
Contents
24 All Alone at the Top
His record-breaking Masters leaves Jack Nicklaus without a peer
30 Skip, Skip, Skip—and Thwack!
Hugh Whall takes a rough ride to the Bahamas to help Outboarder Howard Weiler win his third Miami-Nassau
32 The Shark Ran into a Tiger
Bill Daly managed things nicely for Carlos Ortiz, but both tripped over Ismael Laguna, El Tigre y El Campeón
38 My Life in a Bush League: Part II
Wilt Chamberlain answers the charge that he is a loser and proposes cures for pro basketball's ills
Baseball 1965
42 IMMUTABLE—BUT CHANGING
The grand old game is the same as always—almost
44 THE CARDINALS AND GUSSIE
Six pages of full color, plus a talk with Mr. Busch
SCOUTING REPORTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
52 Cardinals
54 Reds
56 Phillies
58 Mets
60 Pirates
63 Braves
64 Dodgers
66 Giants
68 Astros
69 Cubs
AMERICAN LEAGUE
76 Yankees
78 Orioles
80 White Sox
82 Indians
85 Tigers
86 Senators
88 Twins
90 Athletics
92 Red Sox
94 Angels
101 LOOK! IT'S THE MONSTER
The best relief pitcher is fearsome, but not very
120 A Champ for all Time!!!
Joe Palooka of the funny papers has held the heavyweight title for 30 years and whoopee! he may defend it soon
The departments
17 Scorecard
106 People
107 Bridge
108 Track & Field
112 Bowling
141 For the Record
142 19th Hole
Credits on page 141
Cover photograph by Richard Meek
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Next week
Fantastic Jack Nicklaus tells the story of his historic Masters win, with a stroke-by-stroke account of the crucial 64-stroke round that enabled him to break Hogan's record.
The Kentucky Derby will start in spirit a week early. By Derby Sunday there is hardly a sprig of mint left in town. Liz Smith describes and Richard Meek photographs the festivity.
Jigging for cod in the cold waters of Newfoundland may not be considered a sport, but Franklin Russell tells of the Utopian pleasure it can offer a masochist, a poet, or a gourmet.