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July 3, 1932

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EASTMAN DEFEATED BY CARR IN UPSET; Stanford Runner Second as Penn Ace Captures 440 in World's Record Time. VICTOR CLOCKED IN 0:47 Wins by Three Yards to Hand Rival First Setback of Year in I.C.A.A.A.A. Meet. CROWN TO SO CALIFORNIA Trojans Annex Team Honors With 62 3/4 Points -- Stanford Second, Yale Third at Berkeley. EASTMAN BEATEN BY CARR IN UPSET

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

BERKELEY, Cal., July 2. -- Marked by the defeat of Ben Eastman and the point winning rush of a powerful University of Southern California team, the fifty-sixth Intercollegiate A.A.A.A. track and field championships were concluded today before 15,000 persons in Edwards Stadium.

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VINES BEATS AUSTIN IN WIMBLEDON FINAL; 20,000, Including the King and Queen, See U.S. Champion Win by 6-4, 6-2, 6-0. OVERWHELMS BRITISH STAR Victor Hailed as Equal of Tilden and Patterson -- Davis Cup Hopes Revived. BRUGNON -- BOROTRA TRIUMPH Take Doubles Honors, Defeating Perry-Hughes -- Mixed Doubles to Miss Ryan-Maier. WIMBLEDON TITLE ANNEXED BY VINES

By Ferdinand Kuhn Jr.special Cable To the New York Times.by Ferdinand Kuhn Jr

WIMBLEDON, England. July 2. -- Ellsworth Vines Jr., not yet 21, climbed to the pinnacle of tennis greatness on Wimbledon's centre court today.

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Richard Mellon Scaife

1932Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (died 2014)[†]

Richard Mellon Scaife was an American billionaire, a principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and the owner and publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In 2005, Scaife was number 238 on the Forbes 400, with a personal fortune of $1.2 billion. By 2013, Scaife had dropped to number 371 on the listing, with a personal fortune of $1.4 billion.