Four-minute mile shock at White City Stadium
In London, Laszio Tabori, George Chataway, Basil Hewson, and others cracked the four minute mile in an invitation British Games race at White City Stadium. Tabori halted at 3:59 while Hewson and Chataway followed closely as the event marked a historic triple sub four minute feat. The race featured top runners from Hungary and Britain under windy conditions with about 30 degrees.
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Tabori
Hungary
Chris Chaiaway
Brain Howson
Britain
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Chataway
London Brewer
Hewson
Royal Air Forcs
Roger Bannister
John Landy
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Landy
Sandor Thaves
Lan Gordon
Chataw Tabori
Ror Lammers
Germany
Gordon
Laszio Tabori
Chris Chataway
Leff
Brian Hewson
Great Britain
Tebori
Southern California Eyes Dominant Coast Track Meet
Eugene Oregon sees USC paces Coast Conference trials led by Wilbur Gary of Idaho in a surprise broad jump feat and a place in the 100 yard dash. If Trojans repeat Friday’s qualifying pace they expect to win at least five events and pull ahead of UCLA and Stanford for second, with radio and TV coverage planned across KMPC and KEWB.
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Southern California
West Coast
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UCLA
Stanford
Toiday
Wilbur Gary
Idaho
Parber
Gary
Wicrer
Addahoy
Elis
Busbee
Cal
Brummond Fetter
Stromwasnt
Steller
Gable
Canadghott
Ersmann
Gary A
Long Beach Nitehawks overpower Santa Ana 10 1 in softball win
The Long Beach Nitehawks beat Santa Ana 10 to 1 at Park Ave Field as Lucky Hamiston sparked a seven run second inning with a homer and a string of hits. Larry Silvas delivered a key single and productive at bats helped establish command, marking the Hawks third win in a row.
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Wilehawks
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Larry Silvas
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Sgaardaris Board
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Bonovam
Jomes
Donovanerzo Spo Herron
Carlspaates
Fouch Erstol
So—Cariszaard Rami
Pouch
Briston & Fs
Aepete
de Walle
Govette
SC After Clincher Over Oregon Nine
Southern California clinched the Paoli Coast Conference baseball title with a victory over Oregon. The Ducks again fell in the three game series as USC extended its lead in the standings and sought the championship in Los Angeles.
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Oregon Nine
Los Angeles
Williams Rel Sox Recall Ted Williams In Return to Bat
Boston supervisors report Ted Williams returned to baseball with the Red Sox, singles off Camilo Pascual for a sharp first at bat sending Billy Godisman to second. In Indianapolis, rain swamped the track at the speedway delaying the 10 mile race as forecast. Johnnie Parsons led in a 1950 resumption after a downpour halted the event previously.
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Boston
Ted Wiliams
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Weather Bureau
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
Scribe Raps Ban on California Club PCC Action
HAL WOOD FRANCISCOPI slams the Pacific Coast Conference ban on the Sov ern exporting as a recruiting agency for the University of California. He argues hypocrisy in amateur athletics as recruiting by major schools persists in colleges and prep circuits, with players demanding appearance money and agents shaping college choices. He notes the trend across regions and sports and suggests the PCC action may deter other groups from aggressive recruiting.
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Pacific Con
Sovern & As
University of California
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Olicies
Majjor
United States
West Coast
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Earl Rapp Dominates Bordertown Hammer in PCL Pace
Earl Rapp born May 26, 1921 in Corona Michigan, stars for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League. In 53 games he drove in 67 runs with 71 hits, a pace that could top 200 RBIs and threatens the league record of 222 set by Tony Lezzeri in 1933. Rapp leads a murderous San Diego lineup including Jules Becquer and Milt Smith around him in the cleanup spot as he basks in Bordertown hero status.
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Earl of Happ
Los Angeles
Earl Rapp
Corona
Mich
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Earl of Rapp
Bordertown
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Earl
Ress Partment
Tony Lezzeri
Salt Lake City
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Jules Becquer
Milt Smith
Marty
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Zauchin Drives in 10 as Red Sox blank Washington
Norbert Zauchin a 24 year old Detroit native slugged three homers a double and drove in 10 runs guiding Boston to a 16 0 win over Washington Friday night He started with a two run homer and added a bases loaded shot in the second inning His ten RBIs sit one shy of the AL mark and his performance tops a busy night across the league including Whitey Ford and Sal Maglie winning for the Giants and Orioles.
