December 16, 1974 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
GAMESMANSHIP IN SANTA'S WORKSHOP—A MAN NEEDS A LOT OF NERF TO BUY
By Jay Cronley
World Bowl
The battered WFL made it to the end of a long, disheartening season when the Americans' stirring 22-21 win over the Blazers took everybody's mind off the league's fiscal problems—for the moment, anyway
By Joe Marshall
The game began in the afternoon and looked as if it might continue through the night, but Howard finally edged hometown St. Louis in the fourth extra period to win the NCAA soccer championship
By Joe Jares
Barry
The Golden State of Rick Barry
Once scorned for being a gunner—and a traitor—he is now the leader of a harmonious team that is confounding the NBA
By Ron Reid
Balloons
Malcolm Forbes is about to undertake a manned balloon flight across the Atlantic and, considering the extent of his technical preparations, seems likely to go down only in history
Gussie Nell
TROUPING THE COLORS FOR GUSSIE NELL DAVIS
The dance-drill team is an art form that was invented and brought to perfection by this indefatigable Texan, whose Kilgore Rangerettes were its first exponents and are probably still the best
By Edwin Shrake
TV/Radio
College Basketball
He's the Lee that no one knows
Big timber in Oregon, Ron has shot himself into obscurity on the road
By Herman Weiskopf
Pro Football
With 86% of the regular season over, Bud Goode's computer shows what the changes did to the game
By Joe Marshall
As I Saw It
ONE BRAVE FAN FOUND THE WAY TO INSURE A VICTORY: HE SOLD HIS SOUL
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 2-8
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Andrew Crichton