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Table of Contents
THEY FACE THE RACE 10
A managerial graph of the fevered National League pennant race
FOUR OF THEM MADE HISTORY 12
JOHN LOVESEY reports from London on track's greatest mile
PATTERSON BY A KO 22
A look at the Patterson-Jackson title fight. By MARTIN KANE
ALL REGULAR GUYS 30
They'll be playing golf in next week's Public Links. By GWILYM BROWN
THE GREAT IN TENNIS 35
Big Pancho is still the world's best player. By WILLIAM F. TALBERT
THE FABULOUS HAMPTONS 36
Long Island's poshest playground, photographed IN COLOR by TONI FRISSELL, with a special social portrait by HORACE SUTTON
THE MAKESHIFT MARVEL 46
Paul Richards is doing wonders at Baltimore. By LES WOODCOCK
STONEHAM OF THE GIANTS 50
A portrait of a club owner who must make up his mind
THE LAVENDER MOB 51
Of sports cars and pot hunting in Maryland, by KENNETH RUDEEN
PART II: MR. McDONOUGH'S MAGIC SHOVEL 53
GERALD HOLLAND completes some welcome spadework for Irish athletics
GOLDEN LOOK FOR TENNIS CLOTHES 59
Court fashions adopt the graceful traditions of a splendid past
THE DEPARTMENTS
•SCOREBOARD 4
•BASEBALL X-RAY 5
•COMING EVENTS 6
•FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR 7
•EVENTS & DISCOVERIES 14
•WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT 18
•TIP FROM THE TOP 34
•HOTBOX 61
•THE 19TH HOLE 62
•PAT ON THE BACK 64
COVER: FLOYD PATTERSON
Photograph by Dan Weiner
The glistening young fighter looking thoughtfully into the future on the cover defends his heavyweight title for the first time Monday against the indefatigable Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson at New York. For the curious story of Jackson and the promise of Patterson, turn to page 22.
Acknowledgments on page 7
TWO PHOTOS
NEXT WEEK
FITNESS IN THE U.S.
A survey of progress made since the President sounded the alarm two years ago, PLUS the start of an exciting series of lessons on fitness for the whole family
