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October 13, 1968

World Series
THE TIGERS SEE TOO MUCH RED
Detroit went back to St. Louis wondering where the next starting pitcher was coming from. But the real problem was all of those bright Cardinal uniforms, intimidating the team wherever it turned. Bob Gibson simply froze the Tigers. It was the infuriating Lou Brock who stung them into making a last-ditch stand
By William Leggett
WINNING WITH A LOSER'S LOOK
The record books will say that the New York Jets beat the San Diego Chargers at Shea Stadium last week, but they won't mention that the Jets got a lot of help from San Diego and even more from the referee
By Edwin Shrake
The Olympics
GRIM COUNTDOWN TO THE GAMES
Mexico City was vibrant with warmth and color for arriving Olympic athletes, but behind the extraordinary pageantry there was alarm that tragic battles between students and troops might disrupt the Games
By Bob Ottum
The Face-Off
THE FACE-OFF THAT NEVER WAS
Miami had its Mad Stork on defense, USC had an offense named Orange Juice and the confrontation was billed as epic, but the showdown was something less as the Trojans gave the Hurricanes the bird
By Dan Jenkins
Hockey 1968
Scouting Reports
College Football
People
Basketball
The Beard moves into a new and ticklish pad
Now playing for the Los Angeles Lakers—Wilt Chamberlain. With Elgin Baylor and Jerry West too, the team should be the best ever in pro basketball, but will it be? That probably is up to Chamberlain alone
By Joe Jares
Horse Racing
Motor Sports
Pool
Pro Football
For The Record
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
Departments
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