Author:
SI Staff

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

July 29, 1957