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| February 15 |
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"Who Is The Best Young Quarterback? - No. 1 Draft Pick Jim Plunkett" |
Contents - Camille Goes Under Again (USC thought that at least the script had changed but it was the same old story as UCLA slew the Trojans); Skating For Gold On Thin Ice (American girls were surprise winners of two firsts and a third in thw world speed-skating championships); Aloha For A Bright Young Blond (Tommy Shaw's hot putter in the Hawaiian Open gave him his second 1971 tour victory and stilled some critics); Tomorrow's Generals (Who'll replace the NFL's aging quarterbacks? An analysis of the youngsters most likely to succeed); Bundini: Svengali In Ali's Corner (He's the "float like a butterfly" man who psychs up Muhammad before fights and in the ring); Yacht With A Taste For Haste ("Envoy" brings a variety of Bahamian pleasures within range of a long winter weekend); Will Franklin Mieuli Spoil Success (The NBA's most colorful owner led a charmed life until rivals took away his prize, Rick Barry) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Basketball; Horse Racing; Archery; Tennis; Skiing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| February 22 |
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"The Amazing Dr. Meriwether" |
Contents - Thanks For The Memory (A horde of distinguished guests, a Vice-President and a famous golfer made the Bob Hope Classic a happening); As Smooth As Silk In Sapporo (Everything went like gracious clockwork at Japan's fill-scale rehearasal of the 1972 Winter Olympics); Champion Of The Armchair Athletes (Each weekend mild-mannered Dr. Del Meriwether strips off his lab coat, dons swim trunks and runs for fun); I Got A Surprise For Clay (In a rare and candid interview, Joe Frazier tells how he plans to win and why Ali has always been his target); Bugs, Bogs And Bass (If you can get there, St. Vincent Island, off Florida's panhandle, offers plenty of all three); A Coach's Garden Of Curses (The teams are small college but the rivalry is major, and, as for fairness, you should hear what the losers say); The Closest Thing To Being Born (Many body-surf but few excel, and hardly anyone successfully rides the immense waves at the Wedge) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Basketball; Track & Field; Boxing; Motor Sports; Tennis; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| March 22 |
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"Wes Parker of Los Angeles" |
Contents - A Perennial Problem (With the NCAA field cut to 16, an old question remains: How do you stop UCLA.); Owners Can Be Tackled Too (The NFL Players Association charges management with delay of game and unsportsmanlike conduct.); In Greek It's Los Angeles (Two among many, a couple of Hellenes agree that the Dodgers may be the team to watch this year.); It's A Hoosier Title Wave (Indiana can't lose the NCAA swim meet; it might even beat an all-star team from the rest of the world.); A Home On The Range for Everyone (There is room on our vast Western lands for both sheep and coyotes - if nature is allowed to take its course.); Love At First Contusion (In which Eye Surgeon Robert Magoon meets ocean powerboat, endures painful baptism and conquers); Man Is Fair Game (A British regiment in Germany pursues a human quarry with horse and hound and makes weekly kills aboveground) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Basketball; Sporting Look; Track & Field; Pro Basketball; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| March 29 |
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View Esposito Brothers Cover |
Contents - Fast Last Fling For An Old Girl (Sebring celebrated its imminent end with vintage racing - a day of speed, collision, argument and surprise); Just Forget UCLA, The Man Said (But fans from Kentucky, Western Kentucky and villanova could not forget as college basketball headed for its final test); Our 'Enery Gets the 'Ook (England long has had a heavyweight crush on its champion, but now he has fallen because of a questionable decision); Don't Tell The Girls They're Pretty (They are (as a color gallery attests) but thanks to coaches like Herb Vogel, U.S. gymnasts have become winners, too); Oh, Brother! A Pair To Watch (Boston's topgun, Phil Esposito, and his tough goalie brother, Chicago's Tony, approach a shoot-out); Big Reach For A Net Profit (A rousing tournament and its huge purses are making pro tennis one lucrative game); Return Of The Natives (The Perry boys, Jim and Gaylord, go home to North Carolina, where long lean pitchers are a way of life) The Departments - Scorecard; TV Talk; People; Baseball; Hockey; Horse Racing; Pro Tennis; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| April 5 |
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Steve Patterson |
