June 9, 1958 Table Of Contents
Coming Events
The Fatal Gamble
Ed Elisian made it and lost it, his first-lap spin touching off a hideous 13-car crash in the Indy '500' which killed Pat O'Connor
By Kenneth Rudeen
WESTERN CAUCUS OF THE 4-MINUTE CLUB
Two tremendous races pit members of the world's most exclusive fraternity
Spectacle
Bartenders' Recipe for a Dry Lake
When road racing had to be abandoned at Del Monte two years ago, the local bartenders' union spear-headed a new and beautiful course at nearby Laguna Seca
Events & Discoveries
Wonderful World Of Sport
Designing Women
Three pretty and talented ones share SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's American Sportswear Design Awards
By Jo Ahern Zill
U.S. Open
THE U.S. OPEN: GOLF'S TOUGHEST TOURNAMENT
Next week in Tulsa the national championship will be held amid the usual pressure and over a typically arduous course
Tip From The Top
By George Bayer
Horse Racing
Tim Tam heads a Calumet team intent on making turf history in the 90th Belmont
Baseball
The Yankee pitching coach counts his blessings—and figures maybe they'll do
By Roy Terrell
Boxing
It's black tie and dinner gowns as Washington Society turns out for the fights
By Martin Kane
Cards
Trotting
Breeding tells in a baby foal who will one day be hitched to a sulky and test his graceful gait against other trotters
By Jeremiah Tax
Lady Liz
CONVERSATION PIECE: LADY LIZ OF LLANGOLLEN
An amazing sportswoman talks about the greatest love of her lively life—horses
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: The readers take over
Acknowledgments
Pat On The Back
'Give me the kids on the sidelines'