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March 5, 1956 Table Of Contents

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Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox

The Question: The Newport (R.I.) Casino is the home of the newly established National Tennis Hall of Fame. What five players would you nominate for the Hall of Fame?

By Jimmy Jemail

Tip From The Top

especially for beginners and high-handicap golfers

By Al Collins

Events & Discoveries

EVENTS & DISCOVERIES

ADLAI AND THE COACH, THE CASE FOR THE AAU, A SMALL BOOM IN BILLIARDS, A GREAT NAVY CREW REGROUPS, PLAIN TALK ABOUT U.S. TENNIS, THE LUCK OF MICKEY McDERMOTT

Spectacle

THE TRAINING CAMPS

With the usual great cast of stars and rookies, 16 major league clubs start dress rehearsals for another big show

Spring Training Camps

IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING

Spirits soar as the 16 big league training camps swing into action, but at St. Petersburg, Frank Lane, the new general manager of the Cardinals, tries very hard to be realistic

By Gerald Holland

The 3-Year-Olds

NEEDLES SHOWS THE WAY FOR THE 3-YEAR-OLDS

With a mighty finish, the Florida-bred bay ran past many of this year's best colts in their first major test at Hialeah, while a continent away Swaps refused to face the mud at Santa Anita

By Whitney Tower

THE MUDDLE AT ARCADIA

By James Murray

The Wonderful World Of Sport

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT

Salute To Speed

SALUTE TO SPEED

Daytona's classic produced a triple hero, added fuel to a feud, and fired up a mob

By Kenneth Rudeen

Dream Cars

DREAM CARS

By Norman E. Nicholson

BLACK SATURDAY

In college basketball, a week of balmy promise for some top tournament-hungry teams ended in confusion on BLACK SATURDAY

By Roy Terrell

Sport In Art

PATRIARCHAL GAMES

In the 17th century the stylish gentry of Europe enjoyed many diversions—some ancient even then—which are played today

Snow Patrol

SNOW PATROL

Compiled by Mort Lund

Ski Tip

A SOLEMN WARNING ON THE DANGERS OF AVALANCHES AND A FEW TIPS ON SPOTTING THE BASIC CONDITIONS FROM WHICH THEY CAN DEVELOP

By Friedl Pfeifer/Coach, U.S. Olympic Team

Coming Events

COMING EVENTS March 2 through March 11

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Pat On The Back

CORNELIUS AYER WOOD

Departments

SCOREBOARD

...THESE FACES IN THE CROWD...

FOCUS ON THE DEED

FOR THE RECORD

MEMO FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Harry Phillips