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MINNESOTA T DE ROLLS ON AND ON P,1,n, m'r t,,B ,M """bck Herman Frlckey (33) of MlnnenoU lunres over for
of fo.h.ll Tm.i,. Mi,h,l.Z'T i ,T. . . . Z ,. M touchdown In (he Minneaota-MichlKan game that Iho Gopher, won, 7-0 to add to their trln
of foolhall tirlorin. Mlrhlf an a Tom Ku.mi (45) vainly trie to balk that .core. Mlnnenola policed off WlKon.ln, 41.6. to end the aeaaon u ive.lern Conference cham
plon Uidefe.t.d and untied for two .Iralf ht ana, Mlnneaota led Th. Auoclated I're.. final national (rld iron rinkln, poll for Iht "cond sucMve ywr"
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COURT OUEEN T""1'' ontlnued Us reputation for
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Sarah Palfrey Cooke (above) of New York won women', singlei
title at Forest Hills, defeating Pauline Betz of Los Angeles, 7-5,
6-2. Bobby Rlggs of Chicago took men's crown by beating Frank
Kovacs of Oakland. Calif.. 5-7. 6-1. 6-3. 6-3. also at Forest Hills.
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TUP rKIF THAT I".OT AWAY l'n"' hl ',,,' moment In late afternoon
Ht WMt I MM I JJ I MTTM I of Oct. 5. when the ball (foreground) thai
Yankrea' tdrnmy Henrlrh had awunc at, for the "final" out, glanced off Dodger Catcher Mickey
Owen, flotr, the Brooklyn Hums reckoned their world series chances good. They were trading. 4-3.
In ninth Inning of fourth game, having won one game. Instead, the, Yankees followed up above error
With (oilrtrun rally, winning 7-4. and look the championship in a subsequent game; score, 3-U. s
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LAURELS
Prank Leahy (above), who In his
first year there led Notre Dam
through an undefeated grid aea
on, (ho first for Irish alneo 1930
team coached by Knule Roeknc .
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CWIVA Nancy Merkl, 14,
JTTllVl of Portland, Ore,
Ocrlpplo for her first eight year
of life, clipped an amaslng 17
seconds off the American 1,500
meter free style record In
women's national A.A.U. meet at
lllgh I'olnt, N. C.
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Af!P CHAMDQ Washington State's Gllberg and
X-"V,IU '"'""J Wisconsin's Epperson (38) tangle
during Kansas City game that gave Wisconsin 39-34 victory and
national collegiate basketball title. Long Island V. beat Ohio. 56-42,
to win fourth intercollegiate Invitation tourney In New York
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f"f)Cll If" fOrVAFHY What Champion Joe Lonls did to Loo Nova (left) and that "eoe
VrVJITIIv. wl VIUL I mie punch" the challenger developed for just this occasion mado
fistic history Sept. 29. The Bomber pulverized Nova, won a technical KO In 2:59 of Round 6. Other
major bouts: Buddy Baer, who knocked Louis through ropes; Billy Conn, who stayed 13 round.. .
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IV I Wl tional amateur
golf title was won by. Betty
Hicks Newell (above) of Long
Beach, Calif., who defeated
. Helen Sigel at Brookllne. Mrs.
Newell turned pro in November.
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CI V D I D n Mighty leaps of 273 feet (above) at Leaven.
w I IX ur worth, Wash., and of 243 feet at Lake Placid,
N. Y., lifted Torger Tokle sky high over nearest ski competitors.
. Lake Placid jump broke 6-year-old Olympic 65-meter record. .
A I Hl' dogged chase
W'"- after a major golf
title ended for Craig Wood
above) of Mamaroneck, N. Y. ,
who took national open title and
trophy at Fort Worth. Marvin
Ward won national amateur! '
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UfiV I ID TM AD Oregon's Les Steers set record of
W M I Ur I 11 A IV 611" 1'igh Jump, Inching up from
above 6'10" at Los Angeles In May. Leslie MacMitchcll, NYU's
relay see and mller who's undefeated In cross country, tied com
petltlvn Indoor record for mile with 4:07.4. Greg it Ice ran two
miles In 8:53.4, three miles la 13:51, both world records
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COOD HORFFIFCU Wlilrlaway, winner o the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and
, ... . 1 Belmont SUkes, must shove over to make room for Alsab
i e.l'.lwJ.year;.Id chmPon " I841' Cinderella horse that cost Albert Sabath only $700 and won
1110,610 before taking a rest that will precede his campaign for 1942 laurels. Whlrly's one-eyed blinker
(right) keeps him from bearing out at the turns. Bay View, an unsung 4-year-old. won world's richest
.horse race, the 5100,000 Santa Anita Handicap, and Porter's Cap took the $50,000 Santa Anita Derby,.
CM ADP AllltfP Co-winners of the 500-mile Indian
jnMtxC MLirVE spoil, Speedway May 10 were Maori
Rose (left) and Floyd Davis, hugging trophy. Rose, his own ear
forced out, crossed finish line In racer Davis drove the initial laps.