June 6, 1966 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
Three bright young businessmen from Wyoming with a lot of irons in the fire
Forty-Foot Waves
Forty-foot Boats and Forty-foot Waves...
That is what the 1960 Bermuda race is often called. All contenders had a rough ride, some had it rougher than others, and for those aboard the 'Scylla' it was nearly catastrophic
Booktalk
A dictionary of racing terms for all of those who are tired of being nerds
Crazy 500
Starting with a near calamity and ending in furious confusion, the 50th Indianapolis classic stretched the nerves of a massive crowd. Two British drivers claimed the disputed victory, and the race itself suggested Indy must mend its rules
By Bob Ottum
Space Shot
SPACE SHOT BY THE AMBITIOUS ASTROS
The youthful Houstons, playmates of the Mets, had no business being up there in the first division, but they were enjoying it while they could. "We don't feel like losers anymore," a happy Astro explained
By Jack Mann
THE JAB THAT WIPED OUT A SMILE
Tony Alongi's good left hand kept Jerry Quarry on the defensive for most of their fight last week in Los Angeles, erasing the grin co-manager Johnny Flores always wears when Quarry is doing the hitting
By Mark Kram
Flowers
WINNING SON OF A DEDICATED LOSER
Richmond Flowers Jr. is a double threat—in track and football—but for a long time the asthmatic youth from Alabama seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps
Paris Racing
Rowing
Lacking first-rate talent to man his oars, Pennsylvania's rowing coach has developed an electronic gadget designed to speed up his boats
By Tom C. Brody
Baseball's Week
By Herman Weiskopf
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