October 25, 1971 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Peripheral vision is a useful quality for authors of pro football books, too
Yesterday
"He's Dead," And Australia Mourned
The Series
Roberto Clemente and a no-name crew of pitchers Pirated away a World Series that mighty Baltimore had all but banked
A year ago Penn State was fast developing a loser's look, so Joe Paterno started to tinker, shifting a safety to quarterback, a quarterback to tight end and shazzam! he has another winner
By Pat Putnam
Just One More
JUST ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD, S'IL VOUS PLAIT
As part of a sumptuous tribute to wine, women and wheels, Frédéric Chandon, the champagne king, staged a most intoxicating car rally
By Robert F. Jones
Pro Basketball
A war is over, and the shooting starts
By Peter Carry
Philadelphia's old folks figure they'll finish out front, but the New York Knicks—who know all about the Spirit of '76—should seize it again
Can the mature new Maravich lead his Hawks through the battlefields ahead? The only team to stop him, sore knees and all, is Baltimore
Put the Bucks down for the playoffs—and the title—and then turn to the division's more pertinent question: Who will come in second?
The Lakers are sinking and the Warriors are now Golden—maybe—but look for Spencer Haywood to make the Sonics truly Super in Seattle
Virginia will be tough, but Gilmore and his hungry Colonels will consume the division like a few chunks of Kentucky fried chicken
Basketball's closest battle is taking shape again. Last year it was Utah and Indiana; this year the Pacers might pull a reverse
Beware, Little Big Man is here
By Frank Deford
People
College Football
At least not the battered collection of losers the Wolverines have met so far, teams that barely manage to score, much less score upsets
By Roy Blount Jr.
By Larry Keith
Pro Football
He is George Allen, who came to Washington from L.A. to coach the anemic Redskins. So how are they doing? So they haven't lost yet
Modern Pentathlon
Golf
An old pro teaches the teachers
The championship of the club pros was fought out last week, and—well, you all know Sam
By Gwilym S. Brown
Bowling
And to hard-luck rollers like Dave Davis go things like four-seven-10 splits, giving Mike Limongello the richest PBA Championship ever
By Joe Jares
Sacred Game
What are they doing with the sacred game of pro football?
By Edwin Shrake
For The Record
A roundup of the week Oct. 12-18
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer