August 4, 1958 Table Of Contents
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS August 1 to August 10
U.S.-Russia Track
That special American dynamism diagnosed by Parry O'Brien couldn't quite stop Russia in a bitterly fought track duel
By Tex Maule
Global Gamble
Sports Illustrated presents the findings of a unique around-the-world inquiry into one of man's oldest and most controversial passions, with charts pinpointing expenditures
By Kenneth Rudeen
Spectacle
Events & Discoveries
Wonderful World Of Sport
Nantucket
Its very name means "faraway," and even in the missile age the historic island, long a famous resort, still imparts an away-from-it-all feeling
Cards
The masters go psyching in Florida
Boxing
Lightweight Champion Joe Brown retains crown despite leftish plot
By Martin Kane
Nature
The kingly muskellunge taxes the patience of anglers who try to catch him and of conservationists who try to hatch him
Horse Racing
Poundage was Bold Ruler's nemesis, but Gallant Man took a big weight a long way
Acknowledgments
Golf
Random thoughts on the new PGA tournament, spectator aids, Peter Thomson, Sam Snead and Cary Grant
Tip From The Top
Playing from hard and soft sand
By Phil Taylor
Baseball
Joey Jay, first Little Leaguer to make the majors, has pitched the Braves to the league lead
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: The readers take over
Pat On The Back
'It's sort of like flying'