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January 6, 1964 Table Of Contents

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NFL Championship

THE BEARS UPEND THE GIANTS

Stunning favored New York with its brutal tackling (hero Larry Morris stops Fullback Joe Morrison, left) and airtight pass defense, Chicago takes its first NFL title in 17 years

By Tex Maule

Time For Victory

HIGH TIME FOR A U.S. VICTORY

The U.S. regained the Davis Cup last week in Adelaide when the volatile team of Dennis Ralston and Chuck McKinley, guided by the patient handling of Captain Bob Kelleher, beat Australia 3-2

By Whitney Tower

Sportsman

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: Pete Rozelle

By Kenneth Rudeen

CHAMPIONS WHO GAVE THE YEAR ITS FLAVOR

Cup Defender

TO KEEP THE CUP, GET A MAN WHO KNOWS HOW

In an America's Cup year, U.S. yachtsmen turn first to Olin Stephens, whose racing fleet (deployed below) includes two successful cup defenders of the past

By Hugh Whall

People

PEOPLE

College Basketball

The small men arise

The solid virtues of hustle and teamwork enabled undersized UCLA to win the best of the holiday tournaments and kept Kentucky undefeated

By Frank Deford

Snoqualmie

There Are No Wet Blankets at Snoqualmie

Everything—and everybody—may be soaked through but, come hail or high water, when winter descends on Seattle the world's most indomitable skiers charge off into the slush

By Huston Horn

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FACES IN THE CROWD

Basketball's Week

Basketball's Week

By Herman Weiskopf

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Sidney L. James

SCORECARD