Monday, Jul. 21, 1941
Who Won
> Sun Again, a two-year-old colt from the stable of Warren Wright, owner of Whirlaway: the rich Arlington Futurity, first of the season's classic races for juveniles; defeating two of his stablemates, Some Chance and Wishbone, by two and six lengths respectively; before a crowd of 30,000; at Chicago's Arlington Park. Of the $48,750 purse, Owner Wright pocketed $47,250--a rare clean sweep, in a major U.S. stake race, of first, second and third-place money. Fourth ($1,500) went to Hal Price Headley's Anticlimax.
> Handsome Vic Ghezzi, 29, of Deal, N.J., who had never won anything more important than the Los Angeles Open (six years ago): the Professional Golfers' Association championship tournament, closed-shop meeting of U.S. pros; defeating Texan Byron Nelson, defending champion, on the second extra hole of the 36-hole final; after the lead had changed four times and the match was squared four times; over the ribbon-fairwayed Cherry Hills course, one mile above sea level, at Denver. In nine previous P.G.A. championships, Ghezzi had never reached the quarterfinals.
> Methodical Frankie Parker, fifth ranking tennist in the U.S.: the Spring Lake Invitation tournament; for the eighth time in its nine-year history; beating foxy, aggressive Wayne Sabin (2-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3) in the final; after a three-hour struggle; at the Bathing & Tennis Club, Spring Lake, N.J. A racquet-wielding robot on clay, who has a new model forehand each spring and trades it in every fall, Parker has been defeated only once in eight clay-court tournaments this year.
> Scampering Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke, 28, fifth ranking woman tennist in the U.S.: the Middle States tennis championship; trouncing top-ranking Helen Jacobs in the final, 6-3, 6-2; at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia.
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