Publish date:: Jul 24, 1967

July 24, 1967 Table Of Contents

Author:: SI Staff

A Latin

Argentina's old smoothie, Roberto de Vicenzo, calmed his nervous putter and wowed the adoring galleries as he won the British Open at Royal Liverpool, his first major title in a lifetime of championship golf

By Gwilym S. Brown

HAPPY RETURN OF THE NATIVE

California's own Native Diver, a spirited 8-year-old, joined the millionaires' club as he won the Hollywood Gold Cup for the third year in succession, though in fact he was not the first across the wire

By Whitney Tower

Cha Cha

CHA CHA GOES BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

Rejected by the San Francisco Giants, Orlando Cepeda is now the pride of St. Louis, a happy player whose consistent hitting is the biggest reason why the surprising Cardinals are leading the National League

By Mark Mulvoy

Buhl, Wight, Craig, Aguirre and Labine—all you pretenders to the title of the world's worst hitter stand aside and make way for a challenger with outstanding credentials, Dean Chance of Minnesota, who is currently 0 for 73

By Curry Kirkpatrick

Tennis

And the last shall be first

That is the ambition of Promoter Wally Dill (at right) as he seeks appreciation—and cash—for his tennis professionals' superior play

By Kim Chapin

Bridge

A good team must have a good bench

By Charles Goren

Summer-Surfers

BLEACHIES BEACHIES AND BLASTERS ON A SUMMER-IN AT WAIKIKI

Chicks and good guys from the mainland—20,000 of them—have moved in on Hawaii, some to surf, some to swing, some to dip their toes in the ocean, but all to have fun, man, before old age sets in at 26

By Dan Jenkins