Scoreboard

RECORD BREAKERS
Lee Calhoun , limber-legged Olympic champion from North Carolina College, trailed in early going but picked up speed to cover seldom-run 70-yard high hurdles in 8.2 for new world indoor record at Washington, D.C. (Jan. 26).

TRACK & FIELD
John Macy , 26-year-old Polish refugee now at U. of Houston , trailed veteran Horace Ashenfelter in two-mile race at Philadelphia , next night turned tables on rival at Washington , winning in 9:02.6 as Hungary 's Laszlo Tabori (beaten by George King in 4:10.1 mile at Philadelphia ) dropped out because of stomach upset. Among other winners in busy weekend at Philadelphia and Washington : stumpy Ira Murchison nipped Duke's Dave Sime in disputed 50-yard dash, added triple at 70, 80 and 100 yards; Pitt's velvet-striding Arnie So well continued banked-board supremacy over Olympic Champion Tom Courtney, winning 1,000 in 2:09.5 (see page 28).

HOCKEY
Detroit , off on six-game winning kick, routed Chicago 6-2, swept weekend series with Toronto 4-1, 3-1, to take 3-point lead over sputtering Montreal in NHL . Boston , still fumbling around for adequate replacement for Goalie Terry Sawchuk , dropped Norm De Felice and brought up Rookie Don Simmons from Springfield . Maneuver worked as Bruins came out of six-game slump to beat Canadiens 5-2.

BASKETBALL

College basketball, in annual midsemester lull, found most major teams, including unbeaten North Carolina and once-beaten Kansas , idle but Ohio State held off Northwestern 83-73 for sixth straight in Big Ten ; Missouri went into overtime to upset Iowa State 69-66 for second time in Big Seven; California , undefeated in PCC, came from behind to beat Stanford 67-64.

Boston continued to make shambles of NBA Eastern Division race, outscoring Syracuse , Minneapolis and Philadelphia to enjoy 6�-game bulge over second-place Warriors . Fort Wayne held firm in tight Western Division, winning three out of four, but was only single game ahead of St. Louis Hawks , who began to make Bob Pettit 's fantastic shooting pay off in victories. Rochester , going from bad to worse, stretched losing streak to 10.

BASEBALL
Lou Perini, Boston steamshovel executive who moved his Braves but not his residence to Milwaukee in 1953, decided fans "are entitled to direct, on-site leadership," turned over president's chair to Executive Vice President Joseph Cairnes, 49, but will remain as chairman of board.

HORSE RACING

Spinney, Insurance Man Louis Rowan's chestnut 4-year-old, off at 25 to 1, found muddy strip to his liking, outslogged challenging Beam Rider in stretch to win $170,230 Santa Anita Maturity (see page 40).

First Served, 6-year-old gelding claimed by New York Attorney James J. Crowley from Alfred G. Vanderbilt for mere $7,500 last July, stormed up on outside on turn for home, survived foul claim by Willie Hartack , up on Fabricator, to take down top money in $33,050 Royal Palm Handicap at Hialeah for Trainer John Nerud 's third straight stakes winner.