October 9, 1972 Table Of Contents
Yesterday/Quitter
Everybody except his jockey had given up on Humorist, whose courage was more than skin deep
By Norman B. Wiltsey
Joe And The Jets
After two smashing wins, the Jets got ambushed in Houston and now must open at home against Miami, the only NFL team left unbeaten
By Tex Maule
Three astonishing game-winning goals by a mystery man gave the Canadians a narrow victory over Russia in their historic series, thus retrieving a measure of dignity for some anguished icemen
By Mark Mulvoy
MAN WITH A KEY TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
No one living has rivaled Elliott Burch's record of training three Horses of the Year; now he has a fourth—Key to the Mint
National Pastime
SIMPLY CALL IT THE NATIONAL PASTIME
Forget the American League, say addicts of the older one, and get a load of what Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are promising to do to one another in their pennant extravaganza
Charlie O.
CHARLIE O. EYES A PENNANT OR THREE
There is no end to the charm—or head-chopping propensities—of Charles O. Finley, whose A's won the American League West last week to set an example for his TAMs and Seals
By Ron Fimrite
Hockey 72/73
After a convulsive summer in which salaries soared and pride plummeted, the NHL lakes the ice at war with a brush new league that has bought some of its big sticks
By Mark Mulvoy
People
College Football
Fresh breezes through a mausoleum
Ohio State fans have cheered for many outstanding runners in the 50-year history of massive Ohio Stadium, but none more exciting than Archie Griffin, a young freshman who last week had the old joint jumping
By Dan Jenkins
By Joe Jares
Boxing
Ron Lyle, once convicted of killing a man, rained his combinations on the bulbous form of Buster Mathis to become a serious contender himself
By Dan Levin
Harness Racing
Ho hum, a Super Bowl win every other week
It is about that often that Stanley Dancer's trotter takes another prize, but no one seems very excited, even when it is a triple crown race
By Pat Putnam
Titanic
SOUNDINGS FROM TITANIC
A legendary personality who for half a century has been a figure of gambling fact and fable at last tells the tall tales of his sporting life
By A. C. Thomas
Baseball's Week
By Ron Fimrite
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 26-Oct. 2
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer