February 15, 1965 Table Of Contents

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Shopwalk

Belz Opticians in Manhattan specializes in glasses for shooters and swimmers

By Felicia Lee

Yesterday

A Myth Is as Good as a Mile

In the very long ago a sturdy Scotsman set out on a remarkable walk

By John Lovesey

The Baddest

THE BADDEST OF ALL LOOKS OVER THE UNIVERSE

Muhammad Ali, né Cassius Clay, impishly predicts that he will hold his title even against the moon. More seriously, he offers shrewd observations on Patterson's comeback and the heavyweight outlook

By Tex Maule

Aces Are High

ACES ARE HIGH IN EVANSVILLE

Best small-college basketball team in the nation, the Evansville Purple Aces are the inspiration for a tidal wave of civic pride that has engulfed a three-state area in the great bend of the Ohio River

By Frank Deford

Whoops! Barrel Staves Are Back

Flat and frigid it is, yet the Midwest is aswarm with skiers to whom mountains and sun are not essential for happiness. In growing numbers they threaten to take over every rise and knoll from Detroit to Minneapolis

By Bob Ottum

Bridge

A wise time to fool your partner

By Charles Goren

Horse Racing

The good one left is Jacinto

With one rival permanently retired to stud and another temporarily on the shelf in Florida, this lightly raced colt is the best Derby horse running

By Whitney Tower

Boating

Donsy, baby, this is your Sam

New boats built by Donzi Marine won four out of six in the second annual Sam Griffith Memorial Race

By Luther Evans

Doghouse

THE IMMACULATE DOGHOUSE

The American Kennel Club is a "unique and astonishin' institution," in the words of one admirer. It supervises the bloodlines of the nation's dogs and the behavior of their owners and handlers with an autocratic dedication to purity

By Robert H. Boyle