Contents - A Close One at Last (UCLA wins it's usual, but not before college basketball's second-best team, Villanova, gave it a rare. real battle.), They're All Running after the Flag (Eastern Fleet beat Executioner in the Florida Derby, but Hoist The Flag is still the big favorite for Kentucky.), Everybody is Up in Arms (A couple of recent films, one an Oscar nominee, have been skillfully spliced to indict hunters and their sport.), Showcase for the Big Names (It's time again for the Masters. Dan Jenkins talks about the golfers, Bill Gilbert comments on the scene.), You Might Need a Mullet (In his ceaseless quest for fish, Gilbert Drake has used all kinds of baits and lures, sometimes even a machete.), Right Out of Their League (Revealed at last, in a shocking first-person account by a former star, is the sordid truth about life in the ACL.), No Requiem for a Heavyweight (The loss to Frazier behind him, Ali guides tourists through his new home and shows nothing has changed.) The Departments - Scorecard, People, Motor Sport, Hockey, Swimming, Surfing, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| April 12 |
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View Boog Powell Cover |
Contents - Pretenders To The Crown (Hoist the Flag is out with a shattered leg, and lesser horses are taking aim at the Kentucky Derby.); 'We Can Punch, We Can Dance' (That's Gus Johnson's description of how ready his Bullets are for their playoff series with the Knicks.); They Still Swing A Mean Paddle (The Red Chinese, after a six year absence, came back to take the World Table Tennis Championships in Japan.); A Legal License To Steal (The action is frantic, the money is flying and college sport is shaken after a federal judge's antitrust ruling.); The Ineligible Married Man (Bill Toomey feels its kind of tragic being the best decathlete in the world and not being allowed to compete.); Baseball - The New Season Year of the Player; A Game of Geometry; Scouting Reports: National League East and West; The Sislers: Startling System for Rating Pitchers; Scouting Reports: American League West and East; Frank Deford on "The Best Damn Team in Baseball"; And Now For The Resurrection (Mrs. Swan's Cygnets, a gaggle of synchronized swimmers, hope to wow the judges with their big Easter number.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Golf; Gaelic Sports; Bridge; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| April 19 |
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View NBA Cover |
Contents - There Goes The Slam (Charles Coocy won the Masters and ended Jack Nicklaus' hope of winning all of golf's major titles in 1971); Orr Country - Orr Is It? (Boston's superstar was both hero and goat as Montreal fought the Bruins in hockey's Stanley Cup); I Got The Horse Right - Where? (Off-track betting is off and running, and here is what happened when the big city became everybody's bookie); Curtain Up On A Mod New Act (Everything was up to date around the major leagues, but especiallt in suddenly boo-less Philly); Portrait In Powder (Swinging down a Wyoming slope, a band of skiers find an outlet for their artist impulses); We've Got To Spread Some Anarchy (So says Lew Alcindor, describing what his Bucks must do to win the title. And he's sure they will); And A Merrie Olde Pint For Thee (Sporting talk in the Inns of England is as indispensable as sport itself); But It Looked Like A Great New Racket (The confessions of a tennis czar who built his empire around a homesick pro and Leslie Howards grandfather); To Be King Of The Mountain (This is the lure of auto racing's Chimney Rock Hillclimb in a region where fast moonshiners started it all) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Boating; Baseball; Platform Tennis; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| April 26 |
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View NHL Cover |
Contents - Brief Reign Of The Lordly Bruins (Their dreams of dynasty were dashed by underdog Montreal and a grand giraffe ot a rookie goalie); One More Blur In The Confusion Derby (The Churchill Downs picture was further muddled when a Kentucky Derby ineligible won the Wood Memorial); Milwaukee Was Waiting (The Knicks and Bullets completed a rough playoff series but the breezing Bucks were ready for the winner); When A Law fights A Law (Want a hunk of virgin forest? It is yours to take, according to the mining act. But a legal showdown looms); Looking For Kicks (Joe Lewis was given his fighting name, but he did all the rest, and that includes inventing a new blood sport); Serving Up A New Game Of Life (Tongues wagged in Garden Acres over the scandalous behavior of Harvet Wellfleet. Would his wife divorce him?); From Clean Politics To Dirty Baseball (In the first of two-parts, baseball's ex-Commissioner Happy Chandler takes aim at the sport he ruled and loved) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Sporting Look; Baseball; Hunting; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| May 3 |
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View Duncan / Fregosi Cover |
