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January 24, 1966 Table Of Contents

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Billy The Kidd

THE YEAR OF BILLY THE KIDD

In 1964-65 Billy Kidd had a disastrous season. Now he is sweeping European racers off the Alps and dueling Jean-Claude Killy for world supremacy

By Dan Jenkins

Iowa's Miller

RALPH MILLER OF IOWA: PROPHET OF PRESSURE

The confident, commanding Hawkeye basketball coach has made his team the top challenger in the Big Ten by the sheer force of his playing style

By Frank Deford

Snowmobile Ride

A WILD RIDE IN THE ROCKIES

Twenty-five snowmobile drivers journeyed from Vail to Aspen the hard way—across country. They found that a scooter on skis through the highest and roughest terrain in the U.S. is exhilarating, exhausting—and cold

By Robert Cantwell

Sol's Sail

A SAIL MEANS ONLY A SALE TO SOL

To a passionate angler like Sol Lamport, the only sensible use for a boat is to catch fish. But so long as there are fools who prefer to go sailing, Sol will sell them sailcloth

By Hugh Whall

Fabulous Florida

Flags Are Flying Among the Palms

Six banner years of course building have made the world's most luxurious 75 miles of sand into a year-round mecca for golfers. The area offers a variety of exciting new links to go with its smattering of renowned old ones

By Gwilym S. Brown

People

PEOPLE

Pro Football

Big rookie bonuses start a battle

Annoyed by the vast sums paid untried players, two San Diego All-Stars are bidding for $1 million

By Edwin Shrake

Bridge

You can make something out of nothing

By Charles Goren

Track

A miniature Snell to quicken the indoor pulse

Half-miler Tommy Farrell, who was blooded amid the flying elbows and crowded board tracks of the tough New York circuit, is a pint-sized version of the New Zealand Olympian, even to the point of breaking records

By Gwilym S. Brown

Superfan

SUPERFAN AND SUPER ACHIEVER

One of the real movers and shakers in horse racing and baseball, multimillionaire Ohioan John W. Galbreath is also a star performer in the all-season sport of free enterprise

By Jack Mann

Basketball's Week

Basketball's Week

In a week of big games—in Palo Alto, Albuquerque, Peoria and Providence—the biggest was in Lexington, where unbeaten Kentucky met Vanderbilt and the whole SEC hung on the result

By Mervin Hyman

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Garry Valk

SCORECARD

CREDITS

FACES IN THE CROWD