RECORD BREAKERS
Federal Hill, frisky 3-year-old owned by Clifford Lussky, brilliantly qualified himself as sprinter, streaking seldom run 6� furlongs in 1:15 for new world record at Gulfstream (March 25), a speed he was unable to match over longer distance in Florida Derby later in week (see "Horse Racing").
Beau Madison, Leslie Madison's rangy 2-year-old Arizona-bred colt, lugging 118 pounds in second race of career, thundered 4 furlongs in 45 seconds to break another world mark at Turf Paradise in Phoenix (March 30).
Maureen Murphy, homebred Olympian, windmilled 150-yard backstroke in 1:46.3 at Portland, Ore. (March 24) to better 15-year-old record (1:48.2) held by Gloria Callen.
Fyodor Bogdanovsky, massive-muscled Russian middleweight lifter, hefted 298� pounds in press to raise own world standard at Moscow.
SWIMMING
Michigan, bolstered by Dick Kimball's double in low and high board diving and Cy Hopkins' triumph in 200-yard breaststroke in meet record 2:20, swooshed into dead heat with Michigan State in medley relay, last event on program, adding enough points to offset tremendous one-man show by Yale's Tim Jecko (see above) and edging Elis 69-61 for NCAA team title at Chapel Hill, N.C. Other individual champions: North Carolina's Charlie Krepp in 100-yard backstroke (58.1) and 200-yard backstroke (2:07.8); Indiana's Bill Woolsey in 220-yard freestyle (2:02.5) and 440-yard freestyle (4:38.2); Amherst's Bob Keiter in 50-yard freestyle (22.1); Harvard's Henry Dyer in 100-yard freestyle (49.4); Oklahoma's Julian Dyason in 100-yard breaststroke (1:03); Yale's Russell Hibbard, Daniel Cornwall, Dave Armstrong and Rex Aubrey in 400-yard freestyle relay (3:23.8).
BASKETBALL
Boston, bouncing back after 125-123 double overtime loss to St. Louis (who earlier outhustled Minneapolis 143-135 for Western title), used Bob Cousy's wizardry and Frank Ramsey's point-making to beat Hawks 119-99 in second game of NBA championship playoff at Boston.
Air Force All-Stars turned loose sharpshooting little (5 feet 10 inches) Ron Tomsic for 26 points, put pressure on San Francisco Olympic Club in closing minutes for 87-74 victory, became first service team since 1910 to win AAU title, at Denver,
HORSE RACING