Adolph Plummer

After two days of competition, the U.S. came up with a world-beating team in the nationals in St. Louis

BASKETBALL—Former Purdue basketball star and pro player PAUL HOFFMAN. 38, signed a one-year contract for a reported $12,000 as general manager of the NBA's new Baltimore Bullets, once Chicago Zephyrs. Hoffman...

BASEBALL—In a straight player deal JERRY LYNCH, whose pinch-hitting prowess helped the Cincinnati Reds to a 1961 pennant and coined the phrase "Lynch in the Pinch," was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Outfielder...

For the first time in 40 years, the collegiate championships were held on the Atlantic seaboard. Seven records later, everyone—or almost everyone—conceded it wasn't such a bad idea after all