¶ Britain's Swimmers Victor Birkett, 26, and Kathleen Mayoh, 20, and Egypt's Bakir Soliman, 26, in that order, over the stormy English Channel, east to west from France, to become the season's first successful crossers.
¶ Frank Sedgman over Fellow Australian Ken McGregor, a smash and volley battle, 6-3, 6-2, 12-14, 6-3, to keep his Newport Casino singles tennis crown; in Newport, R.I. Maureen Connolly, repeating her Wimbledon victory over Louise Brough, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, to become the Essex singles champion; in Manchester, Mass.
¶ The manager and seven oarsmen of Yugoslavia's Olympic rowing team, over Marshal Tito, by...
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