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Sports Illustrated*INDIANAPOLISMAY13,1968i'cmtqTHE TURBINEINSURRECTION

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Our supreme achievement:a watchthat doesn’t tick.Actually,It’sit'snot a watch.the Accutron timepiece.Itdoesn’twatch becauseworkitlike ahas no bal-ance wheel, no mainspring,no hairspring.makes Accutronwith a second that precisely.precisionThebest a tickingnearly perfect thatdodivide a second into 5 or1iswatch can60 seconds0 parts.Theout Chpns'. iISK sskdao'd;wjlt'proo'ft t2SO.OlK»rs l'0 r famonth.’And many owners say theytuning fork’s uncannyC le''(iar"G":sowe canguarantee accuracy to withindon’t lose that in a year.'make a watch run fast or slow.If you look into anAccutron timepiece, youwon’t see the same thingsWe’ve replaced all that bal-going on in there that go onWeleftthose parts out ofAccutron because they canance wheel business with atiny tuning fork thatThe tuning fork360 timeshums.vibratesa second.No watchthat ticks dealsIinyour ticking watch. Butdon’t be alarmed.It’s allpart of our anti-tickmovement.ACC LT RONb BUTOVAitgoeshm-m-m-m.

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Sports iLLcnnAirn » publivhcijweekly, ocepi one luue ai yearContentsMAY13,1968end. by Timv Inc. 540 N Michipringan Ave., Chicago. III. 6061cipal office Rockefeller Center. New ork. N Y. 10020: Jame A. Linen.PreMdenl; nBrumbaugh,Treasurer; John h, Harvey. Secretary.Second-claav poviage paidai Chicago. Ill and at addiiiunalmailing oHicev.Aulhurired assecond-class mail h the Post OfficeVolume 28, \o. 19:Cover phoIngiapH by Tony Tnohhr tjiwarJ KasperWllliitl'alionDcparimcni. Oitaua, Canada andlor payment of postage in cash.Continental U.S. subscriptions S9Canada. Hawaii,Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands SIO ayear, miliiary personnel anywherein the world Sft a year; all othersa year: Alaska,28Andihe LastWasFirstAfter trailing the fieltl in the early going, Peter FullerDancer's Image won the Kentucky Derby34OneThat’ssCrntUs on postMWorth Shouting AboutBecause their coach learned his business and his aidebecame a superstar, the Celtics ore champions {igain38 Karim’s Posh PortSardinia has beauty, bandits and an Emerald Coastboasting a luxury resort run by the Aga Khun himselfThe Turbines Invade44Andy50The turbine engine54AGranaielli,the wizardisthe 500of whoosh, strikes againexplained for the acute laymanFast Pitch for a FasterNext weekGameThe inventor of 12-inning football — what’’ -has a newIdea,three-set baseball.Andthat's only the beginningWAR FOR SURVIVALisDick Tiger's description ofhisAnative Hiafra's fight for inde-pendence80 What's Become of the Big Bear?One heavyweight contender nobodytalks aboutisdefense ofTiger'shis title againstBobFoster willhe the same kind ofbattle.SonnyListon, hut the Bear has big ideas stillGOi S NOBLE HERITAGEisevident in three stately andvenerable cluhs on the SouthShore of Long Island. AlfredWrighI TS AND SPORThave a differentrelaiionshipthan they did 30 years ago.universityAprofessor eKploresthe changes and. surprisingly,hnds they arc for ihcThe departmentsWeekScorecard9563Golf96 For ihe lewtritouTrKMISSIIISISSIHIC-tl'bcllcr.

LETTER FROM THE PUBEISHERAdmanLee Wilson, whose refreshing[realiseFust Fitch for u Faster.4appearsin ihis issue,isGamehimtinisure aItwaymar-a pitcher ofand half an hour and hewill fig-to simplify a baseball bat.Wilson ainaccurate to callISsportsman. "1am an observer.” he cor-rect. "unlc.ss. of course, you care toconsidermy performance onMy handicap in golfcourse.wasItgood dayasisthe golfshoot 110.theItatimekeeper shoots a gun andgameisover?"Wilson's antipathy for game-endinglime limits goes back to Nov.1951.3.Michigan's football team hadlosta7-0 heartbreaker to Illinois after aMichigan drive at the end of the firstby the ck ck -onwas stoppedhalfthe Illinois nine-yard line. Wilson, de-comespondent, decided the lime hadtochange therules.He grabbeda c Kk-HesamelailOnsearched the bottoms of several high-thefootball— no guts.inI'llandthe sportingworld’s answer to industry's efficiencyexperts. Giveatakes nerveto tee up."napkin and Iwgan to doodle.Atball gla.s.scs for solutions.thelastHenceforth, he de-inspiration came.creed. football should be played not15-minute quarters butinnings.turnatAn12inin-inning would consist of oneoffense for each team,Having once passedFritz Crislcr.Michigan’s athletic director,way when he wasina hall-a student atAnnArbor, the intrepid Wilson went rightTwelve yearsWilson had worn out earsto the lop with his idea.later, afterallover Detroit andler finallyAnn Arbor,capitulated ("DiditCrisreallytake that long?" asks Wilson), and in1963springMichigan’sgame was played byTVintrasquadinnings— 12ofwere sold to a hotdog company, and 2.000 fans showedthem.upWILSOM THINKINGrightsto watch.Thereaction?executive secretary"Nothing." says Wilson, "Twothousand fans, a dozen coaches. 60players, a TV audienceand nothing.of Detroit's Adcraft Club and an active member of half a dozen publicservice groups, is nonethele.ss lookedupon as something of an enjoyableLook, they at least said something afWright brothers flew thatter theairplane 120 feet They at leastsaid ‘so what?' But after all my workkooknobody evenwhoWilson,inisDetroit advertising circles.Whenhe gets started on his favoritesubject— how tolop dull minutes ofTa football or baseballgame— heis al-ways running his ideas up the flagpole- The problem, he says, is gettingpeople to salute."Mybest friends.”he laments, "turn away."Unitas orBanStarr to perform bythe clock.” he says, "is like orderingPicasso to paint a masterpiece by 2Can youimagine the Yankees behind 3-2 in thebottom of the ninth with a man onthird and Mickey Mantle at the plate4"said 'so what?'Having had his innings, so to speak,with college football. Wilson turnedimproving the sport of baseball (.pane54). "That came right off the top ofmy head, too.” he smiles. "I mean,tosome people haveto thinkof theselife would be pretty dull."Wilson has an answer for golf. too.things orWilson despises the tyranny of lime,clocks and deadlines. "Asking Johnnyo'clock Tuesday afternoon.—damned"Practice." he says.you know whatHeit"Andhelp.Butlakes most of all?"smiles again, sadly. "Time."::K.v

