Monday, Nov. 12, 1951
Who Won
P: 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.
P: 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.
P: World's Flyweight Champion Dado Marino, Hawaii's aging (35) "Little Brown Doll," a 15-round decision in a return title bout with Britain's Challenger Terry Allen; in Honolulu.
P: Marcel Boussac, French textile tycoon, the one-mile-Houghton Stakes at Newmarket, with his two-year-old colt Auriban, thus becoming the leading money-winner in Britain ($103,716) for the second year in a row.
P: Brooklyn Dodger Catcher Roy Campanella, the Baseball Writers' annual poll as Most Valuable Player in the National League. In second place: Stan ("The Man") Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals, who has won the award three times before. Third: the Giants' Monte Irvin, who led the league in runs batted in.
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