July 3, 1967 Table Of Contents

Author:
SI Staff

Jim Ryun

When he realized no one was going to help him break his own world record, the Kansas miler decided to do it all himself. The result: 3:51.1

By Pete Axthelm

Thunderation

A THUNDERATION OF SLUGGERS

When it came time last week to vote for an All-Star team, National League players had the pleasant problem of picking the best of two dozen .300 hitters, three times as many as the other league

By William Leggett

AS THE JUDGE THREW THE BOOK AT MUHAMMAD

Santana

THE REIGN IN SPAIN OF KING MANOLO

As far as his countrymen are concerned, Manuel Santana is tennis itself, a one-man Davis Cup team whose victories have thrilled the nation

By Frank Deford

Boppers

SPRIGHTLY BOPPERS AND A COOL GOLDEN SWINGER

The youngsters of the ladies' professional golf tour hardly ever win a tournament—rookies don't in this exacting game—but their exuberant presence is bringing sparkle to the staid LPGA

By Pat Ryan

U.S. coaches flock to the novel showoff camps developed by Canadian pros, who believe that what goes south will surely someday return

By Tom C. Brody

Leaky Roof

The Leaky-roof Circuit

It was an odd era in all sport, and it is gone forever. If you had a passable horse you could stay out all summer on a shoestring, making all the county-fair shows, which is what our reporter did and here nostalgically recalls

By Alice Higgins