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CHICAGO, Sept. 15--Catcher Wes Westrum of the Giants today was fined $50 and suspended for three days as a result of his row with Umpire Al Barlick yesterday.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 15--A red-haired 22-year-old collegian from Texas became the United States amateur golf champion today, when Billy Maxwell of Odessa captured the trophy by beating Joe Gagliardi, 4 and 3, in a scheduled 36-hole final over the Saucon Valley Country Club course.
ATLANTA, Sept. 15--Miss Betsy Rawls' nerves almost gave way today under the strain of a threeday march toward victory in the women's national open golf tournament, but the little Texan settled her jitters to score a 74 and hang onto the lead.
Tito repts compulsory deliveries fall off despite higher crop yields; blames attitude of peasants; says Govt does not discriminate against them
1951Vince Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Vince Bell is a Texas singer-songwriter who has appeared on the PBS television program Austin City Limits along with NPR broadcasts such as Mountain Stage, World Cafe and Morning Edition. His songs have been performed and recorded by Little Feat, Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith.
1951Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player and coach[†]
Andrew Robertson Irvine is a former president of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scotland caps, captaining the team on fifteen occasions, and scored 250 points for Scotland. He went on three British Lions tours.
1951Cornelius Sim, Bruneian cardinal (died 2021)[†]
Cornelius Sim DD was a Bruneian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Vicar Apostolic of Brunei from 2004 until his death. He had previously served as the apostolic prefect of Brunei from 1997 to 2004.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]