Dick Button wins 3rd consecutive world figure skating championship
Due to rain, Johnny Parson wins Indy 500 in 345 miles
NY Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series
Joe Dimaggio gets his 2,000th hit
Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game
Minneapolis beats Syracuse, 4 games to 2, for NBA championship
Edward “Budge” Patty wins Wimbledon
Middleground, William Boland jockey, won the Kentucky Derby
Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore and then Nick Barone to retain HW boxing title
Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title
Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins golf’s US Women’s Open
Jimmy Demaret’s 283 won him a 3rd Masters.
Chandler Harper wins PGA golf championship
Vic Janowicz (HB), Ohio St. won the Heisman Trophy
NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year
Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer’s 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup
Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium opens
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