August 17, 1959 | Volume 11, Issue 7

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Trailing the far-flying Bill Rosensohn, Sports Illustrated's man discovers the beginnings of what may be a quadruple entente among the world's foremost boxing promoters

The scramble among the world's top boxing promoters, as described by Gilbert Rogin, is not for pennies. Ingemar Johansson, heavyweight champion of the world, is a property worth millions of...

Baseball was at its slam-bang best when the National League's three top teams met head on in California last week

On a baking summer day all the world of sky and breeze and water pities the poor kids of New York—sidewalk-bound, city-broiled. But the truth is the children of New York are "having wonderful...

Yogi Berra of the American League All-Stars, weighing the disadvantages of trying to catch a ball coming out of the sea of white shirts in the Los Angeles Coliseum bleachers against the advantage...

Before leading four companions up into Asia's treacherous Karakoram mountain range last month, Dr. Keith Warburton, a 31-year-old English physician, wrote in a Pakistan newspaper: "For most of the...

Stavros Niarchos is the No. 1 owner and operator of ships in all the world. Among them is a beautiful three-masted schooner—hauntingly photographed in color by Brian Seed.

As many a tourist will testify, an ocean voyage is a pleasant and relaxing way to get to England. But when Skipper Richard Nye sailed his 53-foot yawl Carina across an angry Atlantic it was...

There were free movies, dances and picnics, but mostly there was plain hard work for the 244 youths entered in the Junior and Boys' tennis championships at Kalamazoo, Mich. "I don't have much time...

A golf course, almost any golf course, is beyond all argument one of the most esthetically pleasing sights in sports. Trimmed, landscaped, bucolic and imbued with a sense of leisure which most of...

This issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED marks our fifth anniversary. Since Volume 1, Number 1 in 1954, far more has happened in the world of sport than during any preceding five-year span since man first...

Ernest Hemingway and John Blashill describe the 'mano a mano' in which Dominguín was gored, and Mary Hemingway offers an intimate account of the convalescence of a matador

The wind is the greatest enemy of the bullfighter. In Valencia they were fighting in a full gale. One could handle the wind, and the other couldn't. It was the same wind for them both. But the...

Old trophies and love of sport, not big purses, attract racing's finest to this small-town track

In recent weeks I find myself increasingly in sympathy with the weather man.

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On the women's professional circuit, with tournaments scattered throughout the country, a player spends a good portion of her time driving on the road. Those hours behind the wheel can make you...

Bread, the subject of many legends, combines deliciously with a variety of other foods

The Giants' newest Willie is more than just a thunderous hitter. He's cool, man. If the fried chicken and shoot-'em-ups hold out, big league pitching doesn't figure to bother him a bit

BOXING—In a scheduled 10-round fight in Chicago, Sonny Liston, fast-rising heavyweight with a solid punch, gave further proof that he is a top contender for the heavyweight crown when he drove...

BOATING—DICK TILLMAN, Air Force lieutenant from Atlanta, upset front runners by piling up 6,613 points to take National Snipe championship; LESLIE LARSON, 15, from Jamestown, N.Y., sailed off with...

4—Mark Kauffman6—Marshall Lockman-B.S.7—Williams News Bureau, Carl Klein, Peter Breinig, Tamara Andreeva-Burchman, A.P. (2), U.P.I.10—A.P.24-26—drawings by Ajay29—Keystone, Reuter-European40,...

Courtroom lawyer and football referee; baseball and some famous incidents; a carrot for Sea Charger; an afternoon at Pimlico; what really happened that black day at Bowie.

MR. BRUNDAGE ON CHINASirs:As a sports magazine you will surely not hesitate to follow your own prescription from SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (EVENTS & DISCOVERIES, Aug. 3): "As Confucius say, 'A man...

Clarence Chaffee, Williams College tennis coach and director of New England tennis championships, was named coach of Junior Davis Cup team, will see them through the Nationals at Forest Hills...

'One for Brother Rock'