Contents

14 Red Blades and Fast French Skis
Russians on skates and French skiers dominated the first week at Innsbruck

26 Wally's Cue: "Sidney! Sidney!"
With secret signals that bewilder opponents, Wally Jones has led Villanova to No. 1 ranking in the East

31 A Cool Fireball Named Roberts
Steadiest of big-time stock car racers, Fireball Roberts straddles the poverty and profit of a very tough sport

40 Best Girl in the Dog Show
Anne Hone Rogers has fielded more top winners at the Westminster than any other woman—and most men

52 With Needle and Thread
Ted Hood is not only one of the best sailing skippers around but also a top hand with a sewing machine

56 A Young Druggist's Sure Rx
He is Bill Crothers, Canada's ace half-miler, who dispenses medicines and defeats with equal aplomb

60 The Four Who Baffled Liston
A quartet of fighters brave enough to stand up to the heavyweight champion tells how he can be beaten

The departments

8 Scorecard
46 People
48 Golf
52 Boating
56 Track
69 Basketball's Week
70 For the Record
71 19th Hole

Acknowledgments on page 70

Cover photograph by Jerry Cooke

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