July 30, 1956 Table Of Contents
Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox
The Question: What is the appeal of the sports car and what is its future in American life?
By Jimmy Jemail
Milwaukee Braves
The Milwaukee Braves have the finest quintet of starting pitchers. Now Joe Adcock is on a hitting spree and pennant prospects look rosy indeed
By Roy Terrell
Events & Discoveries
WHEN ODD FELLOWS GET TOGETHER, THE SEPARATION OF POWERS, TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE THE IRISH, STRANGE SOUNDS IN A HAT, A PROPOSITION FOR A DREAM RACE
The Wonderful World Of Sport
The Manager
CONVERSATION PIECE: SUBJECT: A MANAGER AND HIS FIGHTER
In the dimly lit world of boxing, the classic—and therefore most closely guarded—relationship is that between the manager and fighter. One of the few persons ever permitted to penetrate the protective shadow which conceals their everyday dealings is Robert H. Boyle. On the pages that follow, Boyle recounts his conversations with a manager and a fighter on a day climaxed by a bout. For reasons which are obvious, the names of the principals are withheld. The facts are not.
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS July 27 through August 5
Tip From The Top
particularly for golfers of chunky build
By Ed Oliver
Tennis
By William F. Talbert
Horse Racing
Greek Game takes the Arlington juvenile classic, adding to the joy of the Midwest's pampered, nongambling fans
By Jack Olsen
Acknowledgments
X-Ray
The Outdoor Week
Based on regular weekly dispatches from SI bureaus and special correspondents in the U.S., Canada. Mexico and overseas; and on reports from fish and game commissions of the 48 states and Alaska
Edited by Tom Lineaweaver
Uncle Lou's Dream Boat
After 30 years of big game angling and offshore cruising from Denmark to the coast of Chile, Lou Marron has built himself the perfect deep-sea fishing boat
By Ezra Bowen
Horses
Sports Of The Presidents
In days when wrestling was a sport and not a vaudeville show, lanky Abe Lincoln threw all comers, except for one
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER