Bill Stern's Sports Book #2

This anthology issue features three sports-themed stories. "Man O'War: Saga of a Champion" recounts the legendary racehorse's three-year reign over featherweight competition, culminating in a climactic match where, despite injury sustained during World War I service, the horse's storied career is remembered by companions reflecting on his magnificence. "The Youth on the Bench" tells of Jim Thorpe, the legendary athlete whose early football heroics at West Point inspired admiration, but whose career was cut short when a single tackle broke his leg, ending his playing days. "Shamrocks and Baskets" chronicles the Boston Celtics' rise as basketball innovators, detailing how the team's adoption of set plays and strategic offensive and defensive maneuvers made them formidable competitors who dominated opponents through coordinated teamwork.