¶ Boston University's fabulous Sophomore John Thomas, 19, who goes up and up, leaped 7 ft. 2½in. at the Chicago Daily News Relays to break his own world indoor record for the sixth consecutive time, jumping 1.3 in. higher than any other man ever has, indoors or out.
¶ As the pro-basketball season ended, Philadelphia's Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, 23, in his rookie year had decisively rewritten the N.B.A. record books. Among his new marks: 2,707 points and an average of 37.6 points per game (the old records: 2,105 and 29.2, both set by St. Louis' Bob Pettit), and 1,941 rebounds...
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