Monday, Jul. 23, 1951
Who Won
P:New York Yankee Pitcher Allie Reynolds, in the third no-hitter of the season, over the Cleveland Indians, 1-0, on Gene Woodling's seventh-inning home run; in Cleveland. The losing pitcher: Bob Feller, who had turned the trick himself (for the third time) a fortnight before. P:The underdog National League team, the All-Star game, with four home runs, over the American League, 8-3; in Detroit. P:British Miler Roger Bannister, Britain's Amateur Athletic Association championship, with his best time ever, and best in the world this year: 4:07.8; in London. P:Heavyweight Rocky Marciano, his 36th straight victory, over clumsy Rex Layne, with a crushing sixth-round knockout; in New York. Marciano's showing put him in line to take on the winner of September's heavyweight championship fight between Ezzard Charles and Joe Louis. P:Tony Trabert, the National clay court tennis title, in an upset over U.S. Champion Art Larsen, 6-8, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 8-6; in Chicago. P: Victor Seixas, the Spring Lake invitation tennis tournament, over Bill Talbert, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3; in Spring Lake, NJ. P:The U.S. yacht Malabar XIII, the 4,4OO-mi. international race from Havana to San Sebastian, Spain; in 28 days, arriving 48 hours ahead of its nearest rival. P:Palestinian, the $57,100 Brooklyn Handicap, one of U.S. racing's oldest stakes (first running: 1887), over Sheilas Reward, by a length; in New York. P: David Stanley of Los Angeles, the national public links golf championship, over Ralph Vranesic of Denver, 1 up on the 38th hole; in Milwaukee. P:Stella Walsh, 40, her own national pentathlon title, with a record 1,932 points; in Berkeley, Calif.
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