October 12, 1964 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
Jonas Brothers in Seattle use Fiberglas in a new and unique method of taxidermy
Yesterday/Graham McNamee
Graham McNamee set out to be a singer—but in 1923, when he and radio were young, he became a
St. Louis
It was the week that wasn't—or, anyway, the week that couldn't have been. In the American League the Yankees, dead six weeks earlier, effortlessly contained closing rallies by the White Sox and Orioles to win by the biggest one-game margin in baseball history. In the National League it was stark melodrama. Philadelphia was dying. St. Louis was shot through with rumor. Cincinnati was riven with dissension. The Cardinals choked miserably, then rallied to win their pennant by the smallest one-game margin in baseball history. On Sunday the melodrama finally ended in laughter and champagne, but for six long days the tension had been almost unbearable
Cincinnati
By Frank Deford
Victory in the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen went to the imperturbable Graham Hill, who moved well ahead of two fellow Britons, John Surtees and Jim Clark, in the final thrust for the world driving championship
By Bob Ottum
Special Brute
A SPECIAL KIND OF BRUTE WITH A LOVE OF VIOLENCE
For Linebacker Dick Butkus of Illinois, the good life consists mainly of picking apart a few blockers and mashing the ballcarrier, a habit that makes the Illini tough to beat
By Dan Jenkins
New Dynasty
THE MAKINGS OF A NEW PRO DYNASTY
The Colts, with excellent running to add to the threat of Unitas, have beaten the Packers, demolished the Bears and turned back the challenge of the Rams. Baltimore is on its way toward the NFL championship—now or later
By Tex Maule
Antelope
People
College Football
New coat of paint on the old Kentucky home
The University of Kentucky football team has known some miserable afternoons in recent years, but successive upset victories over Mississippi and Auburn herald happier days
By Mervin Hyman
Motor Sports
Two old shoestringers jolt the jet set
Men spend millions trying to break the land-speed record, but last week on the Bonneville Salt Flats two brothers who don't speak—except to the record book—pushed the mark way up with home-built hot rods
By Hays Gorey
Horse Racing
It belonged to high-flying Gun Bow as he outfought gallant Kelso to win the most thrilling Woodward ever—and maybe a title as well
Bridge
Now 80 and long retired from tournament play, Harold S. Vanderbilt, inventor of contract bridge, has written a new book on his theories
British Football
The story of British Football
By Jack Olsen
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