September 26, 1960 | Volume 13, Issue 13

Doug Gallagher, a left-hander undismayed by the loss of his last 10 games, gave the Charlotte Hornets no hits, only two walks (in the same inning), struck out eight as his Knoxville Smokies...

THE MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

Hello, hello," Tommy Prothro barked into the telephone headset. "It doesn't work," he said, turning to a telephone maintenance man. "It's got to work, how else can I run my team?"

College football's new "wild card" rule permits a team to send a "free" substitute into the game after each play. Whether he stays in for one play or 20, he can be sent back as often as the coach...

Deane Beman, 22, won the National Amateur, and he was one of the older stars

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S baseball staff previews the 1960 World Series: is the National League definitely superior? Could this be the shortest Series since the 1954 sweep?

Racing to be the first to do 400 mph, Donald Campbell swerved off course, injuring himself and wrecking his car

Fully recovered from his round with Marge Fitt, Mr. Lardner unveils a whole new golfing concept, a revolutionary approach to the game in which the natural tensions induced by golf—and by wives,...

The thousands of letters which SPORTS ILLUSTRATED receives during a year include a small but consistent handful complaining that this magazine carries too much advertising. They are a source of...

Since they no longer have the only game, the older pros of the National Football League are planning to add speed, striking power and surprises to meet the challenge of the AFL

Jim Brown, the Cleveland Browns' explosive line-plunging fullback, gained fame as a college halfback while at Syracuse. In the next four pages he reveals how that early training led to his present...

As the season opens, Alabama is bearishly strong and the Big Eight is ready for anyone

THE EAST

Pitt over Michigan State (TV). The Panthers are in a truculent mood after being tamed by UCLA. They will be sharper for State.

Russia and the U.S. might have more boats, but the big winner came from Denmark

I am often asked what distinguishes a good bridge player from a very good one. There are many qualities, of course, that go into the making of an expert, and no two masters share all their talents...

Suzy Volterra, the Continent's No. 1 horsewoman, serves a dessert worth all of the planning it takes

LARK ON THE RISEChoosing a champion among 1960's 3-year-old Thoroughbreds has been an unrewarding job. Of the prime pretenders, Venetian Way was a flop after he won the Kentucky Derby, and Bally...

BASEBALL—BERTHA RAGAN pitched Stratford, Conn. to its third straight women's world Softball championship with a 2-0 victory over Portland, Ore., at Stratford.

Cover—Painting by Daniel Schwartz4—drawing by Ajay8—Loomis Dean-LIFE, Tony Triolo11—Ronald D.K. Hadden, Bill Allison, Marshall Lockman-Black Star, London Daily Express-Pictorial, Lou Witt: 14,...

The were criticized (said an opposing ballplayer: "They don't have that confident swagger they had a few weeks ago"), but maintained their big lead and were closing on the pennant. Intrigued by...

COUNTRY STYLESirs:I am well past 80 years of age and have been following the harness horses for over 65 of those years.

"The fish's son"

Major flat and jumping races through October

All three were needed when the author, a girl of 10, went on the Glidden Tour of 1911