Monday, Oct. 12, 1931
Who Won
P: Square-jawed Maureen Orcutt: the Canadian women's golf championship, in which she was defending her title; beating Marjorie Kirkham of Montreal 6 & 4 in the final at Toronto.
P: Twenty-three-year-old Paul Runyan, golf professional of the Metropolis Country Club, White Plains, N. Y.: the Metropolitan (New York) Professional Golfers' Championship; beating Gene Sarazen, who had 62 for the last 17 holes, 3 & 1 in the final; at Rockville Center, L. I., four days after he won the Westchester Open.
P: Jules Ladoumegue, French middle distance runner: a world's record by running a mile in 4 min. 9 1/2 sec.--1 1/8 sec. faster than the record made by Paavo Nurmi in 1923 ; at Paris.
P: Long, thin Ellsworth Vines, U: S. tennis singles champion: his 14th tournament this year, beating Frederick Perry of England 6-3, 21-19, 6-0, in the final of the Pacific Coast championship; at San Francisco.
P: Gay Farm polo team: a game, 6 goals to 1, from the Westwoods, on the Norwood, Mass, field of Ambassador to Japan William Cameron Forbes. Ambassador Forbes, 61, home for vacation, rode Leap Year and Highball in Gay Farm's No. 2 position, made one goal, helped score three others.
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