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P: California Housewife Earlene Brown, 21, hit on the happy practice of tossing iron balls around the landscape just four months ago, got the hang of it so quickly that she took a trip to Washington, D.C. for the women's Olympic tryouts, heaved the 4-kilo (8 Ibs. 15 oz.) shot a distance of 46 ft. 9 1/2 in. for a new American record and a place on the team. As if to make sure she would get to Melbourne, formidable Earlene (226 Ibs.) also picked up a discus, threw it in a style that recalled a comic-strip wife wielding a rolling pin, and set another American record: 145 ft. 4 1/2 in. Only other double Olympics qualifier: Tennessee A. & I. State University Club's tiny (108 Ibs.) Mae Faggs, 24, who finished first in the 200-meter dash, second in the 100-meter dash. Saddest woman in Washington was Stella Walsh, 45, who competed for Poland in the 1932 and '36 Olympics, once held almost every record in the book, and was eligible to try for the U.S. team, thanks to her week-old marriage to a U.S. citizen. Stella finished third in her heat of the 200-meter dash and failed to make the team.

P: Tightening up for the late-season drive for the flag, the New York Yankees gave their longtime (13 seasons) Shortstop Phil Rizzuto, 37, his unconditional release to make room for a new outfielder. The new man: Kansas City's 40-year-old Enos ("Country") Slaughter. A remarkably durable relic of the old Cardinals, Country Slaughter was traded to the Yanks in 1954, sent to the Athletics last year.

P: After whirling like a buzz saw through the first round of a lightweight fight in New Orleans, Challenger Joe Brown, a 30-year-old ex-carpenter, broke his right hand and slowed down to some careful jabs and hooks, had Champion Wallace ("Bud") Smith, 27, out on his feet in the 15th, won a split decision and the lightweight championship of the world.

P: Swimming alone, with only her own superb sense of time to egg her on, Aus tralia's Lorraine Crapp, 17, became the first woman in the world to swim 400 yds. free style in less than five minutes. While she was at it, the husky schoolgirl set four world's records: 440 yds. in 4:52.4 400 meters in 4:50.8, 220 yds. in 2:20.5, and 200 meters in 2:19.3.

P: Scoring the winning run himself after drawing a walk in the ninth inning, Dodger Don Newcombe squeaked by the Cincinnati Redlegs, 6-5, became the first major-league pitcher this season to win 20 games.

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