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January 17, 1955 Table Of Contents

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Pat On The Back

PAT ON THE BACK

A salute to those who have earned the good opinion of the world of sport, if not yet its tallest headlines

Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox

The Question: Do the rules permit the calling of too many fouls in basketball?

By Jimmy Jemail

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BOXING GETS A RACKET BUSTER

The week brought news from New York that was full of promise for boxing's long overdue national renovation

The Wonderful World Of Sport

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT

Soundtrack

SOUNDTRACK

THE EDITORS CONSIDER THE LATEST TRIUMPH OF MAN (BASKETBALL DIVISION), THE WIRING OF FOOTBALL OFFICIALS FOR SOUND, AND THE RETURN OF BOXING'S SELF-EXPRESSIVE SUGAR RAY ROBINSON

Spectacle

ONLY THE BRAVE

Bullfighting is a spectacle of violence. Some who watch it are revolted; others are enthralled. Here, in words and eight pages of superb color pictures, SI shows what a bullfight is: blood and fury against grace and courage, a supreme test for animal and man, a moment of truth known to

By John Stanton

SPECTACLE

Sport In Art

Genteel sports of Old Japan

Tip From The Top

TIP FROM THE TOP

Especially for beginners but useful for all golfers

By Johnny Revolta

Sporting Look

DIOR GOES WEST

Opening day at Santa Anita is traditionally as much a proving ground for fashion acceptance on the West Coast as the opening of Belmont is in the East. Report from the track: California has accepted the H-line

FIGHTING FOR ALMA MATER

Bowling

ALL-STAR ANDY

The big event is rolling, and SI sends valorous Varipapa a sentimental salute

By Victor Kalman

Under 21

THE LIVELY ART OF DESTRUCTION

All winter long a group of dedicated men at Spalding work hard rigging up machines that are designed to wreck bats, balls, and even badminton birds

By Duane Decker

Coming Events

COMING EVENTS January 14 through 23

Snow Patrol

SNOW PATROL

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

Compiled by Bill Wallace

Fisherman's Calendar

FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR

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

Compiled by Ed Zern

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Health

EXERCISE TO KEEP FIT

Last August, SI published an account of Prof. Thomas K. Cureton's training tips to athletes. Herewith his conditioning program for men in middle age

By William H. White

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

MEMO FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Harry Phillips

SCOREBOARD

ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS