Sport: Who Won

¶ The U.S. Ryder Cup team, over Britain; for the fifth year in a row; at Pinehurst, N.C. Captained by Sam Snead, the ten U.S. players dropped only two out of twelve matches, tied one, to maintain a perfect record defending the Cup on home ground.

¶ Counterpoint, C. V. Whitney's brilliant, brittle colt, the $59,600 Empire City Handicap; at Jamaica, N.Y. The victory made him the top money-winner ($250,525) of the year, but a cracked hoof put him-out of competition until 1952.

¶ World's Flyweight Champion Dado Marino, Hawaii's aging (35) "Little Brown...

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