April 3, 1967 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
A news story long kept in frozen storage brings a half-forgotten adventure to life
Barrel Jumping
Roll Out a Barrel and Some Daredevil Will Jump It
Soaring over beer kegs is not everyone's idea of fun, but many find it lively as a polka and heady as a pint of beer
Terror In The Air
Apprehension pervaded the camps of UCLA's rivals at the NCAA basketball championships, inspiring fruitless stratagems and ineffectual performances. The fear was of Lew Alcindor, and it was justified
By Frank Deford
Winning three races in the season's final week at Jackson Hole, Canada's Nancy Greene (above right) accepts congratulations from Marielle Goitschel, whom she beat to become the world's best girl skier
By Bob Ottum
Gregory Buckingham is tall, dark, handsome and, suddenly, a star of American swimming. In the NCAA title meet his record-breaking victories lifted the Indians above strong Southern California and Indiana
By Kim Chapin
DETROIT'S REFRAIN IS MAYO AND SAIN
Detroit had a bewildering season in 1966, but now, under a new manager and a shrewd coaching staff, the hard-hitting Tigers are acting like a team that intends to win the American League pennant
The heavyweight champion won an interesting fight against an aging but surprisingly worthy challenger. Now Ali's clouded future raises the possibility that the ring soon may be deprived of its most colorful figure
By Mark Kram
Deadeye Dude
Young Yvan Cournoyer is a sharp dresser and born shooter who will become the next big star of the Montreal Canadiens when he learns how to defend as well as he attacks
By Pete Axthelm
People
Sporting Look
The gleam of gold and the shine of silver
Blazers used to be simple navy-blue-flannel jackets adorned with brass buttons. Now they come in all sorts of colors and fabrics, and blazer buttons, as witness the collection at left, can be anything but simple
College Wrestling
Delicious dessert for a hungry Spartan crew
Led by a gangle-armed farmer who hates to diet, Michigan State overcame a long and inglorious tradition of losing to give a fresh new look to a sport that for years has been dominated by the same three schools
By Gary Ronberg
Horse Racing
Rushing out of the barn and into the picture
Damascus may have hardly worked up a sweat in his brief career, but his performance in the Bay Shore should put his foes in a lather
Bridge
There was nothing they could do about Lew
Partner switching was rampant before the Vanderbilt began, but when the musical chairs had ended, there was one man who was right back where he started, a winner last year and a winner again, Lew Mathe
Ten Thousand Islands
The Ten Thousand Islands, half of which are in Florida's Everglades National Park, are a maze of waterways and heavy growth that abounds in fish, snakes, alligators, wild birds—and some pretty wild people
By Jack Olsen
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