In the last half century in sport, which names glittered brighter than all the rest? This week, after polling some 400 U.S. sportwriters and broadcasters, the Associated Press completed its line-up of the nonpareils and their runners-up:
BASEBALL: Babe Ruth (253 votes), Ty Cobb (116), Lou Gehrig (8).
BASKETBALL: George Mikan (139), Hank Luisetti (123), Nat Holman (31).
BOXING: Jack Dempsey (251), Joe Louis (104), Henry Armstrong (16).
FOOTBALL: Jim Thorpe (170), Red Grange (138), Bronko Nagurski (38).
GOLF: Bobby Jones (293), Ben Hogan (40), Walter Hagen (29).
HORSE RACING: Man o' War (305), Citation (36), Whirlaway (15).
SWIMMING: Johnny Weissmuller (132), Hironoshin Furuhashi (20), Adolph Kiefer(11).
TENNIS: Bill...
