February 19, 1962 Table Of Contents
Cover
A boxing quiz to excite the memory and increase the knowledge of the casual fan and the armchair expert
The Airy Mare
The Airy Mare with the Wild and Roving Eye
She cost only $100, and was stubborn, mean and full of faults—but she taught her owner some priceless lessons
History On The Boards
The starter's gun in Los Angeles sends off Jim Beatty (second from right) on the fastest indoor mile ever run. The field from the pole: Tabori, Beatty, Grelle, Close, Martin.
By Tex Maule
Two In A Race
The world's best drivers—from stock-car to Grand Prix men—met in Daytona for the first time, and Dan Gurney and Stirling Moss won
By Kenneth Rudeen
Long Ball
By Mickey Wright/U.S. Women's Open Champion
Horse Racing
They're off in the race to Kentucky
Under other palms a continent away at Hialeah, Thoroughbreds are aiming at the Derby
Basketball
The old master has a new kind of winner
Kentucky's famous curmudgeon, Adolph Rupp, is all smiles (on the inside) as he comes up with a team that surprises even him
By Ray Cave
Wrestling
State takes Oklahoma down a few pegs
Amateur wrestling is a grunt-filled argument over whether to stay on the mat or keep jumping up
By Herman Weiskopf
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Acknowledgments
Basketball's Week
By Mervin Hyman
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER