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TABLE OF COTENTS
ARTICLES
The Meanest Man in the Army. A supply sergeant’s work is never done; he views all comers as enemies, expects and gets no thanks. — Samuel W. Taylor — 27
Portrait of a Legend. Dossier for George Bellows’ famous painting of the Dempsey-Firpo contest fought at the Polo Grounds in 1923. — Paul Gallico — 34
Autocrat of the News. Best of news editors was the New York Times’ Van Anda; his job his passion, Einstein and Egyptology his recreation. — J. D. Ratcliff — 39
Little Joe and a Full House. A word to wise crap shooters and poker players about the probable ways of cards and dice, with betting charts. — Clyde Jackson — 40
Why Get a Divorce? With a record-breaking divorce wave imminent, let’s see what usually happens when A puts away B and marries C. — Eric Howard — 46
Languages the Painless Way. Military experts have a system called soundwriting which will make foreign travelers bilingual in a hurry. — Frank Henius — 56
Jazzmen’s Greatest Kicks. Big moments in swing that struck the sensitive ears of Barney Bigard, Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins et al. — Robert Coffin — 61
The Sultan of Swindlers. George Washington Parker, the Brooklyn Bridge vendor, found credulous customers from Sing Sing to Park Avenue. — Clement J. Wyle — 64
DEPARTMENTS
Correspondence: The Sound and the Fury. Getting down to cases. — 10
Contributors: Backstage with Esquire. Well written if not well spent. — 22
Theatre: First Nights & Passing Judgments. Balancing this year’s play books. — George Jean Nathan — 78
Opinion: This Man’s World. Carte blanche for a teller of tales. — Paul Gallico — 80
The Lively Arts: So You’ve Written a Song. Candid counsel to aspiring composers. — Gilbert Seldes — 89
Jazz: The Rhythm Section. About the record renaissance. — Leonard Feather & Paul Eduard Miller — 90
Books: Esquire’s Five-Minute Shelf. Trenchant passages from Ben Hecht’s Guide. — Bennett Cerf — 92
Camp Humor: Goldbricking with Esquire. The sergeant’s surprise. — Bruce Patterson — 94
Edibles: Man the Kitchenette. Tale of the terrible hors d’oeuvrist. — Iles Brody — 101
Potables: Cooler with Collar. Stopping some of the slurs against our beloved 3.2 beer. — Lawton Mackall — 104
Wearables: Air-Cooled Fashions. Porous fabrics defeat the humidity. — O. E. Schoeffler — 108
Discs: Esquire on the Record. Announcing twelve sides of music from Carmen Jones. — Gilbert Seldes — 120
FICTION
The Monkey Wrench Murder. Fat Chris Acland was known in Colusa as a “one-man man” who achieved his purposes alone. — Richard Howells Watkins — 28
When the Red Dust Blew. Flick Lewis, lady killer, was not surprised when Sergeant Kelt asked his advice in answering Myrtle’s letter. — Donald Barr Chidsey — 32
Whatever Happened to Big Head. Clem had seen mirages in the hot prairies but nothing stranger than an Indian on a high-wheeled bicycle. — Edwin Lanham — 44
The Dare-Devil’s Last Jump. Take it from a fellow-barnstormer, Slim was the all-time rashest son of a jumping so-and-so in the world. — William T. Campbell — 55
The War Without Guns. The German captain suggested that he and his French host forget war and politics for a civilized game of chess. — Georges Surdez — 62
The Field Marshal’s Scoop. Somewhere in Europe in the Winter of 1965 shattered Allied troops surrendered to the victorious Germans. — S. L. Solon — 74
PERSONALITIES
Julien Binford’s Southern Charm. Negroes are the most vital subjects he knows. — Harry Salpeter — 73
PICTORIAL FEATURES
Dempsey & Firpo. From the Whitney Museum of American Art. Painting by George Bellows — 35
The Varga Girl. Sitting Pretty! Verse by Phil Stack; Painting by Varga — 37
American Beauties, Eastern Style. Chili Williams. Photograph by Jon Abbot — 47
Among Hollywood’s Nebulae. Cheryl Walker. Photograph by Henry Waxman — 48
Stage Door Esquire. Contralto at the Harlequin Club. Photograph by George Serbrykov — 53
Broadway for the Boys. Follow the Girls. Photograph by Karger-Pix — 54
The Esquire Canteen. Clown Dance by Mata and Hari. Photograph by Anton Bruehl — 59
American Beauties, Western Style. Gene Eliza Tierney. Photograph by George Hurrell — 60
Hollywood… Set to Music. Mexican motif for Anne Shirley. Photograph by Ernest A. Bachrach — 69
The Liberator Makes History. Notes on the B-24. Painting by Alexander Leydenfrost — 70
Five Paintings. From the Midtown Galleries. by Julien Binford — 72
Long Days and Merry Ones. Portfolio of cartoons. by E. Simms Campbell — 84
A Day at the Zoo. High fashions for hot days. Painting by Leslie Saalburg — 88
SPORTS
Connie Mack Takes Them Young. Look to the sandlot for major league replacements. — Stanley Baumgartner — 30
Energy Career Man. George McNeal “Red” Trautman is Fate’s favorite child. — David Emory — 42
Americanism in Little White Pills. Challinor makes the most of playtime. — Victor L. Rensberger — 58
The Esquire Sports Poll. Fans favor open tennis tournaments. — Herb Graffis & Ralph Cannon — 76
The Sporting Scene. To faraway lads dreaming of home and bathing cuties. — Herb Graffis — 96
BRIEFS
Major League Minor. At fifteen Joe Nuxhall is the youngest big-league pitcher. — Bill Moeller — 113
The “E” for Baseball. Class E league gives the game back to the people. — Reidar Lund — 160
TRENDS IN DRESS
Clothes and Accessories, sketched by Goodman, Fenton, Murley and Saalburg — beginning on 87