¶ In Philadelphia, Pitcher Bob Lemon of Cleveland became the majors' first 20-game winner. His relief stint stopped the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-4, brought his team into a second-place tie with the New York Yankees, 1½ games behind Detroit. Lemon's record: 20-7.
¶ In Philadelphia, 15-year-old Maureen Connolly of San Diego took just 48 minutes to defeat 17-year-old Laura Lou Jahn, 10-8, 6-0, for the National Girls' tennis title.
¶ In Westbury, N.Y., leading all the way, Proximity, alltime moneywinner among the trotters, added $11,250 to her earnings by taking the American Trotting Championship. Eight-year-old Proximity's earnings to date: $225,897.
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