May 14, 1962 Table Of Contents
Point Of Fact
A Preakness quiz to test the ingenuity and add to the knowledge of the $2 bettor and the racing expert
By Pat Ryan
Yesterday
The Reluctant Queens of the Court
After avoiding each other for years, Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen met in an unimportant tournament in Cannes
By Theodore M. O'Leary
Big Smile
A joyous Argentine trainer and a highly touchy U.S. jockey made Decidedly the 1962 Derby winner
By Roy Terrell
Jofre
Eder Jofre, artist, vegetarian and bantamweight champion of the world, knocks out a raw-tuna eater and stays undefeated after 45 professional fights
Entering Davis Cup competition for the first time, a team of Soviet tennis players give themselves a Dutch treat
By John Lovesey
Power Kids
A dedicated teacher sets Utah kids to walking on their hands with his enthusiasm for gymnastics, fitness—and learning
Gene Littler
After two terrible years during which his artist's game became a caricature, laconic Gene Littler has returned to golfing glory but not to the public eye
Design For Sport
Biggest Daddy
Adios! This mighty stud has sired an unequaled number of harness champions, and he has earned unprecedented millions
By Kenneth Rudeen
Boating
Poor starting arrangements and an overdeveloped drive for publicity are turning the country's best powerboat race into a nasty scramble
By Arthur Zich
Boxing
Can a man turn a whole town rotten in one night?
Sonny Liston believes the New York commission thinks so, but he says he has 'no hard feelings'
Track
The battle to win the thinking man's race
Superspeed and conflicting strategy portend great competition in a year when college relay teams have never looked better
By Tex Maule
Fishing
Cancer has been found in hatchery rainbows and brook trout, but it is not yet known if the disease endangers fishermen
By Huston Horn
Mrs. Payson
Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson, the lady wearing the hat and the cheer in the picture below, has used this mixture for a lifetime of fun and service. Standing with her is Mrs. Casey Stengel, whose husband manages the New York Mets, a baseball team Mrs. Payson bought for her home town. In the following pages is the story of this gregarious and generous grandmother whose life and family have been such a vital part of the American sporting scene from horses to heavyweights for more than three generations
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