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September 11, 1967 Table Of Contents

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Booktalk

Down to the sea in books—with able helmsmen like Sir Francis Chichester

By Robert Cantwell

Yesterday/The Cup

Britain's First Try at the America's Cup

A long-lost logbook from the schooner yacht 'Cambria' tells of Great Britain's original attempt to reclaim the Hundred Guineas Cup carried off to the new world by sailors from across the sea

By E. F. Haylock

Frenzy

AMERICAN LEAGUE FRENZY

K.D. FIGURES OUT THE FORMULA

Twice before Texan K. D. Owen had journeyed to Du Quoin with favorites for The Hambletonian, only to return home empty-handed. This time he tried a new tack and came away with trotting's top prize

By Pete Axthelm

College Football 1967

THIS YEAR THE FIGHT WILL BE IN THE OPEN

Coaches of top teams have long pretended they did not care about national rankings, but Notre Dame vs. Michigan State has changed that, and this season's excitement centers on the battle to be No. 1

By Dan Jenkins

THE ONE TO CATCH, AND THOSE WHO WILL TRY

1 NOTRE DAME

Some glittering prospects by the Golden Dome

2 GEORGIA

Enough to make the Crimson Tide see red

3 MIAMI

Even Jolly Cholly may have to start smiling now

4 TEXAS

It would be nice to please the new neighbor

5 ALABAMA

As The Snake can testify: beware the wrath of The Bear

6 MSU

This year the cry is more like, "Hurt, Bubba. Hurt!"

7 TENNESSEE

A quarterback has the whole town Dewey-eyed

8 USC

Poor John may get rich with his javelin duckers

9 ARKANSAS

Hog-callers always have something to shout about

10 UCLA

It's Gary, Gary and still more Gary

11 COLORADO

They don't need Buffalo Bill, but Buffalo Bob may be helpful

12 PURDUE

The perfume of roses turned out to be heady stuff

13 NEBRASKA

Alabama bowled them over, and the road back is a long one

14 TEXAS A&M

If they charge to the right, everything goes right

15 WASHINGTON

Ten years after the Death March, the Huskies attack again

16 HOUSTON

When Bill Yeoman rings, smart guys hang up quick

17 OHIO STATE

For the Buckeyes, next year could be now

18 WYOMING

Eastern horses will make the Cowboys rough riders in the West

19 MISSISSIPPI

The 1966 season was not bad, but now the fat is in the fire

20 ARMY

Upon the passing of Paul, he answered the call

OUTLOOK IN THE CONFERENCES

THE SMALL COLLEGE GIANTS

THE BIG ONES SCOUTS ARE WATCHING

Here are five sparkling sophomores, and the 90 college players that the pros rank as the best

People

PEOPLE

Softball

In Stratford, nobody beats the Raybestos Brakettes

They dominate women's softball, and neither rain nor all the other 18 teams in the tournament could prevent the champions from winning

By Curry Kirkpatrick

Golf

Out of trouble to win a double

After a rugged battle, Robert Dickson becomes the first man since 1935 to win the U.S. and British Amateur championships in the same year

By Alfred Wright

Bridge

Pulling a fast one

By Charles Goren

Ohio State

SAY IT ISN'T SO, WOODY

If Woody Hayes can hardly believe it, who can blame him? Archers in his beloved stadium? Cricket pitches? Rugby? But it is all a reality, as widening student interests and the stern demands of modern academics signify the passing of a frenzied football era at Ohio State

By Robert Cantwell

Baseball's Week

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

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Garry Valk

SCORECARD

CREDITS

FACES IN THE CROWD