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February 21, 1955 Table Of Contents

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Pat On The Back

THE TENNIS-HAPPY PALMERS

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

Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox

The Question: Should women hunt?

By Jimmy Jemail

Health

HOW DO YOU WAKE UP?

Herewith seven basic types of morning risers. Which one you belong to depends on your temperament and temperature

College Hockey

U.S. COLLEGES TAKE TO THE ICE

Some fifty colleges turn their enthusiasm for a great winter pastime into one of America's fastest-growing sports. Artificial ice has helped—so have hundreds of fine Canadian skaters

By Whitney Tower

TOURNAMENT TIME APPROACHES

Basketball teams make their final bids for national honors and show off their stars

The Wonderful World Of Sport

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT

Spectacle

SMALL HANDS TAKE THE WHEEL

California youngsters move up to the starting line in the world's smallest racing cars. Their gasoline engines take them around the tight track at speeds up to 25 mph

Soundtrack

SOUNDTRACK

THE EDITORS FACE UP TO SOME TRICKY QUESTIONS ABOUT IKE'S SHOOTING, FIND A HUMAN RABBIT IN A QUESTIONABLE FRAME OF MIND, AND FILE A FISHING COMPLAINT WITH GOVERNOR HERTER

THE SPORT THAT'S MOSTEST

WINTER'S SADDEST CREATURE: THE ROBIN WHO DIDN'T FLY SOUTH

By John O'Reilly

Tennis

A CAPTAIN'S JOB

All work and no play makes a Davis Cup leader

By William F. Talbert

Sporting Look

AMERICA'S RIVIERA

Tip From The Top

Especially for beginners but useful for all golfers

By Bill Gordon

Golf

SUCCESSOR TO HOGAN?

If there's one in the offing, Gene Littler is probably his name

By Herbert Warren Wind

Boating

CALIFORNIA'S BID

A new midwinter regatta shows up the East

By Robert N. Bavier Jr.

Track

HOT SHOT

SI's weight expert salutes a champ and revels in memories

By Herman Hickman

Coming Events

COMING EVENTS February 18 through 27

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

Skiing

EAST vs. WEST

A directors' war splits the NSA

By Ezra Bowen

Yesterday

BIG TRAIN VS. BIG MYTH

Walter Johnson 'duplicated' a pitch that George Washington never made

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

MEMO FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Harry Phillips

A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS