February 3, 1969 Table Of Contents
Footloose
A globe-trotter offers some tips for the loneliness of long-distance travelers
By M. R. Werner
Yesterday
Hound, Horn and View Halloo for Waterloo
Contrary to myth, it was not Eton's schoolboy athletes that made Wellington's great victory possible. It was the Iron Duke's British proclivity for chasing the fox over the fields and fences of Europe
By Mary Evans
The Crosby
The annual Bing Crosby pro-am is always a meteorological marvel, but last week's tournament was even wilder than usual, thereby providing a true test of a player's ability to hit the ball while treading water
By Dan Jenkins
The first track carnival ever held in the Astrodome got off to a slow start, but there were signs that it is going to pick up speed
By Tex Maule
The Bruins
Boston's top rock group features an incomparable young defenseman, a nifty scorer and a supporting ensemble of hard noses. That is enough to make the Bruins a threat to end Montreal's reign in hockey
By Mark Mulvoy
EDF
ALL HE WANTS TO SAVE IS THE WORLD
He is Vic Yannacone (right), fiery attorney for the Environmental Defense Fund, the nation's most militant conservation group, and he hauls into court those who wantonly defile our habitat
People
Baseball
After three months in Puerto Rico Frank Robinson knows one thing for certain: he can manage. He may become the majors' first Negro pilot
College Basketball
Lamar may be little, but it sure isn't minor
Undefeated, unsung and unbelieved, Lamar Tech of Beaumont has knocked off seven major teams in a major way and still the Cardinals are discounted. Bad show, pollsters. They are as good as their record
By Patrick F. Putnam
Boxing
Frankie the banger gets bombed
A rough street fighter, DePaula was obliged to appear indoors at the Garden, and Foster won easily
By Martin Kane
Horse Racing
The time has come to sort out the sprinters
Owners are hopeful, trainers are cautious and the fanciers are poised for action as the 3-year-olds start coming out of hiding to demonstrate whether they have the quality to be considered seriously as classic winners
Steam
So decrees Bill Lear of Lear Jet fame, who is building steam race cars—honest—for Indianapolis to glamorize steam passenger cars to be and also is carving out an Indy test track (above) in Nevada
By Bob Ottum
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
BASKETBALL'S WEEK
By Herman Weiskopf
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Garry Valk