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December 13, 1954 Table Of Contents

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Pat On The Back

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

Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox

The Question: Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns wrote in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED in October that football is getting too vicious. On the basis of the season's games, do you agree?

By Jimmy Jemail

Soundtrack

SOUNDTRACK

TODAY THE PROBITY OR LACK OF PROBITY OF THE MEN WHO RUN BOXING IS THE CONCERN OF ANYONE WHO CAN TWIST A TV DIAL, SI REFLECTIONS ON THE WEEK'S BOXING CARD, THE TENNIS UPROAR IN AUSTRALIA AND THE WORSENING STATE OF THE MINORS

Basketball

BASKETBALL: A GAME, DANCE, DATE

College basketball began last week with more than 500 games. There was excitement, even one riot, but the week had another meaning. The winter season on the American campus had begun

PREVIEW: GREAT SEASON, GREATER STAR

By Roger Kahn

Spectacle

GLITTERING ROYAL

High-stepping parade horses, wearing $10,000 in saddles and silver, highlight the 56th staging of the American Royal Horse Show & Livestock exhibition in Kansas City, Mo.

Deer Hunt

SURPRISING DEER HUNT

Forty-odd men visited little Rocky Island in Lake Superior to stalk its 400-odd deer. Ready for a slaughter, they found the game had other ideas

John Groth's Jamaica

JOHN GROTH'S JAMAICA

By John Groth

Golf

"A VERY FINE AND ENJOYABLE MAN"

Bob Harlow, editor of 'Golf World,' lived a lifetime for the game—and loved it

By Herbert Warren Wind

Gift List II

EXPERTS' CHOICE

Under 21

TOYMAKER'S TIDBITS

From mitts to MGs, there are gifts for everybody in stores this year, even bottled ships and flying saucers

By Duane Decker

You Should Know

YOU SHOULD KNOW: if you plan to buy a Christmas camera

By The Know-It-All

HARVARD VS. YALE 10 TIMES

These traditional rivals have de-emphasized football but now play more than ever as their intramural programs contribute to a day of ten games

Bowling

STROHS WALTZ

The team captained by Buzz Fazio (right) again has established its alley mastery

By Victor Kalman

Football

HUNCHED OVER

Having averaged .727 for the season, Prophet Hickman takes a modest bow

By Herman Hickman

SNOW PATROL

A late roundup of snow conditions in America from a picked group of local skiers

Compiled by Bill Wallace

Coming Events

COMING EVENTS December 10 through 19

Fisherman's Calendar

FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR

A digest of last-minute reports from fishermen and other unreliable sources

Compiled by Ed Zern

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Yesterday

SIR WINSTON, SPORTSMAN

Currently celebrating his 80th birthday, Churchill, dean of world's statesmen, looks back on a full and varied sports career, including "30 years of polo."

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

MEMO FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Harry Phillips

SCOREBOARD

A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS