August 31, 1959 Table Of Contents
Baseball's Week
By Les Woodcock
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS August 28 to September 3
Meet Mr. X
His FBI Number is 4817958, and he is the only man tied to the noisome Patterson-Johansson fight promotion who has yet to tell the D.A. and the grand jury his story
Blowing an opportunity to gain in the pennant race, Milwaukee lost three games to the Giants and Dodgers in four hectic days
By Roy Terrell
Pretty girls, handsome boys and a cheerful dispute about shorts liven a big sports gala
By Mary Snow
Spectacle
Lincoln Drove a Buggy Here, Too
Events & Discoveries
THE SPORTS WORLD LOOKS TO DADDY
Wonderful World Of Sport
The Triple Jumper
He sings, he studies, he's a two-time Olympic winner. He's a rare, fascinating man
Boxing
Little Davey once more proves himself a sharpshooter in defeating Hogan (Kid) Bassey
By Martin Kane
Food
This wonderful Italian dish migrated from Naples to become a current American rage
By Evan Jones
Cards
Baseball
Baseball is a breeze for Vada Pinson
Mercury with muscles, Cincinnati's center fielder has been burning up the league with his speed and blazing bat
By Roy Terrell
Trotting
The Diller goes after the dollar
One of trotting's best buys, Diller Hanover, is ready for the important Hambletonian
Tip From The Top
By Bert Nicolls
Tennis
Count on two points for America in the singles, thanks to Alex Olmedo. Concede the doubles to the Australians. Then hope that an aroused Barry MacKay can snare one singles match
By William F. Talbert
Horse Racing
The ancient, honored skills off race-riding have become in recent years almost obsolete
Part III The Great MacPhail
FEUDS, FINALE AND A FAIRY TALE
A shipboard explosion and 'Shoo, Fly' conclude the series on Larry MacPhail
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: The readers take over
Pat On The Back
HOWARD NEUFELD AND PERRY GORCHOV
'We represent everybody'