October 23, 1972 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
The First Great International Track Meet
In the autumn of 1895 a British track team took on the Americans in New York, only to discover that once again England had come a long, long way to get beat by revolutionary methods
By John A. Lucas
Booktalk
Enthusiasts can welcome Prentice-Hall's new collection of Zane Grey's outdoor journalism
By Jim Harrison
Mr. Smith
And back with him comes the Davis Cup after a confrontation with Nasty and Dracula and other Rumanian horrors terrifying to a lesser man
Big Beginning
A BIG BEGINNING FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE
Battered and far from home, the underdog Oakland A's turned out to be merely underrated as they pounced on Cincinnati
By Ron Fimrite
The big star was back and the champs went East to launch a new winning road show. But they discovered their grand old act still needs a little work
By Peter Carry
Being Suicidal
The wedge busters, ball strippers, coverers, holders, deep men and kick blockers—like Washington's Bill Malinchak at right—make up the special teams that do-or-die for one-fifth of every game
By Robert Boyle
Jeepers!
JEEPERS! PEEPERS IS IN CHARGE NOW
Some think Jack Scott looks like the comedian, others say he acts like one. And Scott? Hired as Oberlin College's new athletic director, he agrees he is way out—but not dangerous
By Gwilym S. Brown
People
College Football
Old Bear: unbeaten and unhappy
Coach Bryant frets about defense, but Alabama keeps on winning
By Pat Putnam
By Gwilym S. Brown
Pro Football
The NFL's expansion plan is zero population growth
Pro football "guaranteed" Congress that it would keep adding new franchises, but applicants are discovering that it's "don't-call-us"
By Joe Marshall
Tennis
That poor little girl wins the biggest non-prize
Chris Evert's take-home pay from her $25,000 purse at Boca Raton was exactly zero, but next year as a pro she may need an armored car
By Joe Jares
Fishing
Marlin have a disconcerting way of throwing hooks, but a Hawaii fishing skipper is perfecting a hookless lure that may be too lethal
For The Record
A roundup of the week Oct. 10-16
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer