Athletes
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Oct. 30, 1961
- By Huston Horn
A confirmed individualist named Norman Clyde has become a legend in the mountains he loves
- By Ray Cave
Philadelphia's problem player, Wilt Chamberlain, gets a strong new coach—who may also force the pro game to change its brawling, hustling ways
Two shrewd new coaches from the college ranks will help their teams, and rookies will aid others, but the likely winners are still the Celtics and the Hawks. With depth, plus Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, Boston should win a close eastern race, while big, brawling St. Louis faces less trouble in the West
- By Rex Lardner
Hyped-up rules, new lanes and new gimmicks make bowling a novel spectator sport prospect
- By Mervin Hyman
Michigan State in the Midwest, Texas in the Southwest and Alabama and Mississippi are far ahead of the rest
Wherever they put him, the Hun partridge dropped dead—until he got to the grain fields of the West
- By Huston Horn
Almost nobody knew it, but just the other day U.S. field hockey had itself a six-flag jamboree
The French Line is about to decommission the luxury liner 'Liberté,' a great but ancient lady of the sea. The author of this story is a practical man—he accepts automobiles and airplanes—but he also is a sentimentalist who insists that passenger ships represent the last truly civilized method of travel. Here he bids farewell to his favorite vessel and recalls her many charms