December 6, 1971 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
An anthology of early gridiron literature catches the spirit of the game's pioneers
By M.R. Werner
Yesterday
The seasons of 1942-45 turned the game upside down, creating new juggernauts and decimating some old ones
Battle For No. 1
Unbeaten and No. 1, the Cornhuskers rallied for a dramatic victory over unbeaten and No. 2 Oklahoma in that publicized confrontation. Now they face an Orange Bowl battle with unbeaten Alabama
By Dan Jenkins
BUT ALABAMA POSES ANOTHER THREAT
By Pat Putnam
WINNER TAKES $50,000 LOSER, $1 MILLION
Rosewall beat Laver to win the WCT grand finale in Dallas, but second-place money made Rod the first pro-tennis millionaire
By Joe Jares
Cowboys
Yet they have discovered more ways to fold than a piece of origami. But now that Tom Landry has put his faith in Roger Staubach, the Cowboys might just turn out to be best on the field, too
By Mark Mulvoy
Long Swim
SHE TAKES A LONG SWIM OFF A SHORT PIER
Marathon swimming may not be the most painless way to gain renown but, as Diana Nyad found, it beats parachuting from the fourth floor
By Dan Levin
Canada
Skiing Canada's Big Back Country
Just the Bugaboos, the Cariboos—and you
Impossible Shot
ONE LAST IMPOSSIBLE SHOT AT FAME
Having failed to make his mark in the traditional manner, the author perfected a skill so incredible that even now no one believes in him
People
College Football
Czeslaw Marcol is no Polish joke
As the pro scouts have discovered, Hillsdale's placekicker is worth three points from 60 yards away
By Jim Kaplan
Horse Racing
Ten years ago Laffit Pincay got his first riding lessons sitting on a keg; now even his rivals concede that he is the finest jockey in the world
Hunting
Small game shoot in big game land
By Robert F. Jones
Sailing
Not a bird, not really a plane, a boat with a racy reputation came to the serene waters of Florida's Tampa Bay to show off its gentler side
By Dan Levin
Cross-Country
The long and the Shorter of it
That's Frank Shorter (right), who won the national championship
By Gwilym S. Brown
Pro Football
Pigskins preceded by p√¢té on asphalt
Minnesota Viking fans are a hardy, chest-beating lot. They like to eat and booze it up a lot. They do it in the Metropolitan Stadium parking lot. Frozen noses and toeses is their lot
For The Record
A roundup of the week Nov. 23-29
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By J. Richard Munro
Edited by Robert W. Creamer