March 20, 1967 | Volume 26, Issue 12

ABOUT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

•Bill Veeck, asked what he would do if he owned the Cleveland Indians again: "I'd sell them."

Points for the World Cup of skiing—a 1967 innovation—are earned for placings in downhill (D), slalom (S) and giant slalom (GS) events selected by the World Cup committee. There are nine World Cup...

Middle-distance stars Dave Patrick of Villanova and Jim Ryun of Kansas met at a half mile. Patrick won going away, but Ryun reacted to his first loss in almost two years by coming up with a record...

EAST REGIONALS

The last four teams in the NCAA basketball championships move on to play the final round in Louisville. Reports from the regional title games and Frank Deford's selections.

"It was like stepping back into the past, when falconry was an official sport in the Imperial Emperor's court. The scene made me want to take up falconry as a hobby, until I realized that it is...

One day when Asaji Kutsuzawa (right) was 16 he wandered deep into the woods behind his village of Mamuro-gawa in Japan's Tohoku district. There he came upon the hut of a charcoal maker who was...

Palmer the golfer is assessed: why he must play boldly—win or lose—and whether his business responsibilities are hurting his game.

"I think that baseball would be inviting a major lawsuit. When John Galbreath [who owns the Pirates] and Mrs. Payson [who owns the Mets] give up their racehorses, I'll give up mine." With these...

The best ballplayer ever to become top dog in a front office laughs, does card tricks, signs autographs and—oh, yes—waxes optimistic

Challenger Zora Folley is technically the most competent boxer the heavyweight champion has had to defend against, although there are some who question his determination. It is unlikely he will...

4—S. Imai26—Rich Clarkson30, 33—Jomes Droke34—Lee Balterman47—Richard Meek55—Walter Iooss Jr.60—illustration by James Flora65—James Reid66—Walter Iooss Jr.71, 72—George Kolinsky75—Daily...

Eddie Sylvain, 33, of Lac Beauport, Quebec, competing against 43 other drivers, guided his 12-dog team over a 20-mile course to victory on all three days of the World Championship Sled Dog Derby...

BASKETBALL—NBA: PHILADELPHIA (64-12) clinched its second successive Eastern Division title by defeating the Celtics in Boston 115-113 on Hal Greer's 25-foot jump shot with two seconds left in...

THE NCAA

TRIAL AND ERRORSirs:Holy slush fund! My alma mater guilty? Certainly. She admitted it and begged for leniency as a first offender (The Fighting Illini, March 6). She ran afoul of certain...