Contents - Our Jack In Field Of Gold (Amid glamour and glitter, an indifferent Nicklaus methodically wins the Tournament of Champions); A Riot Act Changes The Scene (Oakland's Dick Williams read off his troops and suddenly the American League West is a place for thrills); Icy Love-In For New York (The city of ex-champs turns from its basketball frustrations to find solace - however brief - in a hockey war); Obviously It's A Leftist Plot (Southpaw bowlers are beginning to domintate the game, and some righties wonder if the reasons are sinister); The Kentucky Derby (Whitney Tower sizes up a big-betting, wide-open classic); (Tex Maule assesses the craft of a colorful trainer); Riders On The Brink (Motocross, an exciting form of motorcycle racing, comes to America flashing its swift, thunderous promise); Gunned Down By The Heavies (Finishing the story of his years as baseball commissioner, Happy Chandler tells of two firings, Durocher's and his own); Because It's Nowhere (Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell wanted to climb El Capitan in the worst way possible, maybe they succeeded) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Track & Field; Skiing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| May 10 |
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Oscar Robertson |
Contents - Missing Data Unavailable (A redundant comment in the past performance charts said a lot about Canonero II's stunning Kentucky Derby victory), Choosy About The Doozy (Champagne and money flowed at a Pennsylvania old-car auction, but the register didn't always ring), Look, Ma - Only One Hand (Lew Alcindor and Oscar Robertson made it seem easy as the Milwaukee Bucks breezed to the NBA title), No Bird, No Plane, Just Superjack (Jack Kelly, the AAU's new president, is determined to leap tall traditions at a single bound), Only The Game Has Changed (Certainly baseball's coaches have not. They chew tobacco and steal signs just the way they always did), Often Bloody, But Uncowed (The hatchet of golf's Establishment keeps falling on Dave Hill, who called an Open course a dairy pasture), Of Arms And The Men We Sing (...perhaps not in the epic cadences of Virgil, but we celebrate two sporting festivals of Americana) The Departments - Scorecard, Baseball, Hockey, Bridge, Pro Football, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| May 17 |
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View James McAlister Cover |
Contents - Three Kids Warm Up Chilly City (A youth movement on the Giants has the team far out in front and San Franciscans taking notice); South Shall Rise Again (And Again!) (Scorned by Northerners as soft, alomg came the stars of London Arsenal to grab soccers unattainable double); He Takes Off, He Takes It In (Whether long-jumping or scoring touchdowns, UCLA Freshman James McAlister is simply a sensation); A Doctor Tries A Transplant (It was hardly a minor operation when a noted Houston heart surgeon decided to change his backyard sport); The Man Who Blew A Derby (Clem McCarthy, the growling-voiced broadcaster of a generation ago, is best remembered for a famous goof); Here He Is, Ranger, All Yours (Oh, for a babe in the woods. Harried parents beseech forestry and wildlife officials for jobs for their sons); Grab The Goat And Ride, Omar! (Galloping out of Afghanistan and onto the silver screen comes buzkashi - the roughest game in the world); Beware Of Angels At Work (Meaning Joie Chitwood & Co., who are to auto thrill shows what J.P. Morgan was to banking) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Volleyball; Horse Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| May 24 |
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View Marty Liquori Cover |
Contents - A Dream Come True (The race was advertised as the Dream Mile and it lived up to it's billing as Marty Liquori held off Jim Ryun by a step.), Canonero Does It Again (The surprising winner of the Kentucky Derby showed his worth by setting a track record in the Preakness.), Tightening-Up at 'The Fens" (No longer mesmorized by their giant green wall, the Red Sox turned to defense and found that it works.), Indy: Peter and George (Peter Revson overtakes flying Mark Donohue for the pole) (Big (Crew) Chief George Nignotti reigns in Galoline Alley), Fair Wind for Montego Bay (An eminent blue-water yachtsman tells how it was in one of the most thrilling ocean races of modern times), Meanwhile, Back at the Merge (The ABA Stars and Colnels were fighting in the finals, but a peace move was taking shape off the court), Return to the River of Yesterday (A childhood fishing dream comes true on the Towy, where the sea-run trout come fast - and big) The Departments - Scorecard, TV Talk, People, Baseball, Pro Basketball, Harness Racing, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| May 31 |
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View Vida Blue Cover |
Contents - Off To A Sizzling Start (Hot bats and hot arms are treating baseball fans to some of the finest early-season shows in years); Lurch, Wobble-and Gobble (Such are the tactics of Washington's muscular crew, which added the Western Sprints to its victory string); 'What A Fiesta We Will Have' (Three men and a horse look forward to the Belmont, the Triple Crown and unending shouts of Viva!); The Slide-Rule Boys At Indy (By leaving nothing to chance, Mark Donohue and Roger Penske have engineered Indy's fastest car); Not A Place For Everyone (An overgrown centuries-old millpond in tidewater Virginia is still ideal for bass - and for poachers); Out Of This I Get Not A Nyickl (So says George Parnassus - but dollars flow around the man who is the world-champion fight promoter); Rocket Heard Round The World (Not even Wernher von Braun could have devised such an amazing missile. Rodney (Rocket) Laver is just outasight) The Departments - Scorecard; Baseball; Hockey; Bridge; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| June 7 |
