Ted Williams Sparks Bosox To Win Streak
Ted Williams boosts the Boston Red Sox near first place at Fenway Park with a key homer and multi RBI in a doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Browns. Williams has eight homers and 16 RBIs in nine games since returning from the flu.
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Michigan Still Paces Big 10 Pennant Drive
Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa lead the Big 10 as Illinois ends Michigan’s five game win streak with a 9 2 victory at Champaign. Purdue upsets Wisconsin 6 1 to end the Badgers’ title push. Michigan hosts Purdue while Illinois meets Ohio State and Notre Dame visits Minnesota in a set of key conference games. Frank Luptow won a 742 mile feature auto race at Eastern Illinois fairgrounds with a 7 0 minute time and a 25.23 second lap record.
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Suggs Maintains Lead In Skycrest Coast to Coast Tourney
Louise Suggs of Atlanta holds a four stroke edge at Skycrest Country Club as weather hinders play. Suggs shot 76 in windy conditions and rose to 160 total to win Skycrest title, earning 750 dollars. Babe Zaharias and Patty Berg chase for the coast to coast event with Zaharias second and Berg third in the field.
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Hogan ties world golf record with 21 under at Greenbrier Open
Ben Hogan posted a 21 under par 259 total to win the Greenbrier Open by 10 strokes in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. He finished rounds of 64 64 65 66 after a February 1949 car crash, sharing the 72-hole mark for par 70 courses with Howard Capps of the PGA noting the record. Sam Snead was second with 269, followed by Norman Von Nida 270 and others in the 271 274 range.
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Notre Dame Gridders Injured In Auto Crash
Two Notre Dame football players were injured when their car struck a safety island on South State street. John O'Neil and 24 year old Charles Roth, both of Aurora, suffered an injured knee and possible skull fracture respectively. They were taken to St. Luke's hospital after the accident while returning from Lake Geneva Wisconsin.
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Helms Named Captain-Elect Of Penn State Boxing Team
Pat Helms of Osceola Mills is captain-elect of Penn State’s 1951 boxing squad. The junior, runner-up for the national 155-pound title, was chosen for his standout nationals performance.
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