1954 Original First Issue Sports Illustrated Matthews w Cards Ruth Ryan Marciano

Description: This 1954 Original Sports Illustrated Magazine First Issue is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. The very first SI came out on August 16h, 1954. The cover featured future baseball Hall of Famer, Eddie Matthews, at the plate in a game with his Milwaukee Braves taking on the New York Giants on June 9th, 1954. The Giants bested Matthews' Braves that day 4-0. Impressive feat given the Braves had three legends on their squad for the game in Matthews, Hank Aaron, and Warren Spahn. JIMMY JEMAIL'S HOTBOXThe Question: What sport provokes the most arguments in your home?By Jimmy Jemail PAT ON THE BACKHerewith 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 tallest headlines TABLE OF CONTENTSDUEL OF THE FOUR-MINUTE MENBannister surges to victory in the heart-stirring Vancouver mileBy Paul O'Neil SOUNDTRACKNEWS FROM THE KARAKORAM GUINNESS MAN...TEARLESS LOVE UNDER THE ELMS SPECTACLE"I WANT HIM AGAIN"Ringside color pictures by Mark Kauffman are the best argument for the rematch between Charles and Marciano THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORTBRITAIN'S FIRST SPORTSMANThe Duke of Edinburgh, an all-round athlete, leads the British Empire in sports and earns new title THE BASEBALL BUBBLE TROUBLEBy Martin Kane WEIDMAN'S BURDEN...ANYBODY GOT A SOLLY HEMUS?By Jerome Weidman NEW GOLDEN AGETHE GOLDEN AGE IS NOWFor world-wide interest, for widespread participation, for shattered records, for thrilling triumphs of the human spirit, this is the greatest sports era in historyBy Gerald Holland WESTERN TROUTTHE BEST VACATION TROUT FISHINGThere is a notion among eastern fly fishermen that river trout of the West are too easy to catch for true sport. "Fat, dumb and happy," they snort. Nevertheless, the best fly fishing in America is in progress right now in a magic 100-mile circle of the Yellowstone National Park area. There, in lovely rivers like the Snake (above), feeding trout may dimple the water like rain, but an eastern expert must bring his skill along to catch themBy John McDonald THE EAGER BEAVERSThe busy engineers are back at work, flooding fairways and remote mountain glens all over the country. Most people are glad about itBy John O'Reilly UNDER 21THE BIG BOOMAn Australian bumarin—better known as boomerang—can outfly a Mickey Mantle home run. But unlike a baseball, this sickle-shaped piece of wood will twirl right back to youBy Duane Decker HEALTHPOISON IVYHikers and golfers are among its many victims and the blistering itch can be cured only by time BASEBALLMAGIC FOR THE GIANTSWillie Mays has made a lot, but Durocher is the real mesmerizerBy Red Smith GOLFGOLF'S GREATEST PUTTTime: 1929 U. S. Open. Place: 18th hole. The Man: Bobby JonesBy Grantland Rice A PLACE TO BETHE JERSEY SHOREBy Horace Sutton HORSE RACINGDANCER AT SARATOGAAlfred Vanderbilt's gray champion is just about ready to goBy Albion Hughes SPORT IN ARTATHLETE AND ARTISTGeorge Bellows, noted for boxing art, did other sports masterpieces FOOTBALLLETTER TO JIM TATUMfrom an old coach who thinks the All-Stars may beat the LionsBy Herman Hickman COLUMN OF THE WEEKSports Editor Gordon Cobbledick considers the beanball and decides it is here to stay—unless some means is found to outlaw wildness high and inside while sanctioning it low and outsideBy Gordon Cobbledick FISHERMAN'S CALENDARA digest of last-minute reports from fishermen and other unreliable sourcesCOMPILED BY Ed Zern COMING EVENTS August 13 through 19SPORTING LOOKNEW HERALDRYSports car racing teams dress the part for a reason BOXINGSCRAPPY BANTAMSThese jockey-size sluggers would look mighty big on the TV screenBy Budd Schulberg YOU SHOULD KNOW if you are going to buy a puppyBy The Know-It-All TENNISTRABERT'S TROUBLEHe's had plenty this season and it's nobody's fault but his ownBy William F. Talbert YESTERDAYTHE BELLE OF THE SEVENTIESAmerica's most beloved horse was a lady named Goldsmith Maid who raced for 13 years, set world records for the mile and gained a popularity that has yet to be excelledLAST LAUGHLAST LAUGH DEPARTMENTSA Memo from the PublisherBy H. H. S. Phillips Jr.SCOREBOARDA ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWSPICTURE CREDITS

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