Sport: Who Won

¶ Detroit Outfielder Harry Heilmann and Pittsburgh Outfielder Paul (“Big Poison”) Waner, niches No. 61 and 62 in baseball’s Hall of Fame. Heilmann, who died last July, led the American League batters four times between 1921-27, ended 1923 with a fabulous .403. Waner, in his 20-year career, topped the National League hitters three times (1927, 1934 and 1936).

¶ Don Gehrmann, the season’s fastest indoor mile (4:08.4), ahead—as usual—of FBI Man Fred Wilt; in Milwaukee. Earlier, the Rev. Bob Richards pole-vaulted 15 ft. 4 5/8 in., his second-best ever, then missed three tries at beating Cornelius Warmerdam’s record of 15 ft. 8½ in. The next night in Boston, Gehrmann (4:08.9) and Richards (15 ft. 2 7/8 in.) did it again.

¶ Brookfield Farms’s Intent, Eddie Arcaro up, the world’s richest ($183,750) horse race, the Santa Anita Maturity; at Arcadia, Calif. C. V. Whitney’s Counterpoint, 1951’s horse of the year, was a sorry sixth.

¶ The touring U.S. curling team (TIME, Jan. 28), its first test-match victory, 58-41, over Scotland after three losses; in Falkirk, Scotland.

¶ Robert Lippincott, sailing his Star Class boat Mate to three straight victories, the 21st annual Cuba Cup race; at Havana.