August 25, 1958 Table Of Contents
Cover
The nation's leading races and regattas through November 1
X-ray
The Dodgers leaped out of the cellar, and Pittsburgh had an exciting week of play
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS August 22 to August 28
Yankees
There's a strong argument in favor of this year's runaway Yankees. But how about 1927? And 1953?
Spectacle
'Have You Ever Played Pine Valley?'
There are moments when the golfer feels he must really be beating his way over the desert to Timbuktu, but it is all part of weathering golf's toughest course
Events & Discoveries
A searching essay appraising the man and the football wizard whose sudden death shocked the sports world
By James Murray
Wonderful World Of Sport
Big Red
By Donald Parker
Cards
Thrills galore and a gold cup for two
The Masters' tournament was a happy one for this reporter, and a triumph for a new team
Boxing
Horrors and doldrums after a rich summer
Boyd, Beecham, Jordan and Godih are the best TV can offer right now, but Labor Day will open a brighter era
By Martin Kane
Golf
Tip From The Top
By Fred Hawkins
Trotting
A year ago, Fred Egan was sure he'd win next week's Hambletonian, but the competition now on hand will challenge his entry to the utmost
By Jeremiah Tax
Nature
Sport In Art
The special scramble of a close play at the home plate is caught in brilliant oils by Edmond Kohn, California painter and baseball fan
Private Planes
A 12-PAGE REPORT ON THE NEW AGE OF PRIVATE PLANES
As flying becomes a family affair, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED examines the private airplane, selects the six top new models and discovers a pleasurable, learn-to-fly vacation
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: The readers take over