February 7, 1955 Table Of Contents
Pat On The Back
A salute from the editors to men and women of all ages who have fairly earned the good opinion of the world of sport, if not yet its tallest headlines
Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox
The Question: How much should a wife indulge her husband's love for sports?
By Jimmy Jemail
Boating
This year's National Motor Boat Show at New York had many more marine wonders than any one man could count
Fancy Pets
Bobsledding
Switzerland's old bobsledding "pros"—Fritz Feierabend and Franz Kapus—turned the 1955 World Bobsledding Championship into a personal duel
By James Bell
Whitfield
Olympic Track Star Mal Whitfield of the U.S. runs, demonstrates and lectures in Northern Rhodesia at the end of a five-month international tour building good will through sport
Soundtrack
THE EDITORS CONSIDER BASEBALL'S BLOCKS OF GRANITE, SALUTE THE WORLD BILLIARDS CHAMPION AND A GIRL OF 15 WHO WOULD BE QUEEN
Spectacle
The Wonderful World Of Sport
Sporting Look
Steelheads
Out in the State of Washington a determined biologist named Clarence Pautzke has made history by breeding 20-pound, seagoing steelhead trout—and in greater runs than even the Indians knew
By Joe Miller
Column Of The Week
The Washington Post Times Herald
Shirley Povich, president of the Baseball Writers Association, warns that it's time for a pause in Hall of Fame balloting
Football
In the draft, the names got the nod
Hockey
They are an unavoidable part of the game
By Scott Young
Golf
A tribute to some sterling champions
Horses
Overseas horses are all the rage
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS February 4 through 13
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
Acknowledgments
Tip From The Top
For golfers of all degrees of skill
By Gene Sarazen
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
