¶ C. V. Whitney's Counterpoint, the $118,100 Belmont Stakes, the nation's most searching test (a mile and a half) for three-year-olds, over favored Battlefield (by four lengths) and Battle Morn; in New York. Derby Winner Count Turf finished seventh, 20 lengths back.
¶ Wisconsin's crew, the intercollegiate rowing regatta on the turbulent Ohio River, over Washington by 1¼ lengths and Princeton, third; at Marietta, Ohio.
¶ Ex-Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, an aging (37) shadow of the Brown Bomber, a sixth-round knockout (a right to the belly, a left hook to the head) over Lee Savold, 35; in Manhattan.
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