December 15, 1969 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Poet, painter and wide receiver, the Rams' Bernie Casey sees people one at a time
By Barbara La Fontaine
Texas-Arkansas
For most of the game, the Longhorns looked like No. 101 to Arkansas' No. 1, but in the fourth quarter James Street rallied his teammates to a 15-14 victory and the right to be called the best in the nation
By Dan Jenkins
Not yet surfeited in this remarkable sporting year, Fun City's fans are clamoring for a new champion in hockey, too—and have a dark horse contender in the surprising Rangers
By Gary Ronberg
Show Biz
Ashland's pregame warmups are as loud as an assistant coach's golden shoes. But once the defense-minded Eagles begin to play, the freeze is on. They ice a lot of games that way
By Peter Carry
Howls So Jolly
As we head into another round of office Christmas parties, let us remember the inspiring words of the National Defilement Association's Yuletide motto: 'Tis the Season to Be Messy
By Frank Deford
College Basketball
Hello, drip, drip! Goodby, UCLA
Voracious recruiter Bob Boyd at USC not only steals talent from his crosstown rivals. He's after their national title
By Joe Jares
By Peter Carry
People
Pro Football
For the Saints, realignment is a love-in
In their fumbling attempts to rearrange the NFL, the owners have agreed on one thing: each wants to be in a division with New Orleans, which has the biggest stadium (above), good weather and only a fair team
By Tex Maule
Fishing
Oceanographer Norman Gibbs Vick has located the place where the marlin roam, and now he is out to do as much for the amberjack
By Dan Levin
Skiing
A surprising number of American girls are training valiantly against heavy odds to catch up with dominant Europe in cross-country racing
Joe Robbie
He is Joe Robbie, a Lebanese lawyer out of South Dakota and the owner of the Miami Dolphins, who likes to play touch football with his kids but can't figure out why he isn't loved. Of course, he thought the world's most adorable mascot was an extravagance
By Mark Kram
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