A Letter From The Publisher, Aug. 16, 1954

Beginning this week, our company will start publishing a new magazine, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (see PRESS).

Speaking for TIME, which started 31 years ago with a new concept of reporting the news, I would simply like to say welcome to SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, a magazine devoted to reporting the news of the wonderful world in which we play.

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