January 03, 1955 | Volume 2, Issue 1

Herewith a salute from the editors to men and women of all ages who have fairly earned the good opinion of the world of sport, regardless of whether they have yet earned its tallest headlines

THE EDITORS LISTEN TO AN AMERICAN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF RUSSIAN RIFLEMEN, EXPLORE THE BAROQUE GOLF SITUATION IN LOS ANGELES AND TALK TO A JUSTIFIABLY IMMODEST BASKETBALL COACH

BUZZ ANDREWS, Brown University, first Rose Bowl game, 1916"I don't like the ban on spring practice. This conditioning period helps cut down injuries in the fall. But I do favor de-emphasis in the...

With a swish of the cesta, pelota is sent up to front wall to begin play for point that continues through next three pages. Server is Urcola, regarded as Mexico's best front-court man. He plays at...

Known among connoisseurs as "the father of the modern pointer," Fishel's Frank was a titan of the breed and sired 57 winners before he died in 1916. The only modern dog honored with pillars of the...

Running, balking, jumping after a fashion, the donkeys shown here in the second of Artist John Groth's reports on Caribbean playgrounds are engaged in an annual extravaganza staged by the Jonkey...

When animals hibernate they enter a nether-world existence wherein their bodies practically cease to function. Herewith an informed look at what happens underground during winter's meanest weather

Length of skate is exactly measured and curved. The edges are all important to the skater; two rows of teeth are used for steps and toe-jumps

All 68 school figures are based on diagrams above and at left. In forward outside eight, skater starts full circle at A, changes edge for exact push-off when the circle is completed, then does...

As part of its preparation for the next three booming months in skiing, which give every indication of being the biggest in history, SI presented three weeks ago Skiing in Europe: a review of the...

No skier is better than the boots he wears. Here's what to look for in a pair that you want to last you many a snowy season

Europe's latest model sports cars offer the American enthusiast speed, stamina and beauty in a wide variety of colorful models

Flashing through his last league game, Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns beats a jinx and the Detroit Lions for the league title, then retires to the quiet life of a salesman

Determined American tennis players finally end the Australian domination

The South and West offer employment for thoroughbreds who used to get some rest

For 87 Years the South's Standard Newspaper

1—Gilloon Agency, Joe Clark, Johnnie M. Gray, Stewart Hallen4—Walter Daran10—drawing by Joe Kaufman12, 13-top, Hy Peskin, Gene Pyle, Mark Kauffman, International; bottom, Mark Kauffman (2), Hy...

With the annual contest about to begin, SI's columnist looks first to the ladies

For golfers of all degrees of skill

1—Allegra Mertz, Women's North American All Class Sailing champion.2—Gene Walet, Men's North American All Class Sailing champion.3—Roy Norton, fly casting expert.4—Stanley Sayres, owner of Gold...

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A late roundup of snow conditions in America from a picked group of local skiers

A digest of last-minute reports from fishermen and other unreliable sources

At the 20-yard line Roy Riegels, captain-elect of California's 1929 football team, was running exultantly free and clear. In this Rose Bowl game, of all games, chance had picked him to carry...

Sirs:I have followed your persistent efforts to expose the dirty business in boxing through successive issues of SI without, I must admit, much interest. That is until the Norris story. Looking...