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1957-06-03 Sports Illustrated Magazine Contents June 3 1957

1957/06/03 – Front cover features King of the Bullpen, Clem Labine of the Brooklyn Dodgers

  • Big Show–Bigger to Come by James Murray about track in Los Angeles
  • Seattle’s Dramamine Derby — The Swiftshire ocean race in color
  • Caddie Crisis at Happy Knoll by John P. Marquand
  • They Call Him Mr. Trouble by Gwilyn Brown about golfer Doug Ford
  • Of Cups and Courage by Alice Higgins about steeplechase
  • Busy, Busy Jumbo by Coles Phinizy about Coach Jim Jumbo Elliott and his Villanova track team
  • Darlin’ Clem Labine by Robert Creamer
  • Cus D’Amato Outpoints the IBC by Martin Kane
  • Part 4 of 4 — The Lady and the Trout by John McDonald about Dame Juliana Berners
  • Plus Departments containing semi-regular features

    • 1957-05-13 Sports Illustrated Magazine Contents May 13 1957

    1957/05/13 – Front cover features Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox

  • Part 1 of 4: The Lady and the Trout — In the 15th Century, the literature of angling began with a Benedictine nun. An eminent historian, Alfred Duggan, introduces Dame Juliana Berners
  • The Baby Comes Into His Own – Iron Liege’s Derby: a triumph of courage and skill by Whitney Tower
  • How You, Willie? by Catherine Drinker Bowen about the charm of Derby time
  • A Punch for History — The incredible Sugar Ray Robinson is again middleweight champ after KOing Gene Fullmer by Martin Kane
  • High Wire to the Glacier World – A skiing adventure, in color, and the Footloose Sportsman in Chamonix
  • Chicago’s Go-Sox Go Again – If not the team to beat, at least they were the team to catch by Roy Terrell
  • Italian Duel – A preview of the year’s first big European road races by William Rospigliosi
  • ‘Racing Is a Vice” – A dashing young driver, Alfonso de Portago, eulogizes his sport
  • Foul Weather and Fair – There’s a brand new sporting look for sailors
  • Plus Departments containing semi-regular features

    • 1957-04-29 Sports Illustrated Magazine Contents April 29 1957

    1957/04/29 – Front cover features Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Gene Fullmer – Sugar Ray’s Last Chance

  • An SI Special: The Great U.S. Pool Boom – A 14 page report covers pool building, living, fashions by Fred R. Smith and Jo Ahearn
  • April Is for the Young In Heart – Tony Kubek awaits his chance as other youngsters shine; also opens with a nearly full-page black & white photo of Roger Maris crossing the plate after his first home run
  • Spectacle: The Horse Show That Is Italy’s Pride – It is in Rome, of course, and one of the reasons for its success is the brilliant riding of the D’Inzeo brothers, by Luigi Barzini, Jr.
  • The Wonderful World of Sport
  • It’s Sugar Ray vs Gene Again – Gene Fullmer is favored to keep the middleweight title won from Sugar Ray Robinson by Martin Kane
  • Part 2: The Tex Rickard Story by Charles Samuels
  • Plus Departments containing semi-regular features