Sport: Scoreboard, Feb. 2, 1953

¶At Perth, Australia, Miler John Landy fell far short in his bid for the four-minute mile. His winning time (4:04.2), posted on a grass track, was well behind his best effort (4:02.1), set last month over a hard-packed, windy course.

¶At the Philadelphia Inquirer Games, Navy Lieut. (j.g.) Ken Wiesner, Olympic runner-up, went up & over the high-jump bar for a world indoor record of 6 ft. 9½ in.—¼ inch above the old (1937) record set by a fellow Marquette graduate Ed Burke.

¶In New Orleans, the Louisiana State Athletic Commission got around to throwing out a 60-year-old rule that prohibited Negro and white boxers from appearing on the same program. The commission was quick to point out, however, that "mixed' bouts are still unlawful.

¶At St. Andrews, Scotland, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club settled an ancient question: Is a caddy a professional? Yes said the R. & A., if he is 21 and carrying clubs is his main source of income.

¶In California, the Fish & Game Department counted up the cost of ammunition, transportation and equipment, figured that it cost local hunters at least $2.50 a lb. for a venison steak. Included in the price tag, however, were some intangible assets: "A healthy, open-air venture, congenial friends who talk the same language, and the chance to change the everyday routine of living—even if it only means getting away from the wife for a day."

¶At West Point and South Bend, Ind., a joint statement announced resumption of a football rivalry that has long claimed the vociferous attention of the nation's largest body of subway alumni. After a ten-year lapse, Army will meet Notre Dame again, this time in a home & home series: at Notre Dame Stadium (capacity: 56,000) in 1957; at Army's Michie Stadium (capacity: 27,000) in 1958.

¶In Los Angeles, Actor Cameron Mitchell, having a miserable day on the golf course, disconsolately whacked the ball with his putter from the 15th tee. The ball hit at mid-fairway, took a couple of bounces, skittered on to the green, and trickled into the cup for a hole in one and the longest putt on record: 576 feet.