November 30, 1964 | Volume 21, Issue 22

LET THEM BEGIN SLOWLY

•Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame football coach: "Every successful coach must have a successful quarterback."

Although he was, in his own words, 'desperate and struggling,' New Zealand's three-gold-medal Olympian beat his own mark and completely routed the world's second-and third-best milers

College basketball moves to center in the annual Special Issue. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED scouts the top teams, picks Bill Bradley as best in the nation, analyzes zone defenses.

Paul Hornung's errant foot has kicked the Green Bay Packers right out of the running for the NFL championship, but neither fans nor teammates are inclined to blame him

CARL J. GILBERT, Chairman, The Gillette CompanyFRED L. HARTLEY, Executive Vice-President, Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMARK O. HATFIELD, Governor of OregonVICTOR HOLT JR., President, Goodyear...

I have heard it said that the smart thing to do in this highly specialized world is to find what you can do best and stay with it. This is good enough advice, perhaps, for a dancing bear and for...

Alex Karras (see cover), who earns his livelihood as a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions, stands 6 feet 2 and weighs 250 pounds. He is a giant by any standards other than pro football's. He...

"I won't be back until I've caught up on my fishing," said White House Press Secretary George Reedy as he headed out for an Acapulco vacation. A friend, who knew Reedy's appetite for the sport,...

The golf swing takes place so rapidly that it is often impossible to detect the key mistake that causes a bad shot. There is one way, however, to find some important clues. You can compare the...

Almost as though it were written in the stars, Michigan said goodby to 14 egregious years and merrily avenged Ohio State's past indignities as it won a big trip to the Rose Bowl

As the 1964 college football season neared an end, bowl committees from Pasadena to Miami scrambled to till their cards. The lineup: Rose—Michigan (8-1) vs. Oregon State (8-2) or USC (6-3);...

BACK OF THE WEEK: USC's Mike Garrett, a stumpy 185-pound speedball halfback who hits like a 200-pounder, made UCLA's shifting defenses worthless, ramming through the frustrated Bruins for 180...

Notre Dame over USC. After a surprisingly tight game, the Irish go unbeaten.

A hit at the Innsbruck Olympics, a European cold-country coat finds favor with Americans

The search for eider can be a miserable experience, but Ransom Kelley makes it comfortable and rewarding

24-27—James Drake28, 29—Auckland Star30, 31—Lee Balterman32, 35—Vernon J. Biever54—Keystone, AP59, 60—Robert Wenkam-Black Star74—Hanson Carroll80-83—Coles Phinizy93—D'Adamo Studios, Furchgott...

William Elliott, 10, a 4-foot-9, 70-pound son of a Scarborough, Me. metal worker, killed a 200-pound, six-point buck with a .410 shotgun while hunting with his father near Casco, Me. "The kids at...

BADMINTON—In the Mexican Open PAT GALLAGHER of San Diego gained the women's singles title by defeating her home-town rival, Judy Adamos, 12-10, 11-8. The two girls then teamed up in the doubles,...

PLUGGING THE DRAINSirs:Your article, America down the Drain by Robert H. Boyle (Nov. 16), should by law or Constitutional amendment be required reading, rereading and digesting by the President,...

The true-hearted sailor knows no season, least of all in San Francisco Bay. At any season the bay is likely to be gusty—locally known as dusty—especially in the lee of its islands, peninsulas and...