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Sports - 1953 Manager Casey Stengel takes the NY Yankees to their 5th victory. This time over the Brooklyn DodgersRoy Campanella is named the Most Valuable Player in the National Baseball League for the second time. Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game Minneapolis beats New York, 4 games to 1, for NBA championship Kansas wins NCAA basketball championship Maureen Connolly and Victor Seixas win Wimbledon Dark Star, Hank Moreno jockey, won the Kentucky Derby0 Ben Hogan wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament and his 4th US Golf Open Walter Burkemo wins PGA golf tournament Johnny Lattner (QB), Notre Dame won the Heisman Trophy Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago and later Roland Lastarza Tor Maple Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston |
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