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April 25, 1955 Table Of Contents

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Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox

The Question: Where do you think your team will finish in the pennant race this year? (Asked of major league baseball managers)

By Jimmy Jemail

Events & Discoveries

EVENTS & DISCOVERIES

Spring comes sadly to Montreal, Year of indecision, Australia, Bobo Olson discovers his tongue, Swimmer tries dire straits, Coexistence in Britain, Puppy no mummy

Spectacle

TRACKSIDE LUXURY

Santa Anita's magnificent Turf Club makes losing a luxurious lark and sets a standard for all to copy

GOOD NEWS FOR $2 BETTORS

For years racing fans have protested against the conditions usually found at the No. 1 paid spectator sport in America. Now management's response is a whopping remodeling program

By Whitney Tower

Kansas City A's

THE A'S FIND FRIENDS IN COWTOWN

Kansas City pours out its heart In rousing welcome, fills its brand-new ball park to overflowing and the transplanted Athletics respond by playing like champions just for a day

By Gerald Holland

The Wonderful World Of Sport

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT

Sporting Look

RUGBY WEEK FASHION SHOW

Golf

FOURSOME

Tip From The Top

for golfers of all degrees of skill

By Gene Andersen

Column Of The Week

The New York Times

Intrigued by Jackie Robinson's new method of breaking up a double play, Columnist Arthur Daley turns inquiring reporter to determine the legality of the strategy and gets varied reactions from Leo Durocher, who screams no, and Warren Giles, who says yes

Motor Sports

THE FIERCE NEW JAGUAR

In a road test John Bentley finds it fast, quiet, flexible, comfortable and easy to drive

By John Bentley

Horses

MATCH RACE

That's what the Wood Memorial looks like as Nashua meets Summer Tan

By Albion Hughes

Keep In The Pink

TICK BITES

Fisherman's Calendar

FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR

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

Compiled by Ed Zern

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Bowling

DUCKS, ETC.

Small-pins had an All-Star, too

By Victor Kalman

Sports Court

SPORTS COURT

YANK GETS STARTED

It's a long way through the farms from sandlot to stadium, but Travis Rayborn is on the way

By Duane Decker

Coming Events

COMING EVENTS April 22 through May 1

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

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 its tallest headlines

Departments

A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS

MEMO FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Harry Phillips