Table of Contents

THE WEEK THEY WAITED FOR 12
ROBERT CREAMER is on hand as Milwaukee goes pennant-crazy

HEIGHT OF TERROR 16
Death and rescue on the forbidden north face of the Eiger

ACCENT ON YOUTH 26
Summertime is show time for hard-working junior riders. IN COLOR

IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW 31
A revealing portrait of St. Louis' Fred Hutchinson by EMMETT WATSON

ONE FOR THE ROLLS 36
Lou FAGEOL analyzes Miss Thriftway's Gold Cup victory

A SEA OF BEAUTY 38
.... is the Adriatic, toured by HORACE SUTTON, photographed by JERRY COOKE

THE BRITISH CHALLENGE FOR THE WALKER CUP 46
BERNARD DARWIN and HERBERT WARREN WIND introduce the new lineup of invaders

BONNIE PRUDDEN'S FUN & FITNESS COURSE 53
In the fourth of her series, she presents THE TORSO TWIST

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: THE VERDICT 54
Concluding a nationwide survey, KENNETH RUDEEN sums up the arguments

MAXIE'S LONG ROUTE 64
An oldster outlasts a youngster in bowling's marathon. By VICTOR KALMAN

THE DEPARTMENTS

•SCOREBOARD 4
•BASEBALL X-RAY 6
•FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR 9
•COMING EVENTS 10
•EVENTS & DISCOVERIES 18
•WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT 22
•TIP FROM THE TOP 60
•HOTBOX 65
•THE 19TH HOLE 66
•PAT ON THE BACK 68

Acknowledgements on page 52

COVER: COUNTESS CONSUELO CRESPI

Photograph by Jerry Cooke

With her identical twin sister, the former Gloria O'Connor, Countess Consuelo Crespi, here pictured on the Venice Lido, was among America's top models 10 years ago. Today she and her Italian sportsman husband swim and sun at the Adriatic beaches described by Horace Sutton on page 38.

TWO PHOTOS

NEXT WEEK

THE MYSTERIOUS MISS GIBSON
An early sponsor, Sarah Palfrey, offers an intimate glimpse into the new life of a shy champion

PLUS: A TENNIS PREVIEW—AND NEWS OF SOME DISCOVERIES—BY WILLIAM F. TALBERT