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December 18, 1972 Table Of Contents

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Fly fishing at a discount? Perhaps it isn't done, but somebody is doing it

By Robert H. Boyle

Yesterday

A Night to, alas, Remember

High on former Goalie Ken McAuley's 1944 list of low points you will find a certain Red Wing-Ranger hockey game

By Joe Falls

Blahs In Big D

CHAMPION BLAHS IN BIG D

By hanging on to defeat Washington 34-24, the Cowboys qualified for a wildcard spot in the NFL playoffs, but once again last season's Super Bowl winners exhibited their confounding second-half swoon

By Tex Maule

HE'S NOT MERELY A PASSER FANCY

The Kings dropped four games last week but Nate (Tiny) Archibald held on to the NBA lead in scoring as well as in assists

By Peter Carry

Back Again

BACK AGAIN, BOOMING HIS WAY INTO YOUR HEARTS

Suddenly Super Racer has returned—much wealthier than before and handsomer than ever—bringing star quality to pro skiing's ragtag circus. But can Jean-Claude Killy wriggle his way to the very top again? Mais oui, mes sponsors!

By William Johnson

Carnivals

BABY, IT'S BOLD OUTSIDE

ISN'T THIS F-F-FUN?

By Bob Ottum

People

PEOPLE

College Basketball

A case of sophistry

By Barry McDermott

THE WEEK

By Herman Weiskopf

Hockey

The garbage man cometh

Deflections, rebounds and other close-in pickings are the repertoire of the WHA's surprise scoring ace, Ron Ward—up from NHL oblivion

By Mark Mulvoy

Boating

Knocking the props from under 'em

By Hugh D. Whall

Orienteering

New world within one's compass

A neophyte orients himself to a stimulating pastime in the wilds

By William Johnson

Bridge

Another bid for the title

By Charles Goren

For The Record

A roundup of the week Dec. 5-11

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By John A. Meyers

SCORECARD

Edited by Robert W. Creamer

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