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The article features Dwight Stones, world-record holder in the men's high jump, and the success of his athletic career in 1974. Stones became exposed to such sport when he constructed a jumping pit in the front yard of his home in Highland Park, California. His achievements include having won in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships held in California in June.

The article provides information on the National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships to be held in Bakersfield, California in June 1960, which will feature the surprising young athletes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) against U.S. Olympic veterans. It says that collegians will be favored only in five of the 19 events including the javelin, the 1,500 meters and the high jump. According to the author, the surest undergraduate winners are Dyrol Burleson in the 1,500-meter run and John Thomas in the high jump.

The article focuses on the skiing event for the 1960 Winter Olympics, the nose-over-ski style, and features several athletes to compete in this event. Invented by Reinhard Straumann, a Swiss engineer, skiers jump outward and lean forward so that their heads extend beyond the forward tips of their skis. The move allows them to travel farther and faster, as it allows them to become more aerodynamic, as the position allows them to reduce drag. Cited athletes who have mastered this style include Gene Kotlarek of the U.S., and World Champion Juhani Karkinen.

The author relates his experience of joining a frog-jumping contest at Stockton Air Field in California. He cites the rules of the contest. He states that the efforts that frogs will exert in the contest purely depends on luck.

The article provides information on Sally Morris, winner of the 15th annual National Championship of the American Water Ski Association in San Diego, California in August 1957. It says that Morris first won the national water ski jumping championship in the girls' division in 1956. According to the author, Morris also holds the North American title for girls in trick riding. The family background of Morris is also discussed.

The article presents rules for a frog-jumping contest from the Fish and Game Code of the State of California. The game is open to the public and is advertised or announced in a newspaper. If a frog used in such a contest dies or is killed, it must be destroyed as soon as possible, and may not be eaten or used for any purpose. A frog which is not kept in a reasonable way to preserve its life is not covered by the Article 2 of the Code.