Monday, May. 04, 1953

Scoreboard

P: In Philadelphia, Morgan State College's 440-and 880-yd. relay teams, anchored by Olympian Art Bragg (who also won the 100-yd. dash), ran off with the Penn Relays sprint honors. The distance-medley and four-mile titles went to the University of Michigan.

P:In Des Moines, at the Drake Relays, Illinois swept to three titles, the 2-mile, the 480-yd. shuttle-hurdle and the 440-yd. relays.

P:In Boston, Lightweight Champion Jimmy Carter successfully defended his title against hapless Featherweight Tommy Collins (see RADIO & TV). P:At Las Vegas, competing against a topflight field of 19 tournament winners, Golfer Al Besselink of Grossinger, N.Y. took the $35,000 Tournament of Champions first prize of $10,000 with an 8 under par 280.

P:At Princeton, N.J., Navy's Olympic crew, intact from 195:2 except for a new coxswain, stroked a mile and three quarters in a fast 8:45 to beat Princeton by four lengths for its 16th straight victory.

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