Sport: Scoreboard, may 24, 1954

¶In Detroit, celebrating his return to the regular line-up after a broken collarbone, Boston Red Sox Outfielder Ted Williams smacked out eight hits in nine times at bat: five singles, a double and two home runs. Despite his efforts, Boston dropped both games of the doubleheader to the Tigers.

¶At Fresno, Calif., Shotputter Parry O'Brien who set a world record (60 ft. 5¼: in.) a fortnight ago in his specialty, switched to the discus at the West Coast Relays and beat World Record Holder Fortune Gordien with a toss of 184 ft. 1½ in. Only two men have tossed the discus farther: Gordien and Olympic Record Holder Sim Iness. ¶At Indianapolis, qualifying for the Memorial Day 500-miler, Jack McGrath set a new record for the four-lap (ten miles) sprint of 141.033 m.p.h. Old (1952) record: 139.034 m.p.h., set by the late Chet Miller. ¶ In Moscow, World Champion Chess Player Mikhail Botvinnik, 43, retained his title after a long (24 games) match with Challenger Vassily Smyslov, 33.