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YOU’VE GOT ONE THING GOING FOR YOUTHAT THE GREAT JACK KRAMER NEVER HADAS A WIMBLEDON CHAMPION.name on anythingthan thelessbest.More top professionaland amateur playersuse the Jack KramerAutograph than anyother. It’s the No. 1tournament racket.Theframe withstands theimpact of a 112-mphoverhead smash, nearlytwice the speed of anaverage player’s swing.No wonder Wilsonrackets have been thechoice of 19 Wimbledonchampions during thelast 21 years.THAT’S THEJACK KRAMERAUTOGRAPHRACKET.Only the Jack Kramerhas the Strata-Bow frame, crafted of 18bonded, laminatedstrips of selectedJack Kramerwonthe men’s singlesbothanddoubles at Wimbledonin 1947. The same yearhe won the U. S.Outdoor singles anddoubles championships.Yet not one of hisamateur championshipsmore than a score alltoldwas won withthe Jack Kramer——Autograph Racket.The reasonissimple:ashand maple. Ash forstrength and flexibility.Maple for balance andAbeauty.natural beechshoulder overlay isstrengthened byArmorply fortremendous strength,accuracy and long life.Finally, the all-leathergripisspeciallyprocessed to preventturning or slipping inthe player’s hand.he and Wilson hadn’tyet gotten together todesign it.But when hedown withspecialists,sure heletdidsitthe Wilsonyou can bethem knowUHeaorihe wouldn’t put hisWilson Sporting Ooods Co. Rivor Grove. III.A subsidlsry of Llng-Temco-Vought. Inc.

.Alistof the ingredientsinMichelob,a long talk with our brewmaster,abook on brewingwon’tAnd.tellthat'syou'llwill help. But, theyyou what onetaste will.okay because with Michelobwantto. .Draw your ownconclusions.

‘Du PoniTMforitsacrylic fiberTHE END OFDARK SOCKS.Downy Touch. The sockthatcomesin53bright, exciting colors to swing you intofashions feet first. And Downy Touchname sounds. Soft and softer.Because they're made of 75 /o Orion*and 25*/o Expando nylon.like theDowny Touchfitssizes10-13. 1.50 a pair. Andthey're also available inKing Size toatfit14-16 1.75 a pair. Getnow.someyou'reaguy who'sgoing to paint the town, you'OUmight as well start with your'ourfeet.IfAnd continuewith yourleepster' Convertible:car.Downy Touch byEsquire Socks Another fine product of Kayser-RothThe end ofdull driving.

What’s going on behind the scenes at Indy?Humbleto GasolineAlley at the Indianapolis Motorracing team to help select theright lubricantsand providingthose lubricants to protect someof the world's costliest racingSpeedway, and you'll findHumble engineers on the jobmachinery.Look behind the scenes atis putting a Tiger in thetanks of top racing cars. Gobehind the scenes—blending racing fuels to the exactspecifications required byfantasticallyengineshigh-powered racing— working with eachHumbleOil—world's top racing crews andNo wonder these are thecrews and drivers that have wonmost of the U. S. Auto ClubChampionship races over thelast few yearsdrivers.Indy. You'll find the familiar TigerNo wonderemblem, plus a dedicated groupof Humble engineers, workinghand m glove with some of thethey've decided to vote& Ref

LETTERFROMTHEPUBEISHER AdmanLeeWilson,whoserefreshing [realise.4FustFitchforuFasterGame appearsinihisissue,isthesporting world’sanswertoindustry'sefficiency experts.Givehimapitcherofmar-tinis andhalfanhourhewillfig- ure awaytosimplifybaseballbat.