¶ Three Kentucky Derby favoritesFirst Landing, Atoll and Intentionallybroke fast and stayed in front for most of the running of the $88,100 Wood Memorial at New York's Jamaica race track. But the pace was too fast, and a 64-to-1 long shot named Manassa Mauler charged through on the inside, won by three-quarters of a length to take $55,915 first money.
¶ Boston fans were outraged and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People charged discrimination when the Red Sox, only major-league team that has never used Negro players, farmed out Shortstop Elijah Jerry ("Pumpsie") Green, who hit a respectable .327...
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