July 29, 1963 Table Of Contents
Sonny Slams Ahead
On a climactic night in Las Vegas the heavyweight champion retains his title, beating Floyd Patterson and amply showing that he is a great bear of a fighter, if a surly bear of a man
While the rest of the field fried, Jack Nicklaus coolly muscled his way to the PGA title in Dallas
They Could Be Good
THEY COULD BE GOOD IF THEY TRIED
So said the Russians of a U.S. track team that arrived in Moscow full of boastful confidence and left two days later with a skinny victory in the closest meet yet
Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax has become baseball's top pitcher and one of its biggest attractions. He has money, a bronze Oldsmobile, an ear for Mendelssohn, a blazing fast Ball and a realization that none of it can last
By Jack Olsen
Springboard Diving
THE BOLD AND FLUID BEAUTY OF THE HUMAN FORM
Summer Houses
Out of cedar shingles, glass, sunlight and very little money, Andrew Geller creates his antic summer houses for people escaping the compartmented world of Manhattan
Bridge
Boating
All kinds of people go to sea in Whalers
It looks like a bathtub and it is not much good for catching whales, but if you want a boat for any other reason—fishing or water skiing or scuba diving or even commuting—the no-nonsense Boston Whaler is it
Scuba Diving
Some signs of danger in the air
Scuba divers assume that the air they get in their tanks is pure, but the assumption could be fatal
Baseball
On a sultry summer evening, conversation in the dugout turns to the current controversy over beanings, a rookie first baseman's costly mistakes and an umpire's pride in his profession
Speed King
SPEED KING? OR JUST SON OF SPEED KING?
IS DONALD CAMPBELL A HERO IN HIS OWN RIGHT, OR MERELY A SEQUEL TO A FAMOUS FATHER? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS ASKED AS THE 'WORLD'S FASTEST CAR' STANDS STOCK-STILL
By Kenneth Rudeen
Baseball's Week
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