April 30, 1962 Table Of Contents
Point Of Fact
A Thoroughbred racing quiz to test the ingenuity and add to the knowledge of the $2 bettor and the armchair expert
By Pat Ryan
A Way With Tigers
Uniquely skilled in a hazardous profession, Willie Caesar is the man behind the man with the gun
By Grancel Fitz
Dual Meet
A LONG THROW SNAPS A LONG STRING
The surprise success of a javelin thrower pointed the way as Oregon defeated USC in a meet of giants
By Roy Terrell
Gas Turbines
Gas-turbine sedans in the New York Auto Show and a new racer for the Indianapolis '500' threaten the old faithful piston cars
By Kenneth Rudeen
By the narrowest of margins and with some high-jumping help the Celtics beat the Lakers, but in the process identified a formidable future foe
By Arlie W. Schardt
RACING'S MENACE NO. 1 GOES TO THE DERBY
After finishing the Wood Memorial in a dead heat, Sunrise County lost again on a foul. Churchill Downs and some nervous rivals now await him
Magic Players
A dwindling group of colorful baseballers—'flakes,' 'hot dogs' and just plain stars—manage to keep old traditions dimly alive
Hockey
'A couple of hi-hos and here we go'
Chicago Black Hawk Stan Mikita, a Canadian by way of Czechoslovakia, fakes the opposition out of its skates and sets a new playoff record
By William Barry Furlong
Swimming
Those fierce but cheerful little girls
Their hearts are young and gay—at least until they dive into the water at a national swimming meet
Golf
The right grip for small hands
Bridge
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Acknowledgments
Baseball's Week
By Herman Weiskopf
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER