Monday, Sep. 28, 1953
Scoreboard
P: In Los Angeles, Aussie Tennis Star Ken Rosewall reversed Forest Hills, beat U.S. Champion Tony Trabert in the semifinals of the Pacific Southwest tournament, went on to win the title by defeating Vic Seixas in the finals, 6-4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
P: At Tarifa, Spain, Channel Swimmer Florence Chadwick plunged into the Straits of Gibraltar, swam the eight miles to Africa in the record time of 5 hrs. 6 min. Her next target: the Bosporus.
P: In Cincinnati, Rogers Hornsby, baseball's greatest right-hand hitter (lifetime average: .358) and most unpopular manager, was dismissed as manager of the sixth-place Cincinnati Redlegs. It was the fifth such job he has had since leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a world championship in 1926.
P: At Watkins Glen, N.Y., Garage Owner Walter E. Hangsen of Westfield, N.J. took his 160 h.p. Jaguar XK-120 sports car around 22 laps of wicked curves to win the annual road race. Average speed: 76.1 m.p.h.
P: At Aqueduct race track, Alfred G. Vanderbilt announced that his great three-year-old colt Native Dancer, suffering from newly discovered bruises, will race no more this year.
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