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TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 13, 1961 | Volume 14, Issue 6
Ingemar Johansson used to live easy and depend on his right-hand punch. Now, looking to his third fight with Floyd Patterson, a serious Ingo boasts of a left, too
He led one of the West's two best basketball teams (USC) against the other (UCLA), with inconclusive results
February 13, 1961 A handful of salt tossed ceremoniously into the ring, a referee garbed in ancient splendor, huge contestants tensely poised—these are the 2,000-year-old elements of sumo wrestling, Japan's classic...
by Jack Brabham, World Champion
Driver
A practice every sports car driver should know and use
to save wear on gearbox synchromesh system when shifting down begins (1) when
driver disengages clutch, backs off throttle and shifts to...
Fire extinguisher is too often neglected. All-purpose
pump-action type puts out oil, other fires.
In the final installment of "Safe Driving,"
which will appear in the Feb. 27 issue, Britain's Pat Moss tells how to cope
safely with bad roads and all kinds of foul weather.
February 13, 1961 What a French artist famed for satirically illustrated children's books sees in the rough-and-tumble of professional hockey provides a vivid and colorful treat for everybody.
Sports Illustrated's Turf Editor, Whitney Tower (right), here begins a series of articles on what may be termed the hidden crisis in Thoroughbred racing in this country. The result of long...
With $1,500 waiting at the finish, Christian Pravda took the first pro race at Aspen
February 13, 1961 According to those who understand such subtleties, the curl on the tail of Champion Crown Crest Mr. Universe is precisely right. Next week this curious fact may well bring Mr. U.—the shaggy but...
Not all the names on the pro tour are well known. Here are a few players who have looked good so far, and who should look better in the months to come
Yogi, an autobiography written by Yogi Berra and Ed
Fitzgerald (former editor of Sport), was published last week by Doubleday and
Co. ($3.95).
February 13, 1961 8—sketch by Bill Charmatz9—Coit W. Rufty, George Honeycutt-Charlotte News, Donald E. Johnson-Portland (Me.) Sunday Telegram, U.P.I., courtesy Macy-Westchester Newspapers17—John G. Zimmerman20,...
February 13, 1961 BASEBALL—Harris County voters in Texas, in the largest turn-out for a bond issue in county history, voted $22 million to build this country's first domed, air-conditioned stadium in Houston....
The postseason tournament battle lines were being drawn early. The NCAA, demonstrating unusual perspicacity, reached out to pluck the brightest prize among the nation's independents right from...
February 13, 1961 THE SHAMATEURSSirs:I've been a competitor in track and field for over 20 years, and I can say emphatically that Mike Agostini's article (My Take-home Pay as an Amateur Sprinter, Jan. 30) is...
February 13, 1961 Like a bullet
February 13, 1961
February 13, 1961 Doris Sigmon, blonde, bubbly senior forward on the Taylorsville (N.C.) High School girls basketball team, unbeaten in 92 straight conference games, averages 18 points, is called by coach the...
A professional hockey quiz to test the ingenuity and add to the knowledge of the casual fan and the armchair expert
Bob Cousy first tried the play that was to become his trademark in a college game 12 years ago
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