December 17, 1956 Table Of Contents
Jimmy Jemail's Hotbox
The Question: In the light of the Olympic Games, what sport do you think is the best body developer?
By Jimmy Jemail
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS Dec. 14 through Dec. 23
Down A Road Called Liberty
How Hungarian athletes in Melbourne approached Sports Illustrated to ask for help in coming to America—and how 35 made the decision for freedom
By Andre Laguerre/Chief SI Correspondent At The Olympics
Events & Discoveries
THE FLAME DIES AT MELBOURNE, A SWEET AND BLOODY VICTORY FOR HUNGARY, THE ELEVEN BEST, ROCKY: HEAVYWEIGHT PLUS
Basketball
The Kansas Jayhawks, with Wilt Chamberlain, are basketball's rulers presumptive, as Wildcats, Bulldogs, Owls and others claw for runner-up
By Jeremiah Tax
Ski Preview
By Ezra Bowen
French Canada's mountain ski complex—with places like the Lodge at Mont Tremblant—gives Americans a chance to enjoy a Continental vacation at home
NEW FACILITIES ACROSS THE NATION
Ski equipment for 1957 features quick-closing snaps for boots and bindings as well as some new ideas for blending metal, wood and plastic to produce an assortment of strong, lively downhill skis
The Sporting Look
A riot of color and a smother of silk from overseas bring fashion news to America's 3.5 million skiers
By Jo Ahern
Baseball
The minor leagues are dying out. The only thing that can save them is major league help. And at long last it seems to be forthcoming
Motors
In the Bahamas Race Week, darkness and confusion were enlivened by Stirling Moss, the man who made Nassau lightning
By Kenneth Rudeen
For Christmas, there is a long, varied shelf of new sports books this year. Here are 19 of the best, including five from Sports Illustrated
Tip From The Top
By Graham Ross
Olympic Medalists
OLYMPIC RESULTS: MELBOURNE'S MEDAL WINNERS
By Tex Maule
Acknowledgments
Florida Keys
Nowhere in the world is there fishing to compare with that of the Florida Keys. Here, Sports Illustrated presents a special report on this fabled area, with a portrait gallery of the best fish and a new kind of fold-out map that tells all
Footloose Sportsman
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19th HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER