¶Sticking to his habit of breaking world records nearly every time he sets foot on a track, Hungarian Army Lieut. Sandor Iharos, already holder of the two-mile and 3,000-meter marks, ran away from the field in a Hungary-Poland dual meet, hung up a new record for 5,000 meters (13:50.8).
¶After a slim season as a utility outfielder and pinch hitter for the Cleveland Indians, Ralph Kiner, 32, whose lifetime total of 367 big-league home runs makes him sixth-ranking slugger in baseball history (behind Ruth, 714; Foxx, 534; Ott, 511; Gehrig, 493; Williams, 393), decided to retire. "My physical condition keeps me from...
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