Who Won

>Veteran Miler Gene Venzke, 31; the first important indoor mile of the season; in 4:13.1, against the pick of U. S. milers: Glenn Cunningham, Chuck Fenske, Wayne Rideout, Archie San Romani, Luigi Beccali; in Boston. Eight years ago Venzke ran a 4:10 in Manhattan for a world's indoor record, for a time stayed out in front, but finally gave way to Bill Bonthron, Cunningham, others. For last week's meet, Boston meetmakers tried to shunt him into the half-mile, but Venzke said the mile or no go. In the running he trailed for seven laps, then burst in front. In the eleventh (final) lap, Cunningham broke from third place in pursuit, failed by a foot to catch the man who had not beaten him in three years.

>Handsome, uncauliflowered Billy Conn, light heavyweight champion of the world: the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque of the New York Boxing Writers' Association, for his "outstanding contribution to boxing in 1939." Outstanding contribution last week: his remark to sluggish Heavyweight Henry Cooper (his onetime gym mate) while beating him in Manhattan: "Hey, Henry, we're stinkin' the joint out."

>The New York Rangers, over the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1; extending their unbeaten string to 19 games; surpassing the record (18 unbeaten games) set twelve years ago by the Montreal Canadiens. Next night the Chicago Black Hawks snapped the Rangers' string: 2-1.

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