January 3, 1955 Table Of Contents
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
By Jimmy Jemail
Sportsman
1954 & Its Sportsman: Roger Bannister
The year brought shining performances in a host of sports, but the electrifying running of history's first four-minute miler—a man of no fanfare—made him year's pre-eminent man of sport
Soundtrack
THE EDITORS LISTEN TO AN AMERICAN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF RUSSIAN RIFLEMEN, EXPLORE THE BAROQUE GOLF SITUATION IN LOS ANGELES AND TALK TO A JUSTIFIABLY IMMODEST BASKETBALL COACH
Spectacle
Hunting Dogs
Field trials are a fast-growing sport which thrives on the true hunter's love for the out of doors and the eternal fascination of training an animal
Virgin Islands
By John Groth
When animals hibernate they enter a nether-world existence wherein their bodies practically cease to function. Herewith an informed look at what happens underground during winter's meanest weather
Sporting Look
No skier is better than the boots he wears. Here's what to look for in a pair that you want to last you many a snowy season
Europe's latest model sports cars offer the American enthusiast speed, stamina and beauty in a wide variety of colorful models
By John Bentley
Flashing through his last league game, Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns beats a jinx and the Detroit Lions for the league title, then retires to the quiet life of a salesman
By Martin Kane
Determined American tennis players finally end the Australian domination
Horse Racing
The South and West offer employment for thoroughbreds who used to get some rest
Column Of The Week
For 87 Years the South's Standard Newspaper
Acknowledgments
Bowling
With the annual contest about to begin, SI's columnist looks first to the ladies
For golfers of all degrees of skill
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS December 31 through January 9
Snow Patrol
A late roundup of snow conditions in America from a picked group of local skiers
Compiled by Bill Wallace
Fisherman's Calendar
A digest of last-minute reports from fishermen and other unreliable sources
Compiled by Ed Zern
Yesterday
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS