A Roundup Of The Week's News

RECORD BREAKERS

Jacqueline Auriol, attractive, daring Frenchwoman who recently was grounded because "you have flown too low, too fast, have taken too many risks," took one more chance, pushed her French Mystere IV turbo-jet fighter plane at unofficial 683 mph over Melun Airfield, south of Paris, once again broke Jacqueline Cochran's world speed record for women.

Pentti Karvonen, durable Finn, covered grueling 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:47.8 in international meet at Helsinki, bettered accepted world mark of 8:49.6 established by Hungary's Sandor Rosznyoi in European Games last year.

Russell Wright, daredevil Invercargill builder, roared his expensive 1,000-cc Vincent Black Lightning machine at breakneck 184.7 mph average speed over timed kilometer on lonely country road near Christchurch, New Zealand to set motorcycle world speed record.

Robert Burns, Scottish-born racer driving Vincent Black Lightning fitted with sidecar and streamlined shell, zipped along at 161 mph over same New Zealand course, surpassed own world standard by six mph.

TENNIS

Tony Trabert , strong-armed, sandy-haired young U.S. Davis Cupper from Cincinnati, made good use of big serve and powerful ground strokes to polish off Denmark's blond Kurt Nielsen 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 in final after blasting transplanted American Budge Patty 8-6, 6-2, 6-2 in semifinal, romped through All-England tournament without loss of single set to walk off with first Wimbledon singles championship and earn ranking as world's No. 1 player (see page 21).

Louise Brough , talented Beverly Hills, Calif. shotmaker, had to call upon all her vast experience, wide variety of shots to break up rhythm of pert, pretty Beverly Baker Fleitz, ambidextrous swinger from Long Beach, Calif., finally succeeded, won hard-fought 7-5, 8-6 match for her fourth Wimbledon singles title (see page 18).

Vic Seixas of Philadelphia, still suffering from ailing shoulder, teamed with Doris Hart of Coral Gables, Fla. to turn back Miss Brough and Enrique Morea of Argentina 8-6, 2-6, 6-3 in mixed doubles, gave U.S. third crown.

Lew Hoad and Rex Hartwig , reported to be Australia's best bet for Davis Cup doubles, beat countrymen Ken Rosewall and Neale Fraser 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 in men's doubles; Britain's Angela Mortimer and Ann Shillock defeated Pat Ward and Shirley Bloomer 7-5, 6-1, gave England first women's doubles title since 1936.