September 18, 1961 Table Of Contents
Point Of Fact
A college football quiz to test the memory and add to the knowledge of the casual fan and the armchair expert
By Maury Allen
Thoroughbred Racing
Stakes through October 7
College Football 1961
BRAINS, AGILITY AND A BIG GAME
The little man is in, and he brings excitement with him. Even Ohio State is promising a new offense for the new and bright recruit
By Mervin Hyman
By Mervin Hyman
With players like Penn State's Bob Mitinger staying at home these days, the top teams on the North Atlantic seaboard will rank with the very best in the country
By Mervin Hyman
The emphasis, as usual, will be on defense when southern teams play, but North Carolina State's big quarterback, Roman Gabriel, may cause some worried coaches to have serious second thoughts
By Mervin Hyman
John Hadl is that modern-day rarity, a triple-threat quarterback. He leads Kansas in a region that boasts more good football teams than any other
By Mervin Hyman
Baylor's Ronnie Bull may not be the only authentic All-America in a section of the country where fleet backs are almost as plentiful as jack rabbits. The teams are so evenly matched it is unlikely that any one of them can finish undefeated
By Mervin Hyman
Marshall Shirk, UCLA's aggressive tackle, likes few things better than a rough ball game. He and hundreds of other players, most of them Californians, are reason enough why West Coast football should be better than it has been in years
By Mervin Hyman
They are not really small any more. Many have over 10,000 students and plenty of athletes like West Chester (Pa.) State's Joe Iacone (left), who are good enough to play on any football team
By Mervin Hyman
BRIGHT LOOK OF A CARNIVAL GAME
A Frenchman's view
Cards
Conzelman
How to Take a Biscuit Apart and Put It Back Just Like It Was
He used to coach pro football (he was named professional coach of the year in 1948), he was a superb all-round athlete in his youth, he is a piano player, singer and speechmaker extraordinary. He has acted in musical comedies, he is currently the vice-president of a leading advertising agency, and when he sings his song about this great scientific breakthrough you know that if anybody could do it, the irrepressible Jimmy Conzelman is your man
Baseball's Week
By Herman Weiskopf
Preseason Football's Week
By Mervin Hyman
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Acknowledgments
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Pat On The Back
Ducks for dinner
Departments
America's Phil Hill was hastened to the world driving championship by the combat death of rival Wolfgang von Trips, whose car shockingly killed 14 spectators
By Philip Payne
NO PENNANT FOR PLATOONS OF DODGERS
A season of struggling to win with percentage baseball is doomed when the best plans of Walter Alston go awry
As Australia's men once again smash U.S. hopes at Forest Hills, ladies from three continents steal the tennis show for themselves
By Huston Horn