December 4, 1967 Table Of Contents
Grown-Up Giants
New York was more like a team of pygmies before scrambling Fran Tarkenton and, of all things, a rapidly jelling defense put it in the thick of its division race and—crazy!—maybe something more
By Mark Mulvoy
A group of Negroes meeting in Los Angeles overwhelmingly decided to pass up the Olympic Games. But only a few potential Olympians were on hand, and no one is sure how effective the strike will be
Yale came up with somebody to shout about as Quarterback Brian Dowling (above) climaxed a heady season by beating rambunctious Harvard with a long, long last-chance pass that was The Play of The Game
By Dan Jenkins
College Basketball
Welcome to Year Two in the Reign of King Lew
The Man Who Said 'Control the Ball'
By Tom C. Brody
College Baketball
12-foot Basket
The Case for the 12-foot Basket
Raised baskets in Tennessee test game made rebounding tougher for 7' Tom Boerwinkle, here battling 6'5" Forward Roger Peltz for ball.
By Mervin Hyman
College Football
A grand street fight in Disappointment Alley
There was nothing at stake but pride when two slightly tarnished giants, Miami and Notre Dame, squared off in Florida, but that proved incentive enough to produce a thunderous battle and a thrilling Irish win
Football's Week
By Mervin Hyman
Motor Sports
The cars lacked professional polish and so did a barefoot driver. But the SCCA championships at Daytona were a fine, all-round success
Boating
Too fast for the three fastest
A trio of records on land, sea and air failed to intimidate the speedy outboard racers on Lake Havasu
By Kim Chapin
Bridge
Detectives give a hand in a chase
With some help from private eyes, Barry Crane closes in on a title
Go To The Races
Riding night and day at small tracks in Maryland and West Virginia (left and below), Jesse Davidson became the national champion, but he still dreams of the time when he will really GO TO THE RACES
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