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¶Hamilton Richardson, 17, a second-round upset over Wimbledon's Defending Champion Budge Patty; in London. In his fourth round, the U.S. junior champion got a case of "center court shakes," lost to Brazilian Champion Armando Vieira. The semifinalists: The U.S.'s Dick Savitt (who defeated the U.S.'s Art Larsen in the quarterfinals) v. the U.S.'s Herb Flam (who defeated Australia's top-seeded Frank Sedgman); Australia's Ken McGregor (who defeated Sweden's Lennart Bergelin) v. South Africa's Eric Sturgess (who defeated Vieira).

¶Tom Robbins, 56, the 47th U.S. Seniors Golf championship, with a record four-under-par 140; in Rye, N.Y.

¶Middleweight Champion Sugar Ray Robinson, the fifth victory in his current European tour, a third-round knockout of Belgium's Cyrille Delannoit; in Turin, Italy.

¶Cleveland Pitcher Bob Feller, a no-hit game (his third in 13 years), over the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, after Detroit spoiled a shut-out by scoring on a combination of two errors, a stolen base and a long fly ball; in Cleveland.

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