March 14, 1955 Table Of Contents
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: Which has a greater element of danger, automobile racing or motorboat racing?
By Jimmy Jemail
Here Comes Casey
With his beaten Bombers back in spring training, Ol' Case talks (in dialect) about the kind of team he believes will again terrorize the American League and retake the pennant
Soundtrack
THE EDITORS MEDITATE ON THE ETHICS OF STOCK CAR DOPING, POINT OUT THE SAWDUST TRAIL TO THE INTERNATIONAL, BOXING CLUB AND POUND THE BIG BASS DRUM FOR THE HARVARD BAND
Spectacle
The U.S. has a lively crop of home-grown young skiers who are schussing hard with 1956 in view
Sore Muscles
Turkey Hunt
THE WARIEST BIRD IN THE FOREST
A turkey gobbler posturing before his harem is a vain beauty, foolish yet cautious as he drives a hunter frantic
By John Curtis Bush
You Should Know
YOU SHOULD KNOW: if you want to take up fly tying
By The Know-It-All
Tip From The Top
Especially useful for golfers with medium and low handicaps
By Jim Browning
Tewksbury Bassets
A hound pack with a fancy name welcomes everyone to its weekly hunts. As the next four pages of pictures show, the hunt soon spreads out, the bassets waiting for no one and each follower enjoying the sport at his own pace
Snow Patrol
A late roundup of snow conditions in America from picked 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
After an embarrassing wait of a year, Canada's bruising, undiplomatic hockey team takes the world crown from Moscow to British Columbia
By Denis Fodor
Motor Sports
An international elite gets set for the only U.S. Grand Prix
By John Bentley
Bowling
Prizes are slim but spirit is fine in the women's doubles
Horses
Nor sleet nor snow nor cold could stop the opening at Lincoln Downs
Anniversary
Two-Year-Olds
A CURRICULUM FOR TWO-YEAR OLDS
"Man, you gotta learn some manners," is part of the teacher-talk at Hialeah, where juvenile colts and fillies come to learn their duties
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS March 11 through March 20
Acknowledgments
Under 21
His glove, of course—and here are some tips on the best way of picking one, and how to care for it when it's yours
By Duane Decker
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER