January 22, 1962 Table Of Contents
Basketball
NBA games through February 10
Yesterday
The 1870 meeting between two mighty Mississippi steamboats was the climax of a splendid era
By John Durant
Point Of Fact
An NHL quiz to excite the memory and increase the knowledge of the casual fan and the armchair expert
By Herman Weiskopf
Coaches Take Over
In the continuing battle for power among track men, the AAU suffered another serious blow last week as the colleges voted unanimously to back a new track and field federation and to stage a rival championship meet
By Tex Maule
SINGING THE BLUES IN ST. LOUIS
Shrewd Ben Kerner dreamed up a team of champions and made a fortune with them, but now the Hawks are dead on their feet
By Ray Cave
Boxing Booths
Jumbo Elliott
And coming to the big indoor meets with Jumbo, who is Coach James Francis Elliott of Villanova University, will be a track team he ranks with his great one of 1957. In a day crowded with crises involving a cocker spaniel, a catastrophe at the golf club, the loss of a prized topcoat and dealings in tractors and bulldozers, Jumbo tells why
Doug Sanders
His approach to the game is casual, and his choppy swing is almost comical, but happy Doug Sanders is getting the last laugh by becoming one of the biggest winners in pro golf
Food
Game in the water, great on the table
By Martin Kane
Boating
Vintage year for the gadgeteer
Some ingenious new marine accessories are providing most of the excitement at the boat show in the New York Coliseum
Part II: Imperiled Freedom Of The Open Road
Imperiled Freedom of the Open Road
The pleasures of skillful driving, discussed by three racing experts in Sports Illustrated a year ago, are in danger of becoming a memory to all but the most rural Americans. In 15 years some 114 million vehicles and possibly as many as 125 million drivers will be choking our highways. Where will they go? What are we doing to cope with the huge flow of traffic on roads and streets today? These questions are examined in a two-part series that begins on page 50
By Kenneth Rudeen
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