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View Indy 500 Cover |
Contents - Lightning Through the Wreckage (In an Indy 500 of many calamities defending champ Al Unser drove an aptly named cup to victory.), Young Britons Win an Old Cup (In a stunning upset, Great Britain won the Walker Cup from the U.S. for only the second time in half a century.), No Member From the Wedding (Big Lew chose a honeymoon over the pro All-Star game, so his NBA teammates had a battle on their hands.), Let Me Make One Thing Clear (New Orleans seeks to build a sporting leasure dome, but construction is being held up by monumental costs.), A Game Man Might Risk a Bet (Winning golf's Grand Slam is a million-to-one shot, but Jack Nicklaus believes someone might succeed in '72.), New Breed, New Ideas, New Taxes (Some imaginative men are defying high taxes in an effort to revive California's thoroughbred breeding industry.), In the Mood - For Baseball (Organist Jane Jarvis may not win games for the New York Mets, but she sure has everybody thinking positively.), Himalayan Trek or Treat (Now you can trek, a euphemism for walking - or limping - up and down through steep, stony, beautiful Nepal.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Basketball; Track & Field; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| June 14 |
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"Canonero Should Not Have Run" |
Contents - The Happy Story Ends (Canonero II's spirited quest for racing's Triple Crown fell short when he finished fourth in the Belmont); Everything's Rosy With Jose (Despite taking his share of cuts, Jose Napoles regained the welterweight title by stopping Billy Backus); Up On The Props (That's where Doug Silvera was, praise be, as he won the prestigious Bahamas 500 powerboat race); Offering The Bull His Body (A duel between classical matadors promised excitement not seen in decades, until disaster struck); The Ghosts Of Merion (The U.S. Open is played next week on a course rich in golfing lore. A preview with phantoms); Is A Mustache Peanuts? (That's the big question at Tennessee, where an elderly javelin thrower has defied the administration); A Weapon For Giants, Not Turkeys (Inspired by David, a modern hunter tries a sling on less dangerous game); An Old Hand With A Prospect (A minor league ball club can be both paving ground and graveyard, depending on your age and skills) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Lacrosse; Bridge; Golf; Horse Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| June 21 |
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View Jerry Grote Cover |
Contents - Something New In The Solar System (In the week past the emerging motorcycle mania engaged Americans from Baja to Boston.); Ho, Ho, Ho Went The Jolly Giant (Rick Wanamaker, who is 6'8" and casual, made a laugher out of the national decathlon championship.); Beware Of The CLiff Dwellers (The predictably unpredictable Mets have their fans in a frenzy with every game a gasper.); 100 Candles For The Grand (Harness racing's big-league Grand Circuit celebrates its centennial, complete with Currier & Ives memories.); Get Out Of The Boat And Go (Flying trapezes and daring young men - notably two Americans - are the staples of Tempest sailing.); Who Sez-z-z Man Is Dominant? (As summer vacations begin, the insect world welcomes its favorite prey - weak, outnumbered humans.); Without The Conceit Of Infallibility (Vice-President Spiro Agnew reflects on the value of competition and extols its varied benefits.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Bridge; Crew; Chess; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| June 28 |
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View Lee Trevino Cover |
Contents - Supermex Strikes Again (Colorful Lee Trevino fought his way into a playoff, where he beat Jack Nicklaus to capture his second U.S. Open.); Put Away The Putter (He wasn't even in the U.S. Open, but back-to-back holes in one made John Hudson immortal.); Billy The Kid As Peacemaker (No kidding, the Detroit manager is dropping his dukes in favor of more winning ways.); Good Guys, Bad Guys And Bighorn (When word got out that hunters were shooting protected sheep, a secret agent started a hunt of his own.); Starting The Case For Howie the Horse (A noted horseman explains the virtues and vices inherent in New York City's new off-track betting system.); Exterminating A Ping-Pong Pest (Dick Miles, 10-time U.S. Champion, tells how to handle the opponent who usually wins by blocking the ball back.); Backer Of A Bearback Ride (Jonny Rivers trains the animals that provide Gulfstream Park with some wild rides on Florida Derby Day.); Bats, Busts And Size-15 Sneakers (Those reliquaries known as halls of fame are sprouting across the American landscape like Dairy Queens.) The Departments - Scorecard; TV Talk; People; Baseball; Track; Rowing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| July 5 |
