> All week from Oslo to Ohio, track and field stars ignored midsummer heat, coolly cracked records. In Cleveland, Mrs. Olga Fikotova Connolly, the ex-Czech Olympic star who broke the Iron Curtain to marry U.S. Olympic Hammer Thrower Harold Connolly, scored at a national Amateur Athletic Union meet by breaking the U.S. women's discus record. Her throw: 147 ft. 8 in. In Naantali, Finland, England's Derek Ibbotson ran his fourth sub-four-minute mile (3:58.7), was followed by Finland's Olavi Vuorisalo (3:59.1). In Oslo, Pennsylvania's Josh Culbreath broke the 440-yd. hurdles world record (51.3 sec.) set by a Russian in 1954. Culbreath's time: 50.5 sec.
> There was never much chance that Kansas City Manager Lou Boudreau could teach his inept Athletics to win more ball games than they lost. And there was never much doubt that he would be fired if he failed. As the A's kept losing, the affable ex-shortstop lost his job last week after 15 years of major-league managing. Boudreau's successor: Harry Craft, one of Kansas City's coaches.
>After 30 years on the track and more winners (5,090) than any jockey on record, Johnny Longden got the shortest and roughest ride of his career from a maiden filly named Royal Zaca at Del Mar. When his mount reared, Johnny was pinned against the starting gate and set down for the rest of the season with a broken leg.
> Pacing the U.S. Wightman Cup team, Wimbledon Champion Althea Gibson won two singles matches (against Great Britain's Shirley Bloomer and Christine Truman), paired with Darlene Hard to take a doubles from Bloomer and Sheila Armstrong. Result: U.S. women tennis players beat Britain 6-1, again won the Wightman Cup which they have held since 1931.