June 27, 1966 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
An old hand has turned out a thorough, eight-volume travel guide to the U.S.
Roulette
Here, in almost his own words, Engelbrecht, a free-lance German spy, recounts an Asian hunting experience
By J. A. Maxtone Graham
Olympic Drama
Playing at his swashbuckling best, Arnold Palmer had the U.S. Open all but tucked away—twice. Then disaster struck—twice—and cool Bill Casper swept up the pieces in a topsy-turvy playoff round
By sweeping the first three places the sumptuously financed Americans ended Ferrari's long domination of Europe's foremost automobile race, but true to Le Mans tradition there was a brouhaha at the finish
By John Lovesey
The War
Basketball is an all-season sport in Kentucky and Indiana, where high school All-Stars meet each June in two games that draw huge crowds. This year's first meeting produced a whopper of an upset
The Mets
A TEAM THAT CAN MAKE A MAN CRY
Manager Wes Westrum knows that his Mets try—oh, how they try—but their frustrating blend of promise (right) and ineptitude, on the bases and off, sometimes moves him close to tears
By Jack Mann
Bluefish
THE BLUEFISH: MARAUDER OF THE SEAS
This sleek killer roams the oceans of the world preying on schools of baitfish, and the killer itself is preyed upon by fishermen who admire its fighting qualities—and its flavor
People
Baseball
And there were the Dodgers in third place
Maury Wills was quoting Carlyle, and another classicist named Koufax was adding to his own reputation. The Dodgers had a long way to go, but they beat the Giants twice and still had their eyes on the pennant
By Jack Mann
Sporting Look
Fitted out for a blue-water race
By Paul Stewart
Track & Field
Record sprinter Tommie Smith proved too delicate an instrument for the hard task he and his coach set for him in the NCAA championships
By Gwilym S. Brown
Rowing
Putting on the old Indian sign
Thanks, they claim, to a Mohawk haircut on Oar No. 10, Wisconsin's Badgers beat everybody at the IRA
By Paul Stewart
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Baseball's Week
By Sandy Ramras
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Garry Valk
