April 11, 1960 Table Of Contents
Toothpick
It belongs to Sam Jones, who is expected to pitch the Giants into the 1960 World Series
By Roy Terrell
Cards
Bright newcomers join U.S. veterans in world title play
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS April 8 to April 14
1960 Olympic Basketball Team U.S.
Oscar Robertson leads a group of brilliant basketball players who earned the right in Denver to represent the U.S. this summer
By Jeremiah Tax
The AAU swimming championships last week produced the finest performances seen to date in an American pool
Bally Ache
The racing season was saddened last week by a mysterious accident to Warfare, the Derby favorite, but in Florida Bally Ache proved he is still the horse to catch
Events & Discoveries
Big New Season
Baseball is back—and here begins, in pictures, paintings and words, a preview of THE BIG NEW SEASON
By Roy Terrell
By Roy Terrell
Scouting Reports
Two full major league teams could be fielded from the Los Angeles roster, and there'd still be fine players on the bench. Yet this club will have to be lucky to win the pennant again
Red Schoendienst was out last year but even so the Braves were heavily favored to win the pennant. They failed. Now Red is back, there's a fiery new manager and Milwaukee is favored
The San Francisco Giants are hungry. Last year they were just about to eat the cake when it was stolen away. Now they are smarter and tougher, as the National League will soon discover
Friend, Mazeroski and Skinner are back inform, and the Pirates are dangerous once more. But without real power, they must play near-perfect baseball to rise above fourth this year
Slipping steadily since their third-place finish in 1956, the Reds have frantically plugged first one deficiency and then another. Now, at last, they seem to have a sound, solid team
Tied for seventh in 1957, tied for fifth in 1958, tied for fifth again last year, the Cubs have been improving. It would seem that this year...but no. The higher you go the tougher it gets
The Cardinals have gained in power and the pitching should be improved. But in 154 games an awful lot of baseballs are destined to find their way safely through that leaky defense
The Phillies have junked an old, losing club to give their youngsters a chance. This will be no miracle of 1950, but at least the Phils will lose in a younger, more interesting way
A SLICE OF STATISTICS FROM 1959
The Sox won in a weakened league and no one knows it better than Bill Veeck. He has strengthened the attack and made them the team to beat for the first time since 1920
A group of pawns on Frank Lane's chessboard came surprisingly close to capturing last year's pennant. Now, having exchanged a few key men, Lane feels he has a winner
The old Yankees are dead, and their replacements are not in the same class. This is a sound team but it is far from being a great one and it will need lots of luck to rise above third place
Tactical troubles—at shortstop and first base—still plague the Tigers. But the main problem is strategic: how to stir contented also-rans and give the faithful something really to shout about
The Red Sox finished in the second division last season for the first time since 1952. Now Jensen is gone and Williams is going, going. It may be a while before the Sox climb back up
After several halfway seasons, the Orioles are now fully committed to their youth program. Youngsters have taken over as the old names fade. It will all pay off...someday
There's a new optimism in Kansas City. The outfield is solid, the infield and pitching are better, and Hank Bauer has pepped up the whole ball club. Fifth place could be the result
A few years ago Washington was a one-man ball club and a last-place team. Things are brighter now. The Senators are still a cellar team but now they have some players people have heard of
Track
Olympic hopefuls were out in force at the Texas Relays
By Tex Maule
Tennis
Recent victories by foreign stars emphasize an old need: surfaces that favor nobody
By William F. Talbert
Motor Sports
Forty cars started in the California Grand Prix but only 16, led by cool Carroll Shelby, managed to last to the end
By Art White
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: The readers take over
Pat On The Back
'Time measures all things'