December 1, 1969 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Any gambler will lose to the house, but the careful gambler won't lose as much
Bye-Bye
Ohio State was the best in the nation, Ohio State was possible Super Bowl material—but Michigan crushed the Buckeyes 24-12 and proved that even Rex Kern is human
By Kaye Kessler
Nino's Hook
NINO'S HOOK STOPPED A ROMAN RIOT
Italian fight fans had a staunch ally in the referee, but they would have gone berserk if Rodriguez had somehow won
By Mark Kram
Handball's saintly statesmen felt that wickedness was indeed flourishing when swinger Paul Haber won the singles championship. Last weekend in Birmingham they tried hard to exorcise himself
By Pat Putnam
For Memory's Sake
THE RAMS WIN ONE FOR MEMORY'S SAKE
L.A. beat Dallas in what may be a preview of the NFL title game, and the Rams know the Cowboys will remember it if they meet again. But Dallas knows L.A. won't forget that Cal Hill didn't play
By Tex Maule
College Basketball
Not in four years has anybody dared pick against UCLA. Even with Lew Alcindor gone, to do so now is still chancy. John Wooden's teams have always been good and this year's edition is no exception. But the Gamecocks of South Carolina, an almost all-New York team, and the Aggies of New Mexico State, not to mention Purdue with Rick Mount, may have enough finesse and—most of all—enough desire to unseat college basketball's biggest winner
FIVE NEW ONES AND THE NEXT BEST
SMALL—LIKE THE START OF IT ALL
College Football
That's the nickname for the USC defense, an unyielding group which last week helped to beat crosstown-rival UCLA
By Dan Jenkins
People
Hockey
Won't somebody please get me out of here?
Frazzled by the tension of coaching Minnesota's North Stars, Wren Blair wants badly to find a replacement. In the meantime he dreams of a day when Europe joins the NHL and there is another big M—Moscow
By Gary Ronberg
Baseball
Where the majors find new (and old) stars
Only 18, Bert Blylevan (above) pitched the Minnesota Twins to the title in the Florida Instructional League. If history repeats, he will win a Cy Young Award, and the Twins will be in next year's Series
Longest Silence
Interminable waiting—unproductive hours on steaming waters under a hot sun—can lead a man from fantasy to frustration when the fish finally show, then spook. But the spellbreaker—the permit's take of the fly—is the ultimate fishing experience
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