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1957-10-14 Sports Illustrated Magazine Contents for October 14, 1957

1957/10/14 – Front cover features Charles Goren at the bridge table

  • The Braves’ New World – Special Commentator Sal Maglie, Baseball Editor Robert Creamer, and Sports Illustrated’s photographers combine to report how the Milwaukee Braves bounced back twice from Series defeats at the hands of the New York Yankees – 9 pages cover the first 5 games of the 1957 World Series leaving it with tghe Braves up 3 games to 2 over the Yankees in a series that would go 7 with the Braves emerging as World Champions
  • Football: Third Week – Despite World Series distractions, the fans still had some frenzied moments
  • Comfort and Color – Roosevelt Raceway’s spectacular new harness track is described by Jeremiah Tax
  • The Subway Alumnus Rides Again – The Army-Notre Dame rivalry is renewed after a nine-year lapse. A preview by Tex Maule. Also the Oklahoma-Texas football weekend in Dallas in color
  • Hot and Cold Tips for Tail Gate Picnics – How to meet the challenge of the pre-football lunch by Charlotte Adams
  • Six Wondrous Days in a Cave – The awesome story of the conquest of the Berger Chasm by Jean Cadoux
  • Governor Joe Foss Campaigns for Antelope – Coles Phinizy accompanies the Marine hereo on a bow-and-arrow hunt
  • How Good Are You? – Bridge is fun, says Charles Goren, whatever your rating may be
  • Plus Departments containing semi-regular features

    • 1957-09-30 Sports Illustrated Magazine Contents September 30 1957

    1957/09/30 – Front cover features a photo by Hy Peskin to go with the World Series preview inside the issue

  • The Battle of the Champions – What happened when Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson met at Yankee Stadium

    • PREVIEW: Yanks vs. Braves (12 pages coverage total, including the 3 in color)

  • The Season: How and why the winners won, plus three pages of Color including full page shot of Fred Haney
  • The Stadiums: Drawings of the Parks, their histories and seating data
  • Scouting Reports: A player-by-player evaluation of the Braves and Yankees
  • Critique–and Verdict: An assessment of the two teams
  • Football Surprises and Promises by Tex Maule
  • Golf’s Amateur Heroes by Herbert Warren Wind

    • ,lI>Johnny’s Gamble – An ailing colt wins the Little Brown Jug by Jeremiah Tax

  • New Sporting Look at Old Dublin – The lovely women of Ireland show classic fabrics in modern dress
  • Three Days on a Horse – Alice Higgins reports on the Wofford Cup
  • The Beauty of a Sporting Heritage – The magnificent estate of J. Watson Webbs, in color by Richard Meek
  • Herr “Beautiful Service” – About Red Schoendienst by Gerald Holland
  • Plus Departments containing semi-regular features

    • 1956-10-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents October 17 1956

    1956/10/17 —

  • Cover cartoon is “They’re Making a Pitch for Your Vote” by Lou Darvas featuring Cy Young Award candidates Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Frank Lary, Sal Maglie, Herb Score, Bob Friend, Billy Pierce, and Don Newcombe
  • Headline of Issue is “A.L. Places Seven on ’56 All Star Team — Mantle Paces Voting, Three Yanks Named”
  • “Larsen Top Hero of All World’s Series – No-Windup Delivery Helps Don Achieve Perfect Game” with photo in center of page of Don Larsen towelling off his face after completing his World Series Perfect Game — 2 full pages of coverage here
  • Following Page: “Larsen Proved Ernie Was False Prophet – ‘No More Perfect Games,’ Shore Predicted” in article featuring Ernie Shore, the Red Sox pitcher who came in after Babe Ruth walked the first batter of a 1917 game and was ejected, Shore was perfect from that point onward
  • “Larsen Faced Tensest Situations, Stongest Array of Hitters — Majors 7th Perfect Game Finest of All” with photos across the top of John Montgomery Ward, Cy young, Addie Joss, Ernie Shore, and Charlie Robertson with box scores of the other 6 perfect games
  • Series Runs Scale–Blues to Brilliance — Sloppy Start Followed by Spectacular Individual Feats includes a small photo of Yogi Berra’s father
  • “Chips Down Hurling Won for Yanks–Daniel / Newk’s Flop, Hit Fadeout, Beat Dodgers–King
  • Game by Game Coverage of 1956 WORLD SERIES New York Yankees Defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games — A page per game including article, box score, photos, sidebars including GAME 5 DON LARSEN PERFECT GAME
  • 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

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