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February 28, 1955 Table Of Contents

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Pat On The Back

PAT ON THE BACK

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: There's been a lot of talk about anti-intellectualism. Are you anti-intellectual?

By Jimmy Jemail

Under 21

THAT OLD KENTUCKY EYE

More than most, the Selvys of Corbin seem to have it when it comes to hitting the basket. First there was Frank; now comes brother Edd

By Duane Decker

Santa Anita Derby

CALIFORNIA GETS A GLEAM IN THE EYE

Swaps, a home-bred son of the Golden State, wins the first great classic of the 3-year-old season

By Jim Murray

Horse Racing

NEXT: THE FLAMINGO

Saturday's race will measure the Florida 3-year-olds

By Albion Hughes

PERILS OF WINTER BALL

Baseball in the Caribbean area is exciting, but for some Big Leaguers it has its pitfalls

Soundtrack

SOUNDTRACK

THE EDITORS INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF SOME CANINE CACOPHONY, DISCOVER SOME BRIGHT SPOTS IN THE BOXING JUNGLE AND EXAMINE SOME DOODLING ABOUT FOOTBALL'S NEW PLANS TO TELEVISE ITSELF

Spectacle

DESIGN FOR ANARCHY

Professional basketball—sampled here in full-color action—may look like chaos, but it calls for fluid variations as precise and calculated as the mathematics of a Bach fugue

By Gerald Astor

The Wonderful World Of Sport

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT

Sport In Art

VANDERBILT STABLES

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

Golf's Green Pastures

GOLF'S GREEN PASTURES

Tip From The Top

Useful for golfers of all degrees of skill

By Jackson Bradley

Hockey

HEART OF THE LEAFS

For doggedness and courage, Toronto's Ted Kennedy is tops in the league

By Scott Young

Boxing

OLD FIGHTERS DO DIE...

Some in squalid misery; here's a way to help them before they fade away

By Budd Schulberg

Motor Sports

THE MIDGET MARVELS

How small can a car get? The latest in the tiny class at New York's Travel and Auto Sports Show will surprise you—but they're real cars

By John Bentley

Bowling

SMALL PINS

Duck pins are little, but they're a challenge even to big pin fans

By Victor Kalman

Anniversary

ANNIVERSARY

Coming Events

COMING EVENTS February 25 through March 6

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