September 12, 1955 | Volume 3, Issue 11

Nashua upset favored Swaps in the match race.

That's the cry that sends bankers, doctors and generals into the saddle for a five-day trek through Old California

From 36 states—and lands overseas—come the horsemen known as Los Rancheros Visitadores, an easy-going crew 500 strong that meets once a year in southern California. Riding, eating bulls' heads, or...

After close study of the official patrol films of the match race, Artist C. W. Anderson, renowned horse specialist, reconstructs the crucial moments in one of Arcaro's finest racing triumphs

Through Turf Editor Whitney Tower, SI asked Trainer James Fitzsimmons of Belair Stud to tell how Nashua was trained for the race with Swaps. Mr. Fitz graciously consented, and following is his account

Ripened and confident after a year among the pundits, Herman Hickman this season sets forth on his annual tour of the football fields with a solid record behind him. Of his 11 top elevens in 1954,...

Herman Hickman says PASTE THESE IN YOUR HAT

"Each kid who plays football has a dream to go to Oklahoma," said Thomas Watson of McAlester, Okla., who played on O.U.'s 1954 freshman team. "Bud Wilkinson is the greatest, the way he works...

CHILI CON QUESO

Bob Jones, who stands with Harry Vardon and Ben Hogan as golf's greatest players, and who for many stands alone and unapproached, was 11 when he scored his first 80, 14 when he entered his first...

Charley Dressen received a blaze of headlines two autumns ago when he was dropped as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers after winning two consecutive pennants, but since then he has, for the most...

Thirty-one years ago this week against Brooklyn, Sunny Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals batted in 12 runs, still the top major league mark for a single game. The most red-faced Robin...

This most common mishap should receive more than casual treatment

SO—season opened (or opens); SC—season closed (or closes).C—clear water; D—water dirty or roily; M—water muddy.N—water at normal height; SH—slightly high; H—high; VH—very high; L—low; R—rising;...

The least-known and least-probable dogs in the U.S. will compete this week at Westchester, N.Y. in one of the nation's top shows

VICTOR E. ANDERSONGovernor of Nebraska"Prohibit the intentional base on balls. When a great slugger comes to bat and is passed I feel cheated. I've paid to see him hit. Clubs could have gate...

In a free-for-all between Rocky Marciano, the heavyweight champion, and Lou Thesz, wrestling champion, who would win?

Although there is a good deal of variation in the methods and styles of the top tournament stars, there is one fundamental, I have observed, that is common to all of them. This is the head...

With the Duke of Edinburgh playing and the Queen and the royal family in attendance, English polo fans had a field day at the Ascot Week tournament

The MATCHWIT puzzle is the only duet crossword in the world. To solve it, couples may sit opposite each other at a card table or well-balanced lapboard. At the signal, both contestands start...

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14, 15—Drawings by Ajay27—top, A.P.30—Roy Stevens-TIME36—Phil Bath39—John Nesom40—Jay B. Leviton-Black Star42—European, I.N.P.43—top, European, U.P.45—Jay B. Leviton-Black Star48—Underwood &...

Sirs:I was greatly amused to receive recently this letter () from the secretary of my country club. Obviously it is not at all funny in itself, but it did remind me so very much of J. P....

Perky Priscilla Nichols, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Nichols of Fairfield, Conn., tried hard to smother a big grin when she won her first big prize in her first big horse show but...

When Swaps beat Nashua last May in the Kentucky Derby and then returned, as planned, to California—with further meetings between the two great 3-year-olds unscheduled and unpromised—it looked as...