden Hungary Austria and the United States, with performances in events like the 100 meter dash, long and hammer throws, javelin and road walk, plus notable finishes by Bruce Harlan James McLane and Doroth Dodson, among others.
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Per Z Olnen
Sweden
Sismpin
Bruce Harlan
Milers Anderaan
Baserne
Ec Muilinghausen
Svante Johansson
Australian Jump Champ Defeats U S in Open Olympics
London AP report on day one of the 14th Olympic Games notes John Winter of Australia winning the high jump at 6 feet 6 inches, upsetting U S favorites Dwight Eddleman, George Stanich, and Vern McGrew. Norway’s B Paulson took second at 6 feet 4 1/2 inches as Stanich and Eddleman tied for third.
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Dwight Eddleman
London
U. S
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John Winter
America
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Vern McGrew
B. Paulson
Norway
Stanich
UCLA
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Rice
Ris Wins Olympic 100m Free Style in London
RIS of the United States claimed the Olympic 100m freestyle title in London after a tight finish with Alan Ford. Ris spoke through tears about his late brother George, who inspired his swimming career, as the American flag was raised to honor the victory.
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Women swimmers smash record times in breaststroke semifinals
In the 200 meter breaststroke semifinals the Olympic mark of 3:01.9, set by Hideo Mayehata in 1936, was broken three times. Nel Van Vilet led with a 2:57, DeGroot won a heat in 3:14, and E. Novak of Hungary posted 2:58.
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Hungary
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Denmark
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Japan
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Nel
Semis Set At Broadmoor Showdown In Colorado Springs
Semifinal pairings in the Broadmoor tournament list Charles Coe of Oklahoma U and Howard Creel of Houston Texas with E. J. Rogers Jr. of Oklahoma City facing Bill Smith of Tulsa. The matchups unfold Saturday in Broadmoor.
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Charles Coe
Oklahoma U
Howard Creel
Houston
Texas
E. J. Rogers, Jr
Oklahoma City
Bill Smith
Tulsa
Fight Results From New York Bout Report
The New York match reports Len Antes defeating Bel Cockayne and Tony Janice beating Younes in separate weight classes. Detailed scores listed show Vallex at 155 pounds and other bout results with unclear spellings.
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New York
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Cordingley Leads Penn In Iowa Championship Round
Mary Louise Cordingley and Lois Penn, both of Des Moines, were even after 18 holes in the Iowa women's golf championship at Sunnyside Country Club Waterloo with scores of 81. Cordingley earned a half with a birdie on the 18th, while Penn won 2 up over Sue Smulekoff.
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Des Moines
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Cedar Rapids
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Judy Lattner
A. H. Boileau
Frown of Eldora Leads Occo Golf Qualifiers
Bob Frown of Eldora shot a 75 to lead early qualifiers in the Occo Amateur golf tournament at El dora. Other leaders listed include Stubenwall and Scheppele at 76, Lester Fields Ereice and Art Koch Water each with 77.
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Eldora
Occo
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Scheppele
Lester Fields
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Chisox Beat Yankees and Reynolds Fall in West Coast Sweep
Yankees drop two of three in crucial road trip as White Sox win 8-7 after Tommy Henrich drives in three with a grand slam. Reynolds leaves start in seventh with injury. Page ineffective. Red Sox top Indians 8-7 as Paige suffers first league defeat. Cardinals rally to beat Braves 6-2. Pirates homer spree in Brooklyn. Giants edge Cubs 9-1. Phillies tames Reds 8-5 with two Seminick homers. Ashburn adds inside-the-park shot.
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Two World Title Bouts Slated For Brooklyn Night
New York boxing fans would see two world title fights on Sept. 23 at Ebbets Field as the Tournament of Champions bids to challenge 20th Century with a twin bill featuring Gus Lesnevich vs Freddie Mills for light heavy and Tony Zale vs Marcel Cerdan for middleweight. Promoter Andy Niederreiter said the event could draw about a million dollars with a $50 top, potentially reduced for a 55,000 crowd.
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Yankee Stadium
Talbert Upsets Parker in Seabright Tennis Upset
Seabright New Jersey saw Billy Talbert of New York defeat top ranked Frankie Parker of Los Angeles in a three set win 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 to reach the final. Earl Cochell of San Francisco also advanced by beating defending champion Gardnar Mulloy of Miami Beach 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2. Talbert and Cochell will meet in the final on Saturday.
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Los Angeles
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Gardnar Mulloy
Miami Beach
Richardson Captures Western Boys Tennis Championship
In South Bend Indiana third seed Hamilton Richardson of Baton Rouge Louisiana defeated top seed Soche Perry of Los Angeles 11 to 9 to win the Western boys tennis title on Saturday.
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Baton Rouge
Ssohec Perry
Los Angeles
Walters Returns With New Pitch For Reds
Cincinnati Reds veteran pitcher Bucky Walters resumes work after a 60 day layoff with a knuckle ball added to his repertoire. He has tested the pitch during the layoff and may use it occasionally as he continues to develop it.
Jones Rallies To Beat Del Cockayne in LA ring
Harold Baby Face Jones 13744 rallied after two early knockdowns to win a 10 round split decision against Del Cockayne 136 of Des Moines. Cockayne staggered Jones with rights in rounds two and three but Jones dominated from round four, scoring a seventh round knockdown and finishing strong to take the bout.
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Baby Face
Golf and tennis draws from Great Lakes event and finals
In Lake Forest Illinois Jack Culp Jr. meets Skee Riegel in Great Lakes Amateur quarterfinals while other pairs are listed for boys tennis finals in South Bend Indiana. Notation includes John Leylnsog versus Morine and Tony Kert versus Bob Perry, with several players failing to qualify for Friday action.
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Great Lakes Golf Lake Forest
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Chicago
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Great Lakes
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Xen Morine
Frank Oninse Eran
John Kraft
Denver
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Oelwein
Major Boxscores The Standings EN Western League Results
Compact sports brief listing standings across American Association Western League and Three-I League with team records, recent results including Omaha Denver Lincoln Des Moines and other minor circuit scores. Includes dates and partial scores, identifying key matchups and current Pet and standings for each league.
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Terre Haute
John Hobel Wins Davenport Race
Cedar Rapids driver John Hobel led from start to finish to win the weekly midget feature in Davenport. A crowd of 6,884 paid 2253.10 to watch the Quad-City car owned by Al Willey of Moline take victory, the first ever Davenport win for a Quad-City car. Tommy Adams suffered a heart attack during the event and was listed in critical condition at Mercy hospital.
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