A Roundup Of The Week's News

RECORD BREAKERS

Eddie Southern , lanky 17-year-old speedster from Dallas' Sunset High School, zipped through 440-yard dash in 0:47.2 day after turning in 0:47.4 clocking in preliminary, twice shattered national scholastic record of 48 flat in Texas Interscholastic League meet at Austin. Southern, hailed as greatest high school track star in Texas history, also won 220-yard dash in 20.7, tied 22-year-old mark held by fabulous Jesse Owens, took 120-yard high hurdles in 0:14.2.

Don Bowden of University of California took first competitive crack at mile in dual meet with Stanford at Berkeley, Calif., romped home in 4:11.7, established new national freshman standard.

Charlie Krapp and Phil Drake , University of North Carolina middle-distance swim stars, each set two American records in AAU-sanctioned trials at Chapel Hill, N.C. Krapp was timed in 5:49.1 for 500-yard backstroke, 6:21.9 for 500-meter backstroke; Drake did 500-yard butterfly in 6:37.1, 500-meter butterfly in 7:11.3.

BASEBALL

Brooklyn Dodgers , rolling along at breakneck pace, won close ones, ran latest winning streak to 10, raised season's record to 21-2, moved nine full games out in front of Milwaukee in runaway National League race. Brooks edged Milwaukee 2-0 on 12th-inning home run by Carl Furillo , beat fading St. Louis Cardinals 12-4, 4-3, swept three-game series from faltering Philadelphia Phils 6-4, 6-3, 9-8. Carl Erskine contributed superb pitching, bested Milwaukee's Gene Conley in 2-0 game, whipped Phils 6-3 later in week for fifth victory. Manager Walter Alston also won out in week's biggest rhubarb, suspended Pitcher Don Newcombe , who refused to pitch batting practice, for insubordination, was backed up by club officials. Contrite Newcombe apologized after one-day absence, returned to beat Philadelphia in relief, remarked, "It was mighty expensive day off—it ain't gonna happen again."

Milwaukee dropped four games to Brooklyn and Pittsburgh, bounced back to sweep three-game series from St. Louis 8-5, 9-7, 6-2, took over second place.

New York Giants continued to have troubles but took two out of three from Chicago Cubs 0-6,4-3, 6-3, split four games with surprising Pittsburgh Pirates, moved into third place with .500 mark. Outfielder Don Mueller collected five hits in Sunday twin-bill with Pirates, hit in 21st consecutive game, raised batting average to .421, three points behind St. Louis' Bill Virdon , who topped National League with .424.

Pittsburgh Pirates ' young ball club amazed rest of league, ripped off six straight before bowing to Giants 11-2, jumped to fifth place. Cincinnati showed improvement, won five of six from Phils and Cubs, moved out of last place. St. Louis dropped from second to sixth after losing seven in row; hard-pressed Philadelphia absorbed nine successive defeats, wallowed in National League cellar.

Cleveland Indians had good week, beat Boston Red Sox 4-2, split pair with New York Yankees 7-4, 5-11, took four games from Kansas City 4-1, 9-3, 9-6, 2-1 to hold American League lead after Detroit Tigers made most of strong hitting by Al Kaline , batting cool .407, to earn tie, then slumped to fourth with three losses to Chicago White Sox. Rookie Herb Score turned in week's best pitching chore for Indians, beat Kansas City 4-1 on three-hitter, struck out 10.