June 26, 1967 Table Of Contents
The Crusher
An Army was against him, and so was the tradition of Ben Hogan's U.S. Open scoring record, but Nicklaus broke them both at Baltusrol with a classic last-round 65 that now establishes him as a golfer without peer
Following his Le Mans triumph, Dan Gurney (left) won even sweeter victory in the Belgian Grand Prix with his star-spangled Eagle car
By Bob Ottum
THEY'RE STILL AT IT IN INDIANA
Summer does not stop the Hoosiers' favorite game, nor the boast that they produce the country's best players. Kentucky again took up the challenge and the anticipated war of the big men was only a sideshow
By Kim Chapin
'Intrepid'
Reagan
In an informal chat at his Los Angeles home, California's Ronald Reagan—whose outdoor interests have ranged from The Gipper to broodmares—reveals his thoughts on conservation, racing and the need for room to relax
People
Track & Field
Smoking performance at a no-smoke affair
Butts and beer were taboo on Brigham Young's Mormon campus, which was all to the good. The athletes got down to business fast, and USC, with the fastest gang of them all, ran off with the collegiate championships
By Pete Axthelm
Rowing
After a lapse of 67 years, Joe Burk's Philadelphia Quakers finally win the race they've always pointed for
Horse Racing
Why Buckpasser's mission to Paris was scrubbed
Baseball
New York's perennial losers pulled a name out of a hat and came up with Tom Seaver, a $50,000 bonus pitcher who steals bases as well
By Joe Jares
Bridge
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