November 2, 1970 Table Of Contents

Author:
SI Staff

A Win For TV

Monday night's pro football games grab boffo ratings and smart bettors have made a big killing, but nudies, saloons and players are all hurting

By Robert H. Boyle

SMASHING RETURN OF THE OLD ALI

By destroying Jerry Quarry in three rounds, Muhammad Ali proved he was ready for the showdown match with Joe Frazier

By Mark Kram

Small Colleges

THEY DON'T PLAY NO MULLETS DOWN THERE

Small-college football has its own big time, like Arkansas (State) and Texas (A&I). As for tiny Wittenberg, it only asks: Who are those Buckeyes?

By Pat Putnam

Birds Flock

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TO BOB

The beleaguered owner of the Washington Senators has a thing about stormy petrels. He expects them to get him out of trouble

By Roy Blount Jr.

College Football

Two fast gunslingers were slow on the draw

They slung, did Jim Plunkett of Stanford and Dennis Dummit of UCLA, but the defenses swung even better. As a result, three Indian field goals featured a 9-7 ball game that left undecided all kinds of trophies, bowls and titles

By Dan Jenkins

THE WEEK

By Gwilym S. Brown

Track & Field

Look who's back on the road again

By Walter Bingham

Pro Basketball

Geoff Who? and Mod Todd

The state of Oregon is trying to make up its mind about a group of strangers with odd names like...Geoff Who? and Mod Todd

By Peter Carry

In Their Cups

IN THEIR CUPS

Trophies, those shiny artifacts of sport, often have checkered histories. But be their past one of theft, fire, burial or deceit, the winners who receive them always glory...IN THEIR CUPS

By Pat Ryan