If either Mantle or Maris hits 61 home runs this season, will he break Ruth's record? Herewith a straight answer to a hot question
July 30, 1961
The Record
Winners All The Way
Only the logistics were bad as the U.S. continued its successful tour of Europe, making friends, overcoming fatigue and adding victories in Stuttgart and London to the big Moscow conquest
Paradise Tennis
A short-stemmed racket, for one thing. But it is only one aspect of the game tackled by Gonzales and his colleagues
Boxing
A brash young Olympic champion gets his eighth straight professional victory, but shows little flair and less power
Horse Racing
Turning on his astonishing power, Kelso ran away with the last race in the handicap series
Cards
Food
Baseball's Week
For The Record
Acknowledgments
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
Pat On The Back
Blast in the snow
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