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Sports - 1958 Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 daysAlthea Gibson wins her second Wimbledon. NY Yankees over the Milwaukee Braves in the World Series. Stan Musial gets hit # 3000 Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles In the NBA Finals it's Boston over the Minneapolis Lakers Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Roy Harris Tim Tam, Ismael Valenzuela jockey, won the Kentucky Derby Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 for NCAA basketball championship Jimmy Bryan wins the Indy 500. Dow Finsterwald wins PGA golf tournament Arnold Palmer's 284 won the Masters. It is the first of 4 wins at the Masters for Palmer. Tommy Bolt wins US Open golf tournament Pete Dawkins (HB), Army won the Heisman Trophy Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup The U.S. Columbia, designed by Olin J. Stephens, defends the America's Cup successfully against the English challenger Sceptre in the first America's Cup competition since 1937. |
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