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Most of the excitement in this year's Davis Cup challenge round came after the last match had been played. Led by John Newcombe, 23, the world's top-ranked amateur tennis player, Australia overpowered Spain to win the cup for the 15th time in the past 18 years. Immediately afterward, though, Newcombe and Teammates Tony Roche, 22, and Roy Emerson, 31, announced that they are turning pro-leaving the Aussies without a single player of world rank to defend the cup next year...
...Lions, underdogs in all three games they played, knocked off West Virginia, 88-71, Louisville, 74-67, and St. John's. 60-55, to win the tournament. They were led by sensational sophomore Jim McMillian, who was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Columbia also boasts 7-foot center Dave New-mark on a team that may threaten Princeton's domination over Ivy basketball this year...
...anybody really believes that a good offense is the best defense, he should have a chat with Johnny Unitas, quarter back of the Baltimore Colts and the best passer in the National Football League. Johnny U. is easily the most offensive player in pro football. Twice, he has led his team to the N.F.L. championship, three times he has been named the league's Most Valuable Player, and the yardage he has gained on passes in twelve years adds up to more than 18 miles. But all that did Unitas little good against the Los Angeles Rams last week...
...defensive lineman can't beat a blocker with finesse, there is always brutality. A favorite trick is the "vacuum pop"-clapping his hands over the earholes of an offensive player's helmet. Another is the karate chop, delivered with a beefy forearm encased in layers of tape. "You try not to let it get too personal," says Defensive End Sam Williams of the Atlanta Falcons. "But what the up-front struggle really amounts to is an angry, private little war between two people...
...male player and America's best hope for the future in Davis Cup competition, is also willing to risk losing his amateur status to play against the pros at Wimbledon. "I will play if I can get leave," says Ashe, currently serving as a lieutenant in the Army. "I'll stick my neck out - regardless of whether the U.S.L.T.A. backs Britain...