October 5, 1964 Table Of Contents
Point Of Fact
A fast quiz on the summer Olympic Games for fans with an eye on Tokyo and maybe another eye on history
By Peter Carry
St. Peter
St. Peter at Second, the Rest in Left Field
By Bill Bryan
Red Surge
Cincinnati made a dramatic move, and the National League went into its most nerve-twanging final week in 24 years. There had been a race in the other league, but the Yankees fixed that
The U.S. had a plan for defending the Davis Cup: give Roy Emerson his two singles matches and win the rest. But Australia's Fred Stolle beat Dennis Ralston and started the cup on its return trip down under
By Frank Deford
Even the standing-room tickets were sold out in War Memorial Stadium as a record Buffalo crowd of 40,167 saw the Bills win their third straight game by mauling the Chargers, last year's AFL champions
By Edwin Shrake
Olympics
Beset by conflicting ideals and moved by a variety of sharply defined emotions, the world's finest amateur athletes gather for the Orient's first Olympiad—and the largest one yet
People
College Football
A 'Stitch' in time is the Army's best weapon
After two games West Point's Rollie Stichweh is outshining Roger Staubach and a lot of other quarterbacks. Although used sparingly, his gunshot passes and roll-out runs have been neat and gainful
By Dan Jenkins
By Mervin Hyman
Fishing
A pretty kettle of dyed baitfish
Largemouth bass see red better than other colors. They love minnows, but minnows are drab. What to do? Dye them red to catch more bass
Motor Sports
Three men are in a dramatically close race for the world driving championship. The deadlock could be broken in Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix
By Bob Ottum
Pro Football
A college star with a slow fuse ignites the fireproof Rams
Most rookie quarterbacks have to sit out their early pro years, but Bill Munson moved right in—and began moving a long-stalled team
By Tex Maule
Harness Racing
Gimpy all year, a courageous colt vindicated his superior lineage
By Pat Ryan
Baseball's Week
By Peter Carry
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