September 9, 1963 Table Of Contents

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Futile pursuit of the rich and haughty Yankees has long been a baseball trademark, but now there is a true crisis. Suffering at the gate has finally caught up with suffering on the field

By William Leggett

TROTTING'S WONDROUS SCOT

He had already shown his power and fleetness, but now, unexpectedly, he was called on by his driver to display that ultimate quality of a great horse, courage under pressure

By Kenneth Rudeen

And There Goes the Whole Weekend

Grand American

BIGGEST, LOUDEST SHOW IN U.S. SPORT

The main event of the Grand American Trapshoot in Vandalia, Ohio draws 2,500 entries, ranging from cocky teen-age kids to wheelchair veterans

By Virginia Kraft

Pro Football 1963

The men

Pro Football Scouting Reports

THE COWBOYS CAN RIDE HIGH ON BETTER DEFENSE

Only one team scored more easily than the Dallas Cowboys in 1962, but only one team was more easily scored upon. To keep fans interested, Coach Landry concentrated on offense for three years. This year he should come up with an adequate defense, and the youngest club in the Eastern Division may very well be the best

By Tex Maule

NO TEAM CAN MATCH THE PACKERS

THE NEW CHIEFS ARE AN OLD STORY

Baseball

The night the Dodgers got the monkey off their back

Often accused of going into a drugged slumber when the Giants come to town, the Dodgers beat their hated rivals in a critical game and took a big step toward erasing memories of that humiliating '62 collapse

By Robert Creamer