September 30, 1963 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
Lefty Grove was 41 and at the end of his long career when he won his 300th game
By Maury Allen
Georgia-Alabama
Bear Bryant's Alabama team, in an almost exact reenactment of the 1962 game that led to a celebrated libel suit, again proved it was far superior to Johnny Griffith's University of Georgia Bulldogs
World Series
They'll blow the pennant again, cried the critics, but the heroes of Los Angeles, riding the strong left arms of Ron Perranoski (below), Sandy Koufax and John Podres, won like champions
Against the fastest field of all time, Overtrick had to break the world record for pacers in order to win the Little Brown Jug—so he did just that, and he did it not once but twice
By Kenneth Rudeen
Bears And Others
Assorted evidence is presented that after eons of fleeing from humans, wild animals are mounting a new and sinister attack that is based on one of their enemy's own adages: 'If you can't lick 'em, join 'em'
The Girls To Beat
Pretty girls from all over the world are competing in track and field—and having fun. But where are the Americans? They are at home, demurely avoiding physical stress and missing out on a very good thing
College Football
Hail again the likes of Alex Wojciechowicz!
After many a lean year the East is back with names almost as unpronounceable as that of the Fordham lineman—and football teams that rank with the country's best
By Mervin Hyman
Sporting Look
Boating
Win, lose or sink, the best were out sailing
September's winds, as usual, blew hot and cold on the sailing world's effort to find a champion but, even though no single racing sailor could be acclaimed "the world's best," the search was a lively one
By Hugh Whall
Pro Football
Alex Karras was sorely missed as the Green Bay Packers took the Detroit Lion defense apart
By Tex Maule
Wahoo
Its speed leaves an angler limp, its cunning makes you want to jump overboard. No wonder the man who first boated one cried out in glee...
By Jack Olsen
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