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October 20, 1974

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A CALIFORNIA SPLIT FOR OPENERS
Against a slightly zany backdrop cluttered with Frisbees, fistfights, lawsuits and at least one goddess, the World Series got under way, each team squeezing out a victory
By Ron Fimrite
Ohio State
OHIO STATE MAY BE NO. 1...
The Buckeyes destroyed Wisconsin 52-7 to reinforce the argument that they are the best team in the country
By Joe Jares
Michigan
BUT DON'T TELL MICHIGAN
The Wolverines countered with a 21-7 triumph over Michigan State and refuse to settle for No. 2
By Tex Maule
Hockey 1974-75
OFF THE LINE AND INTO THE CHIPS
Expensive, and not always gifted, talent stretches exceeding thin as seasons of re-expansion and realignment begin in the two major leagues
NHL
By Mark Mulvoy
WHA
By Jerry Kirshenbaum
The Eagle
THE EAGLE AND HIS FAT FLOCK
Sinking the fastest beak in the North into the NHL's pelt, player czar Alan Eagleson has elevated his clients from semiserfdom to an enviable affluence
By Coles Phinizy
TV/Radio
STOP THE GAME, I WANT TO GO ON
By William Leggett
College Football
Head coach, prewar model
Adolf Hitler, Amelia Earhart and Joe Louis were making news when Alex Yunevich took over at Alfred University in 1937. He is still there
By Larry Keith
THE WEEK
By Joe Marshall
Golf
Golden goad for the Great Gundy
A task that now seems unrealistic inspired JoAnne Carner's '74 tour
By Sarah Pileggi
Pro Football
A team with real cheek
The Cardinals' 31-28 win over Dallas kept their unbeaten record intact and enhanced the startling notion that they are genuine contenders
By Ron Reid
Bodybuilding
Trying to muscle in
Practice makes the perfect man—he's still Arnold Schwarzenegger
By Barry McDermott
For The Record
A roundup of the week Oct. 7-13
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By John A. Meyers
SCORECARD
Edited by Andrew Crichton
CREDITS
FACES IN THE CROWD
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