June 12, 1967 | Volume 26, Issue 24

AMERICAN LEAGUE

"It seems every time Tony gets a hit he either ties the game or wins it for us," said Jim Coker about teammate Tony Perez of the Cincinnati Reds. Perez has, indeed, been getting timely hits and...

BRIDGE—ITALY's Blue Team beat the North American Team 338-227 in the finals in Miami Beach for its ninth straight World Team Championship (page 36).

26, 27—Herb Scharfman29—courtesy Garden State Racing Association31—James Drake32—Tony Triolo (2), upper right, James Drake34, 35—Sheedy & Long38—Wayne Wilson from Leviton-Atlanta40, 41—Shel...

Keith Christmann, a 15-year-old trapshooter from Baden, Pa., gained his first big title when he broke 182 of 200 targets to place first in the open junior division of the North Carolina State Open...

ART CRITICSSirs:Your annual preview of the 500 is always the best ever, anywhere—and this year's Crozier-Stanley effort (The Spirit of Indy, May 29) was merely unsurpassable.

BAY OF BIGS

•Casey Stengel on learning of Whitey Ford's retirement: "He was my banty rooster. He used to stick out his chest, like this, and walk out on the mound against any of those big pitchers. They talk...

Miler Jim Ryun was not sure, Sprinter Jim Hines was certain, but their aims were alike, and so were the results in Los Angeles

The World Bridge Championship was in doubt until the final session, but as dawn broke over Miami Beach last Monday it was a case of the same old song again: nobody beats Italy's Blues

Because of its overpowering performance through the years, Italy's Blue Team has become enshrouded in both myth and legend. The myth is that the Italians possess a genius for bridge that is beyond...

The young man at right, Frank Beard, is under the wary gaze of some older competitors as he comes into golf's most esteemed event with an opportunity to upset the favorites. On succeeding pages an...

"Philly Fighter" is what they call colorful Gypsy Joe Harris, and the reputation haunts him. Mark Kram writes about the welterweight challenger's search for a new image.

For pure drama year in and year out no golf tournament can rival the U.S. Open. One reason is that the stakes are high—the Open title is the most desired in the game. Another is that Open courses...

A favorite to win at Baltusrol tells why the course is a rarity—one that will truly test the pros but not leave them quaking

For five years now, since the day he turned professional at 21, Jack Nicklaus has been one of our resident golf experts. He has prepared his series of instructional tips, written articles for us,...

Race Driver Parnelli Jones's close loss to a Ford-engined car at Indianapolis last Wednesday was a pure case of injury being added to insult: Parnelli had been put down by Ford before the race...

Delegates from the 64 nations of the International Lawn Tennis Federation will hold their annual meeting in Luxembourg next month to vote on a British proposal to hold open tennis—competition...

Politicians talk and talk about a new stadium, but nobody does anything

Phil Edwards is 28 years old, blond and barrel-chested. He lives in southern California with Heidi, his 97-pound Hawaiian born wife, in a house overlooking Dana Point and some of the finest surf...

Rumors were rife before the match race between Edward Hanlan and Charles Courtney. They were all borne out when it was found that someone had sawed Hanlan's shell almost in two