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November 13, 1961 Table Of Contents

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Point Of Fact

POINT OF FACT

A Washington D.C. International horse race quiz to excite the memory and increase the knowledge of fans

By Bettina Blackford

Yesterday

The Day Kaz Roared

Ten years ago Dick Kazmaier put on one of football's most spectacular one-man shows

By Gwilym S. Brown

Big Decisions

TWO BIG DECISIONS

With powerful Bob Ferguson leading the way, scarlet-shirted Ohio State drives for a national championship, but surprising Minnesota stays right with them

By Alfred Wright

THE APATHY IN SMOGSVILLE

Nearly every spectator sport in Los Angeles is suffering at the box office, and you can take your pick among a hatful of reasons—from pretty girls to some pretty poor teams

By Roger Williams

A Smart Eagle

A SMART EAGLE BEATS THE BEARS

Chicago used a subtle defense against a subtle quarterback but lost as Philadelphia's Sonny Jurgensen and his Eagles proved their right to rank as professional football's best

By Tex Maule

Horse Show

Darling, I simply wouldn't miss it!

McNeeley

A QUESTION OF VIOLENCE

Tom McNeeley Jr., the Boston heavyweight who hopes to upset Champion Floyd Patterson, has a valid reputation for fury, but fury alone will not be enough

By Martin Kane

African Rescue

TIRELESS SONS OF NOAH

In the bushland of Rhodesia a stout band of Africans have been fighting for three bruising and bloody years to save the game herds from the floodwaters of the Zambezi River

By Lee Griggs

Massillon

FOOTBALL FROM THE CRADLE

College football is very big in Ohio, but high school football is sometimes bigger. In Massillon it dominates the town. This year, as usual, the team is undefeated, with the aid of Boosters, game films, walkie-talkies and a farm system that begins in the cradle

By Walter Bingham

Native Turkey

RETURN OF A NATIVE

For almost a century the wild turkey was just a mouth-watering legend of pioneer days. Then sportsmen across the country decided to put the big bird back in the bush where it belonged

By Virginia Kraft

Cards

Death of a killing lead

By Charles Goren

Horse Racing

Satan is the best of the survivors

By Whitney Lower

Track & Field

The amateur revolt begins to take shape

U.S. track coaches outline plans for representation for all the segments of their world

By Tex Maule

Boxing

The night 10 Americans got clobbered

In London last week a team of skillful British amateur fighters avenged Phaintin' Phil Scott and Brian London and ages of defeat

By John Lovesey

Football's Week

FOOTBALL'S WEEK

By Mervin Hyman

Doc Williams

Don't Pull up for Doc

Dr. Raworth Williams is a 66-year-old surgeon who three years ago captained the Dallas Athletic Club to a national polo championship. Doc still plays a fast, hard game, and says he'll quit the day younger players start easing up on him

By Gerald Holland

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FACES IN THE CROWD

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Pat On The Back

ROBERTA HUNTRESS

Music of the track

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