December 24, 1962 Table Of Contents
Point Of Fact
A Rose Bowl quiz to stimulate the memory and increase the knowledge of casual fans and armchair experts
Yesterday
A Bunch of Farmers Upset Football Tradition
They all laughed when Alabama went to the 1926 Rose Bowl, but when the game was over, nobody looked down on southern teams again
Lusitania
When a U-boat sank the 'Lusitania' in 1915 the Allies denounced Germany for the murder of an unarmed vessel. But the question still persists: Was she truly defenseless? An American explorer, John Light, has tried to find out. Recently Kenneth MacLeish, son of Poet-Playwright Archibald MacLeish and an accomplished scuba diver, went down to search the wreck with Light. Here is him report
Persian Hunt
The modern king of ancient Persia recaptures for an American visitor the adventure and elegance of sport in one of the world's oldest civilizations
Non-Organization
There are a few grown-ups around who remember living a not-so-organized childhood—one in which they were in charge of a good deal of their time. There is little evidence that the boys (or girls) suffered thereby. On the contrary, what they did with their time and a few old boards and wheels was, as the concoctions here show, often pure genius and always fun. It still can be
Design
WAY OUT OUT WEST: NEW DESIGNS FOR THE SEA...
Bridge
A fine test for those who dare face the facts
College Football
Plays are the thing in the major bowls
With nine of the 10 top-ranked teams in the U.S. pitted against one another, only the schools with truly brilliant offenses can expect to win this year
Two hot games in the Deepfreeze bowls
Pro Football
Dallas is a loud success with its silent quarterback
Len Dawson, who almost never speaks, is the principal reason why the Texans are favored to win the AFL championship game this week
By Tex Maule
Basketball
The Bearcats solve a problem for Ed
Cincinnati Coach Ed Jucker was worried as his defending champions faced their first tough foe of the season—but his team wasn't. Playing their precise, deliberate best, the Bearcats whipped Kansas State
By Arlie W. Schardt
Frank Merriwell
HOW YALE'S GREAT ATHLETE CAPTURED AMERICA'S FANCY, or, PURIFIED THE PENNY DREADFULS AND BECAME IMMORTAL
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Basketball's Week
By Mervin Hyman
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER