March 7, 1966 Table Of Contents
Kentucky
A new, mellow Adolph Rupp last week led his undefeated Kentucky Wildcats past Tennessee and into the hazardous role of favorite for an unprecedented fifth national collegiate basketball championship
By Frank Deford
THE RETURN OF THE EXILE WAS RICH AND RACY
After a year of forced idleness Driver Richard Petty came rolling back in a blue brute of a Plymouth to win Daytona's stock car 500, delighting his racing father—but not Dearborn
By Tom C. Brody
Bloodless Bullfight
NO BLOOD, SOME TEARS, A SWEAT OF MONEY
In their new pop art form, the Brothers Feld have yet to harm a bull. Aficionados may mourn, but both Texans and 'toreros' think that La Corrida Americana is as much fun as striking oil
By Liz Smith
People
Skiing
A soaring week for the nervy Norse
The host nation won the FIS Nordics with an old-fashioned toughness and a flawless style
By Bob Ottum
Horse Racing
Graustark's future is uncertain, and everyone is looking for a Derby long shot to beat Buckpasser in Florida and Saber Mountain in California
Figure Skating
High-altitude triumph for a tough little miss
A tragic accident wiped out U.S. women's figure-skating hopes five years ago. A slim girl named Peggy Fleming restored them last week
By George Gross
The Greatest
The intent young man on the opposite page is Jimmy Jacobs, who leads an unpublicized but many-splendored life. He is the best handball player in the world, a talented producer of fight films and a rabid collector of comic books. His achievements are such that admirers say he—not Cassias Clay—is REALLY THE GREATEST
Basketball's Week
While pro scouts were watching a small-college tournament in Greensboro, N.C. many of the nation's big teams were still scrambling for conference titles. Among those in contention: Atlantic Coast, Ivy, Big Ten, Big Eight, Southwest, AAWU, West Coast AC and Western AC
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
By Garry Valk
