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Sports - 1950 Dick Button wins 3rd consecutive world figure skating championshipDue to rain, Johnny Parson wins Indy 500 in 345 miles NY Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series Joe Dimaggio gets his 2,000th hit Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game Minneapolis beats Syracuse, 4 games to 2, for NBA championship Edward "Budge" Patty wins Wimbledon Middleground, William Boland jockey, won the Kentucky Derby Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore and then Nick Barone to retain HW boxing title Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins golf's US Women's Open Jimmy Demaret's 283 won him a 3rd Masters. Chandler Harper wins PGA golf championship Vic Janowicz (HB), Ohio St. won the Heisman Trophy NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens |
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