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Norbert Henry Zauchin
Red Sox
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Teddy Boy
Ieady
Zauchin
Washington
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Darry Agganis
Dick Gernert
Bob Porterfield
Dean Stone
Rudy York
Lazzeri
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Tiger
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Whitey Farg
Chicago
Fran
Cleveland
Kansas City
Sal Magle
Dodgers
Willia Mays
Phils
Pirates
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Eddie Robinson
Billy Hoeft
Dick Donoven
House
Bobby Hofman
Kazak Homer Sparks Padres 15th Straight Win in 12th Inning
Eddie Kazak delivered a 12th inning home run as the San Diego Padres edged Los Angeles 7-6 to extend their Pacific Coast League winning streak to 15 and improve to 25 wins in 26 starts. Milt Smuth drove in the go ahead run in the 11th and Steve Bilko tied it in the 11th.
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San Diego Padres
Los Angeles
Padres
Hollywood
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Portland
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
Angels
San Diego
Milt Smuth
Steve Bilko
Bob Scheffing
Bubba Church
Tol
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Rainiers
Carmen Mauro
Elmer Singleton
Gene Verble
Singleton
R. C. Stevens
Mauro
George Prescott
Curt Robarts
Stars
Seals
Beavers
Joe Taylor
Sports Calendar Tonight atizer Livens City Venues
Major events planned across venues include Byatt vs Richards at Lerion Stadium and Valentine-Bicnezard wrestling Eastside aM Rice-Bolo, with roller derby at Olympic Auditorium at 8 30 p m. Sunday features Bageban and Fleld in Los Angeles with events starting 1 30 p.m. in Callente horse racing and bullfights in Tijuana at 4 to 7 p.m.
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Anna Racing
Gardena Stadium
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Byatt
Richards
Eastside
Valentine-Bicnezard
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Owes Fleld
Los Angeles
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Callente
Tijuana
Sladiura
Art Fardena Sludium
Costa Tops Featherweights With TV Victory
Costa of Brooklyn surged to 26-5-1 with a decisive 10 round unanimous decision over Lula Perez, earning top featherweight challenger honors from the International Boxing Club. Judges Jackson Gordon and Artie Adala saw Costa winning clearly, while Referee Mark Conn counted 5-4-1.
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New York
Mark Conn
United Press
Finsterwald Sets Sizzling Pace at Fort Wayne Open
Doy Finsterwald forged ahead in the Fort Wayne open at Fort Wayne Indiana, firing 131 for 36 holes to lead by four strokes over defending champion Doug Ford. Tied for third at 187 were Billy Maxwell Gene Littler Bob Rosburg and Ted Krall. Betty Hicks and Fay Crocker shared first at 148 after two Wolverine Ladies Open rounds in Detroit. Marlene Bauer stood fifth at 151 in Long Beach California.
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Doug Ford
Billy Maxwell
Geng Littler
Bob
Rosburg
Ted Krall
Detroit
Fey Crocker
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Calif
Product Betty
Hicks
Mar J ‘Lene Bauer
Jong Beach
Speake Shines as Cubs Hopeful Rookie Of The Year
The Cubs praise Robert Speake, a 24 year old from Springfield Missouri, as a bright rookie prospect. Stan Hack and coach Bob Scheffing hail his power and hit versatility, noting he has energized left field and driven in decisive runs. Other Cub veterans expect him to mature into a rookie of the year contender as he adapts to the National League.
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Bucky Harris
al Kaline
Chicago Cubs
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Tris) Speake
Springfield
Kaline
Wrigley
Hank Sauer
Cub
Stan Hack
Speake
Bob Scheffing
Los Angeles
Bill Sweeney
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Scheffing
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Sauer
Jeb
Des Moines
Emory
Bubba) Church
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Bubba
Angels
Eddie Miksis
Hel Jeffcoat
Eddie
Jeffcoat
Hal
Scoreboard chaos from scattered games across MLB slate
The list of games shows teams from New York Boston Brooklyn and Chicago in various matchups with late changes. Details mention players and scores in brief fashion, but the OCR text is garbled, yielding unclear results and incomplete lineups.
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