who scandalized tennis with her short skirts and lace-trimmed knickers

who deserve the title more than Jackie Robinson

This remarkable image is hand printed from the original 4″ by 5″ transparency shot during a 1947 SPORT magazine photo session for an article previewing Rocky Graziano’s first battle royale against Tony Zale

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July 1972 SPORT Cover Philadelphia Flyers who scandalized tennis with herSPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post war North America. Take home a piece of history with a SPORT Magazine cover, available as a fine art stretch canvas or fine art print. The image provided may not have undergone restoration work; the final result will have seen this process.