Cover
New ski glasses reduce glare, give greater protection from the wind
By Peggy Downey
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS January 20 to January 26
Ski Machine
An inventor brings the mountain to the skier—for snug sport without snow
By Mort Lund
Kiwi And Kid
A continent apart, two natural phenomena detonated the indoor track and field season. At Portland, Ore. a New Zealand Olympic winner cut 12 seconds off the indoor two-mile record, while at Boston, in another two-mile, a 17-year-old Canadian schoolboy upset a veteran field
By Arlie W. Schardt
By Gwilym Brown
Desert Debacle
Motorcycling supposedly had come of age, but at Big Bear it was back in its black denim diapers
By James Murray
Paul Pender wins a fight and a little more respect for his claim to the middleweight title
Zermatt
BRIGHT NEW DAY FOR AN ANCIENT SWISS VILLAGE
After sleeping through a thousand winters in the long shadow of the Matterhorn, the tiny village of Zermatt has suddenly grown into the world's No. 1 ski resort
By Roy Terrell
Oldest Freshman
At an age when most men are nostalgic about school and apprehensive about paunches, Fred Norris is a college boy and a champion runner
The Crosby
In 23 years the National Pro-Am has become one of the country's distinguished golfing events. For its 24th the Crosby's creator looks over this color album of his tournament and reminisces fondly about its past
Motor Sports
A bold single-seater from Detroit
It's the very model of a modern road-racing car, but it's meant only for research, says Chevy
By Kenneth Rudeen
College Basketball
Elusive as a wraith, Terry Dischinger is solid enough to be the game's second-best player
By Ray Cave
Boating
The opening of the 51st National Motor Boat Show brought out some startling new trends in yachting
Cards
Fitness
Bobby Fischer
The best young chess players in the world are Americans, and the best American is 17-year-old Bobby Fischer. Most experts believe he will soon become the best player alive. A few think he is likely to be the best who ever lived. Now a four-time U.S. champion and the youngest Grand Master in history, Fischer plays a daring, sometimes wild game. With it he may break Russia's long monopoly of the chess championship of the world
Basketball's Week
By Mervin Hyman
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Acknowledgments
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Pat On The Back
Homing birds and ballplayers
