> The National Football League's first week was packed with surprises. The fledgling Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears, 37-13. The St. Louis Cardinals ran at will through the New York Giants' vaunted defense, 21-10. In other upsets, Dallas beat Pittsburgh, 27-24, and Detroit edged the Green Bay Packers, 17-13.
> Sparked by Julio Muller's seven goals, the Milwaukee Polo Club (TIME, July 16) overwhelmed Detroit's Beaver Ridge Farm, 13-9, at Hinsdale, Ill., to win the U.S. open polo championship.
> While coasting to his 18th victory (against eleven losses), Dodger Pitcher Sandy Koufax, 25, struck out 15 Chicago Cubs, needs only...
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