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1957-08-12 Sports Illustrated Magazine Contents for August 12, 1957

1957/08/12 – Front cover features Champion Hydro Racer Russell Schleeh

  • He Murders With His Wrists — HANK AARON is killing National League pitchers by Roy Terrell with 5 black & white photos
  • War Whoop for an Old Breed – The spotted and spectacular Appaloosa horse

  • A Fighting Fish for the Salton Sea – John O’Reilly reports on a new angler’s paradise in California

  • Beauty on the Wing – The rewards of butterfly hunting in four pages of color

  • Preview: Battle for the Gold Cup – In Seattle, the roaring hydroplanes are ready to go by Mort Lund
  • Publinx Prodigy – A very promising youngster wins the public course title by Gwilym Brown
  • You Should Know … What Ed Zern has to say about Scotch whisky and Highland grouse
  • Bonnie Prudden’s Fun & Fitness Course – The Spine-Down Stretch
  • Ready on the Firing Line – Pistols, a National championship and Sergeant Joe Benner by Coles Phinizy
  • Sports Cars for the Kiddies — 2 pages of color
  • Flags in the Front Yard – Paul O’Beil tours Lowell Thomas’ extraordinary private golf course
  • Plus Departments containing semi-regular features

    • 1956-10-10 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents October 10 1956

    1956/10/10 —

  • Cover cartoon features Mickey Mantle – Hank Aaron – Billy Pierce – Don Newcombe as the best performers of 1956, illustrated by Lou Darvas. Accompanying headline is “Mantle and Aaron Top Players of Year – Newcombe, Pierce Gain Hill Honors”
  • Page 2 article: “Triple Crown, Not Babe’s Record, Worried Mantle – Last Week Nerve-Wracking to Mickey”
  • Full page featuring large photo of Sandy Amoros smoking victory cigar with headline: “Amoros Shakes Goat Role with Homers in Pennant-Clincher — Everything’s Looking Sunny Now for Sandy”
  • Looping the Loops column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Bobby Bragan
  • “Reds Knot Record, Go Down Swinging in Bid for New High” with Bob Bentovoua cartoon of 6 Reds sluggers including Frank Robinson, Wally Post and Ted Kluszewski
  • “Bums Puffed to Pennant on Uphill Trail” featuring team photo 1956 NL pennant winning Brooklyn Dodgers
  • A page covering the Milwaukee Braves who the Dodgers beat for the pennant, includes photo of Warren Spahn
  • Full page including two large photos feature on cartoonist Willard Mullin — “Word Picture of Artist-Creator of Brooklyn “Bum” – Mullin Began Drawing in School Books”
  • Nice full page “We Did It Again!!!” Brooklyn Dodgers ad featuring team photo plus bullet points highlighting the Dodgers regular season
  • Final batting averages for each league on facing pages with small photos of league leaders Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron
  • Small article about Kraft Theater’s airing of “The Mickey Mantle Story” on the evening of World Series Game 1
  • Coverage of the Junior World Series featuring the Indianapolis Indians defeat of the Rochester Red Wings includes small head shot photos of heroes Joe Altobelli and Roger Maris
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; winter ball coverage; The separately numbered 8-page “Quarterback” section covering football – Includes features on Lions – Nittany Lions – Jimmy Theodore – Claude Benham –

    • 36 pages plus 8-page “The Quarterback” section for 44 pages total.