January 6, 1969 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
Somewhere in every amateur's flight plan is the shop called Pilotage, Inc.
Yesterday
The little manager with the big ideas couldn't find a heavyweight so he grabbed three other divisions
Pro Football
By flattening pro football's best runner and operating their own impeccable offense with ease, the Colts won the NFL championship, whitewashing Cleveland 34-0.
By Tex Maule
JOE PASSES THE BIG TEST IN A BREEZE
As wind howled across Shea Stadium, Joe Namath came back after a near-disastrous interception to lead his Jets to victory over Oakland and on to the Super Bowl
By Edwin Shrake
A year of vast change in tennis hit its peak when a U.S. team at long last brought home the Davis Cup, but the victory was soured by rules that still make it impossible for some of the world's best players to compete
By Kim Chapin
Owner Dan Reeves of the Los Angeles Rams startled the sports world by firing a winner, Coach George Allen, but a probe of the wreckage reveals they probably were headed for a breakup from the start
By Jack Tobin
Rubber Man
THE TWO FACES OF THE RUBBER MAN
With or without Lew Alcindor, UCLA's gentle Johnny Wooden is a great coach. Which doesn't mean that everyone loves him
By Joe Jares
Papa The Greek
PAPA THE GREEK VS. THE HIDEOUS HOG
One of England's foremost bridge players and most prolific writers on the subject, the author first introduced the characters in this article in a delightful book, "Bridge in the Menagerie." Their counterparts can be seen at most card tables
By Victor Mollo
Horse Racing
An Aqueduct addict opens the season in California and discovers a new image at Arcadia but, fortunately, the old quality on the track
By M. R. Werner
College Basketball
Back from Mexico City, Olympian Spencer Haywood feels inhibited by college rules, but only the least bit. He is making Detroit a power
Hockey
Montreal less two goalies is still No. 1
In the town where you dare not lose, the Canadiens have stayed on top despite heavy attrition
By Gary Ronberg
Sis-Boom-Bah!
ONCE IT WAS ONLY SIS-BOOM-BAH!
But now vocal empathy is the kick as collegiate cheerleaders turn on everything from familiar neoclassic fight chants to libidinous exhortation, high-camp hip and unsanctified soul
By Pat Ryan
Basketball'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
By Garry Valk