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View Alex Johnson Cover |
Contents - For Failure to Give His Best.. (California's fallen - and suspended - Angel, Alex Johnson, is an enigma even to himself.); Firstest, Fastest and Mostest (It seemed that never had so many run so quick as at the national track and field championship.); A Can-Do Scot in the Can-Am (Jackie Stewart staked the flames of a rich sports car series by beating the dominant McLarens.); The Jockey Is A Lady (So are the exercise boys and the grooms, as girls, pretty girls, move into racing. A photographic report.); The Buckeyes Don't Have It (Five members of Ohio State's Rose Bowl team went high in the Pro Football draft, but only one has signed.); Gentle Ben Gets Rough (A Texas freshman named Ben Crenshaw played stunning golf to lead his team to the NCAA Championship.); In The Mind's Eye (What does a professional athlete think about while he competes? George Plimpton asks some Wimbledon players.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Golf; Motor Sports; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| July 12 |
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View Evonne Goolagong Cover |
Contents - A Waltz At Wimbledon (Evonne Goolagong was queen of the ball as she and fellow Aussie John Newcombe won the biggest titles in tennis); Captain Marvel And Captain Nice (It was a wonder that Bill Marvel got the track built on time, ans a dandy 500 for mild Mark Donohue); Still Something Of A Summit Meeting (Supposedly tame stuff now, the U.S.-Russia track meet came up with a stunning new world record); Humming A Rhapsody In Blue (Vida Blue, that is, the left-handed whiz of the Oakland A's who is fast becoming a winner all the way); In The Wake Of The Capsize Kid (Spurred on by his love of a good fight, Ted Turner stoppes dunking dinghies and started winning ocean races); New Life For An Old Ball Game (The pleasures of boccie are savored by the aging, who find its subtlr demands most sporting); To The Brink - And Beyond (Niagra Falls is a compelling wonder, a sight that moves men strangely, luring some over the edge in barrels) The Departments - Scorecard; Baseball; Hollerin'; Fishing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| July 19 |
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George Blanda Tells Why "It's Great To Be Young And A Raider" |
Contents - Now For The Mexican Open (Amazing Lee Trevino adds the British championship to his American and Canadian titles); Show Me The Way To Go Homr (Tony Conigliaro - almost blind in one eye, hurting and homesick - gives up baseball); Fastest Splash In The West (She is 14-year-old Aussie freestyler Shane Gould, who outgunned a galaxy of stars at Santa Clara); The Rajahs' Game Falls On Hard Times (Some international polo players can no longer afford the sport, so they have come down a saddle or two); I Keep Getting My Kicks (George Blanda, the ancient marvel of pro football, tells the Bear facts, and more. First of a three-part series); Dance In The Dust (Baseball is sometimes maligned as a soft, languid game, but it's moments of raw crash rattle the quiet landscape); BOOG! The Big Baseball Musical (Baltimore's once mighty slugger, Boog Powell, is in a slump. We draw back the curtains and see why) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball's Week; Air Racing; Harness Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| July 26 |
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View Muhammad Ali Cover |
Contents - Lift a Pint to the King, Luv (Master of one empire Britain won't lose, Jackie Stewart tames some upstart lions in his home Grand Prix), Aesop Is The Official Scorer (In the National League batting race, the main contenders are The Tortoise and The Hare), Africa Was Right On in Dixie (The largest track crowd of 1971 sees the U.S. win, but a tiny Ethiopian steals the show for the visitors), He Has Heavy Things On His Mind (Muhammad Ali shows signs of losing interest as he prepares for his bout with Jimmy Ellis), What Hath Roth Got (In this instance irrepressible artist Arnold Roth hath got a wild and wicked eye on harness racing), A Decade of Revenge (George Blanda, the senior citizen of the AFL, showed he wasn't dead yet. Second of a three-part series), Feeling One's Way Across the Chasm (The world of children lies beyond the ken of grown-ups, as the author finds while running a day camp) The Departments - Scorecard, People, Baseball's Week, Golf, Bullfighting, Tennis, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| August 2 |
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View Willie Stargell Cover |
Contents - End of a Beautiful Friendship (In the ring for the first time since his loss to Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali whips ex-sparmate Jimmy Ellis.), On the Lam with a Pirate Band (Pittsburgh, with its melting pot of happy rascals, is escaping from the rest of the National League East.), Maybe you can Win Them All (Bobby Fischer crushes Grand Master Bent Larsen in six straight, extending his chess win streak to 19 games.), