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THE VEEP: HE SWUNG AND HE MISSED 15
Pete Rademacher loses his bout but makes his point. By MARTIN KANE
SPECTACLE: THE RIVER 23
A St. Lawrence way of life photographed by TONI FRISSELL
PREVIEW: FOREST HILLS 28
SARAH PALFREY presents an intimate portrait of Althea Gibson, a frequently misunderstood young lady; WILLIAM F. TALBERT previews the 1957 Nationals; and HORACE SUTTON conducts a tour of Forest Hills
SPORTING LOOK: COLLEGE '57 35
The University of Missouri models the latest clothes. IN COLOR
REMEMBER THE OLD CANOE? 42
Photographer WALLACE KIRKLAND takes you on a nostalgic trip IN COLOR, and SPARSE GREY HACKLE fondly recalls the canoes he has known
THE EDSEL ARRIVES 48
Debut of a powerful, glittering new Ford Motor Co. car. By KENNETH RUDEEN
BLUE HEAVEN 50
In the Hawaiian Islands EZRA BOWEN discovers a marlin paradise
SAN FRANCISCO 1, LOS ANGELES 0 54
Major league baseball finally reaches the Coast—and not at L.A.
DEEP IN THE BUSH 58
Life in Class D baseball is photographed by JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN. as ROBERT H. BOYLE finds old Dodger Pete Reiser managing Kokomo
BONNIE PRUDDEN'S FUN & FITNESS COURSE 69
In the fifth of her series, she presents the HIP SHIFT and DEEP KNEE BEND
THE DEPARTMENTS
•SCOREBOARD 4
•BASEBALL X-RAY 6
•FISHERMAN'S CALENDAR 9
•COMING EVENTS 11
•EVENTS & DISCOVERIES 17
•TIP FROM THE TOP 47
•HOTBOX 70
•THE 19TH HOLE 71
•PAT ON THE BACK 72
Acknowledgments on page 10
COVER: ALTHEA GIBSON
Photograph by John G. Zimmerman
In the course of her uphill fight to tennis fame, Althea Gibson was known as much for obstinance as excellence. Few know the warm personality beneath as her friend Sarah Palfrey does. For her intimate glimpse of Althea, and Bill Talbert's PREVIEW of the National singles, see page 28.
TWO PHOTOS
NEXT WEEK
UNDERSEA IDYL
Beginning: an extraordinary story by Legislator-Diplomat-Playwright Clare Boothe Luce
PLUS: Eleven pages on the U.S. National Amateur Golf Tournament; and Roy McMillan, king of shortstops
