October 16, 1967 Table Of Contents
Perfect Pugilist
His Record Was Perfect Until He Won a Fight
From the age of 6 on this pugilist never got a decision, never landed a blow. Then fate took over as manager
World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals, using a double-clawed attack consisting largely of Bob Gibson's pitching and Lou Brock's all-round skills, took an imposing grip on the 1967 World Series
That was the riders' plea as nearly 200 motorcycle racers pursued one of the nation's toughest sports championships up the steeps, down the hairy slopes and through the mire around Jamestown, N.Y.
By Kim Chapin
MOD GOLF STRIKES AT OLD ST. ANDREWS
Abandoning its royal and ancient ways, the Old Course hosts the biggest golf promotion ever, and Gay Brewer wins $55,000
By Gwilym S. Brown
The New Joe
Even when the wind swirled and his passes fell short, a surer, more mature Joe Namath was able to move the Jets. Having whipped tough Oakland, New York suddenly is the AFL's team to beat in the East
By Edwin Shrake
Some 'O'
The 'O' is for offense, says Warren McVea, and what he and some blazing backs like him can mean to a team has become amply clear in the dramatic ups—and downs—of Houston's Cougars
By Dan Jenkins
SHOOTING OUT THE LIGHTS WITH WIMPY
There is no sweeter sound than an ivory ball going into a pocket, says the world pool champion, and he suggests ways you can hear it regularly
College Football
Wyoming may not have held much recently, but now the high-riding Cowboys have a Kiick, a kicker, a hot-handed quarterback and no losses
Football's Week
By Mervin Hyman
People
Marathon
It's a long, long, long way to Brighton
If the run from London to the Channel resort seems endless, that is because it almost is. The race this year was won by a cadaverous Englishman who completed his long ordeal with a grim smile and an argument
By Gwilym S. Brown
Harness Racing
A lady curbed her temper and took the men
Speed Model usually gets her kicks by trying to fling drivers out of the sulky, but she may have discovered that it's also fun to win
By Pete Axthelm
Bridge
The Team Trials became a Philadelphia story
And that was good news for the U.S., as two experienced stars returned to competition and showed the kind of play that may give the all-conquering Italians something to worry about at the next World Championship
Food
In search of Cantharellus cibarius & company
Hot, dry summers have fallen into disrepute, and no one hates them more than wild-mushroom hunters. Now, after the rainiest summer in 25 years, eastern mycologists as well as those in the West are back on the trail
Horse Racing
Suzy's sleeper at Longchamp even fooled the French
Topyo came from the famous stable of Suzy Volterra, but they let him go off at 82 to 1 in the Arc de Triomphe. So he won the richest classic
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