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The article narrates the story of how 35 Hungarian athletes participating in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics defected to the U.S. According to the author, the Hungarian athletes were not subjected to pressure or propaganda and had no contact with U.S. officials. Two men named Zoltán Török and Róbert Zimonyi were the first Hungarians to defect to the U.S. two days after the end of the Olympics.

The article discusses the highlights of the Melbourne Summer Olympics in Victoria from November 22 to December 8, 1956. It says that Olympic records were broken in 17 out of the 24 men's track and field events while another one was tied. According to the author, the U.S. showed its superiority in the high hurdles as Lee Quincy Calhoun took first place followed by world record holder Jack Davis in second. The highlights of the 1,500 meters competition and the results of the other events are also discussed.

This section offers news briefs on sports. Australians who were eager to watch the 1956 Melbourne Olympics were disappointed to see world-record miler John Landy fail to reach his goal due to inflamed tendons in both legs. Pandemonium broke out in Iowa after its football team upset Ohio State and won a Rose Bowl cup after missing it in 34 years and a chance to play in the Big Ten Conference championship games. Lee Shaeffer, owner of the oldest floating football pool in North America, was charged with running a betting house in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The article analyzes the golden age of sports. Sports is booming in various countries and nations have been training their athletes for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Victoria. It is believed that records and statistics cannot contain the story of sport's new golden age but its spirit lies in overcoming class and racial distinctions such as the case of three boys in 1910, golfer Francis Ouimet, baseball player George Herman Ruth, and boxer William Harrison Dempsey, who won in their chosen sports.

The article focuses on the Australian national swimming team for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The Australian tam is led by a 15-year old boy named John Konrads and his 13-year old sister, Ilsa. The Konrads siblings have set eight world swimming records including records in the 800-meter, 880-yard freestyle, and the 200-meter freestyle. The Konrads' trademark is a crawl stroke that emphasizes arm power over leg power and a bent-arm recovery.

The article profiles Clint Shaw, an ironworker from Victoria. It notes that Shaw does roller-skating throughout the U.S. and Canada. He attains an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records" with the title of being the longest distance roller in the world. He becomes an honorary citizen by the mayor of Flora, Illinois. His marathon in the U.S. is considered as a frightening contest of mental ability between him and the speeding trucks and automobiles. It points out that he skates with a slalom skier or dancer.