June 10, 1968 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Another literate volume proves again that fishing is more than just sport
By Dan Levin
Tight NL Race
Despite fine pitching and a home-run boost from a rested Willie Mays, San Francisco was in and out of first place in the well-bunched National League as St. Louis faltered and Don Drysdale came on strong
By Mark Mulvoy
Favored to win the Belmont, last of the Triple Crown events, Forward Pass was overtaken at the eighth pole (above) by a colt named Stage Door Johnny who had never competed in a stakes race in his life
The 500
Again at Indianapolis a turbine car perished with victory around the bend, and the 500 produced a valorous new piston hero in Bobby Unser. Unappeased, the piston-car owners moved to ban all turbines
By Bob Ottum
U.S. Open
The U.S. Open returns next week to Rochester's lovely Oak Hill—not to be confused with Oakmont or Oakland Hills—where in 1956 Dr. Cary Middlecoff won what has come to be known as "the Rhubarb Open"
By Dan Jenkins
People
Boating
Killproof and maybe spillproof
She's not a winner yet, but the new 'Smirnoff' did well enough in Alabama to indicate that unlimited hydroplanes can be both fast and nonlethal
By Hugh Whall
Sporting Look
Color sparks a minor revolution in campus style
By Ruth Lieder
Tennis
By Tom C. Brody
Bridge
The one wild deal in 45 billion
Baseball's Week
By Peter Carry
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