October 3, 1955 Table Of Contents

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Long sigh in The Fenway, Leo exits quietly, Al Weill gains decision over Rocky, Pugs and plutocrats, A's for effort in K.C., Nature study: Geese, Next round

Spectacle

AUTUMN IN INDIANA

NORTH AMERICA: FALL: LAST WEEK

By Paul O'Neil

Football

THE TOUGH TERRAPINS STOP THE KNOXES

High up in a rain-spattered stadium in Maryland, a West Coast football father gets a demonstration (7-0) that a big, rough line is a greater asset on a muddy field than all the talent and tutoring built into UCLA's impressive young back

By James Murray

The Wonderful World Of Sport

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT

SOUTHWESTERN FOOTBALL

The conferences in the Southwest are a law unto themselves. Oklahoma, Rice, Houston and Texas Tech are favorites, but others can come through

By Herman Hickman

Hickman's Hunches

HICKMAN'S HUNCHES for Games of Saturday, Oct. 1.

By Herman Hickman

Pro Football

DOAK WALKER IS A SMALL MAN AMONG THE GIANT PROS BUT HIS REMARKABLE RECORD AFTER FIVE YEARS STANDS UP WITH THE BEST

By Norman Nicholson

Baseball

LEO DUROCHER IS NO LONGER MANAGER OF THE GIANTS. LAST SUNDAY HIS CAREER CAME TO A NORMAL, SPECTACULAR CLOSE

By Robert Creamer

Horses

MAX HIRSCH AND HIGH GUN, AN OLD WINNING COMBINATION, LAST WEEK TEAMED UP TO BEAT MR. FITZ AND NASHUA IN THE SYSONBY

By Whitney Tower

Fisherman's Calendar

FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR

Compiled by Ed Zern

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Kanchenjunga

THE CONQUEST OF KANCHENJUNGA

For nearly 50 years mountaineers of many nations tried in vain to climb "the most difficult and dangerous mountain in the world." This is the story of how a nine-man British expedition finally succeeded. It is told by one of the four who reached the top

By George C. Band