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According to one survey, the five most popular children's shows in 1951 were Crusader Rabbit, Hopalong Cassidy, Wild Bill Hickok, Howdy Doody and Uncle Mistletoe. Last year's top five: Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bewitched, Time Tunnel, Lost in Space and The Green Hornet. The shift is not only a reflection on the state of children's TV but on the industry as a whole. As Child Psychologist Hilde Himmelweit, author of Television and the Child, says: "It seems to me a devastating indictment that while ten-year-olds still pick up some knowledge from television...
Then there was Ray Nitschke. At 31 and in his tenth season, Middle Linebacker Nitschke has lost most of his hair (and teeth), but he still plays, as he puts it, "with abandon." On the very first play from scrimmage, he slammed head-on into Oakland Full back Hewritt Dixon, flipped Dixon cleats over clavicle for no gain. When the Raiders tried to run wide, Nitschke demonstrated his remarkable talent for lateral pursuit-shooting through the gaps left by Oakland's pulling guards to run down Raider ball carriers from behind. In all, Nitschke made five unassisted tackles, helped...
...second half U.C.L.A. fought back to tie-at 54-54, 65-65 and 69-69. Hayes broke that last tie with two free throws; then, with 12 sec. left to play, he dropped into the backcourt, dribbled the clock away to sew it up. Said Alcindor: "We lost to a better team." And right now, anyway, a better...
...what happened to Masterton next. Only a few watched his skates slip out from under him as he toppled backward. His head hit the ice, and blood gushed from his nose and ears. A teammate who rushed to his aid heard Masterton murmur, "Never again. Never again." Then he lost consciousness. Thirty hours later, Bill Masterton died from what doctors described as a "massive brain injury." He was the first player to be killed in the 51-year history of the N.H.L...
Last Saturday, Columbia avenged an early season loss to Cornell by smashing the Big Red in a regionally-televised game. The Lion's awesome all-around performance got lost in the UCLA-Houston extravaganza that night, but it combined effective shooting and rebounding with a tight man-to-man defense...