August 23, 1954 Table Of Contents
Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox
The Question: Would legalized gambling be good or bad?
By Jimmy Jemail
Pat On The Back
Herewith a salute from the editors to men and women of all ages who have fairly earned the good opinion of the world of sport, regardless of whether they have yet earned its tallest headlines
Saratoga
It was the most expensive gesture last week at Saratoga where horse fanciers bought $2 million in futures at odds longer than roulette's
By Joe Estes
A WHITNEY STEALS THE SHOW FROM FELLOW WHITNEYS
Soundtrack
OLD MAN IN A HARD STRAW "DOES 'E BUTT?"...NEW PECKING ORDER IN K.C.
Spectacle
The faithful pause on an ivy-clad balcony to look down on the decorous garden shrine of world tennis
The Wonderful World Of Sport
THE YANKEES ARE STILL THE TEAM TO BEAT
If they win, it will be six straight pennants, six straight World Series. If they fail, the team that beats them will always be known as the team that stopped the unstoppable Yanks
Preview Of The U.S. Amateur
The top tournament for American golfers who work for a living and play their golf on the side takes place next week at the Country Club of Detroit, with a field of 200 including the golfer of the year and everybody's amateur, Billy Joe Patton
Billy Joe Patton, the North Carolina lumberman, has proved it is possible to play good golf and still have a good time
Hunting
A discussion of various means of toting a load in relative comfort
By John Durant
Four teen-agers explore a mountain and pitch camp in its towering crater
You Should Know
YOU SHOULD KNOW if you are going to take up bird watching
By The Know-It-All
Health
TO MILLIONS OF WEEPING, SNEEZING AMERICANS IT IS OPEN SEASON FOR HAY FEVER
Motor Sports
At Columbus 160 racers saw Jim Kimberly win U.S. title
By John Bentley
A pretty diving champion develops her graceful form on a springy trampoline
Boxing
At 37 the world's light-heavyweight champion fights for the first time in Madison Square Garden
Baseball
Mr. Rickey's retirement will be a loss to the baseball world
By Red Smith
All summer long the waters off Long Island are filled with sailboats of all sizes, from the modest do-it-yourself to the majestic racing yacht
Tennis
With Jack Kramer's coaching they may retrieve the Davis Cup
By William F. Talbert
Column Of The Week
A tip from the horse's mouth may not be much good if the horse is neurotic. Ray Terrell warns the $2 better that the day is coming when he'll need to study Freud as well as racing forms.
By Ray Terrell
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS August 20 through 26
Sporting Look
Yesterday
In a great bare-fisted battle Sullivan and Kilrain fought 75 grueling rounds
Last Laugh
Departments
By H.H.S. Phillips Jr.