November 1, 1954 Table Of Contents
Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox
The Question: Would you want your son to be a big-time football player?
By Jimmy Jemail
Health
Playground equipment with built-in disappointments is designed to help in preparing youngsters for "the struggles of maturity"
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
Budd Schulberg
BOXING'S DIRTY BUSINESS MUST BE CLEANED UP NOW
One of the most brazen frauds of modern times was perpetrated on the U.S. public last week when the world welterweight championship changed hands in Philadelphia. Only 7,909 attended the fiasco but its stench got into 10,000,000 homes through television. This makes the state of boxing a national concern, and it indicates the time has come for a federal investigation of the hoodlums who are ruining it
Football
By James Murray
Souped-Up
A round-up of 1954 shows that stock cars are faster, midgets are fighting for their lives, and in hot rods it's go, man, go
By John Bentley
Spectacle
The Wonderful World Of Sport
Soundtrack
GRUMPY MOAN IN MAINE, THOUSAND-DOLLAR SIDE BET, A RING, A WRANGLE, A RECORD
Iron Curtain Race
East Berlin's Hoppegarten puts a big show for the satellites loses two of their best jockeys
ELEGANCE IS THE KEYNOTE OF THE HORSE SHOW
Cinderella Horse
Sport In Art
Nasrullah And Mr. Fitz
In the unpredictable sport of horse racing, 1954's big news has been made by an Aga Khan castoff and a remarkable 80-year-old trainer. Together, Nasrullah and Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons are enjoying some of turfdom's greatest success
You Should Know
YOU SHOULD KNOW: if you are going hunting
By The Know-It-All
San Francisco 49ers meet Detroit Lions in typical pro football game—plenty of scoring and a full stadium
Motor Sports
The Gran Turismo, newest of a famous Italian line, has just arrived in the U.S.
By John Bentley
Column Of The Week
COLUMN OF THE WEEK: N.Y. MIRROR SPORTS EDITOR DAN PARKER SAYS GAVILAN WAS JOBBED
By Dan Parker
Sporting Look
New fashions cashing in on the sports car craze, with geometric jewelry and high-intensity colors, are speeding up the style of comfortable old coveralls
Tennis
Talbert's illness and Cup rebellion plague USLTA
Acknowledgments
Horse Racing
Garden State offers a rewarding look into the three-year old future
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS October 29 through November 4
Fisherman's Calendar
A digest of last-minute reports from fishermen and other unreliable sources
Compiled by Ed Zern
Under 21
TRAPPING IS STILL WHAT IT USED TO BE
More so, in fact—Daniel Boone might be surprised to know how much his ancient skill is worth in speedy cash nowadays
By Duane Decker
Bowling
Far from being seriously ill, Mort Lindsey is heading for new records
Yesterday
Marathoners Hayes and Dorando of the 1908 Olympics turned pro, ran a series of races and started a fad
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS