Sport: Who Won

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¶ World Middleweight Champion Sugar Ray Robinson, in his first defense of his regained title, a 15-round decision over Carl ("Bobo") Olson; in San Francisco. Obviously ring-rusty and, at 31, no longer able to go at top speed for 45 minutes, Robinson acted like a man about to retire after his next two fights. Opponents: onetime Champion Rocky Graziano, in April and Paddy Young, in May, "if I still have my title."

¶ Yale's John Marshall, Australian Olympic swimmer, the Eastern Intercollegiate 1,500-meter and 220-yard titles; at New Haven. In his bid to keep his "triple title, Marshall was edged by his roommate Wayne Moore, by a stroke, in the 440-yard event.

¶ The Oxford track team, its fifth straight, over Cambridge, 68-58; in London. Oxford Miler Chris Chataway perked up Britain's Olympic hopes by running the distance in 4:10.2, 4.6 seconds under Roger Bannister's meet record.

¶ Mrs. Mildred ("Babe") Zaharias, the Titleholders golf tournament, with a score of 299, eleven over par, for four rounds; at Augusta, Ga.

¶ Vic Hershkowitz, a New York fireman, the national A.A.U. singles handball championship, over Chicago's Ken Schneider, 21-11, 21-16; in Detroit.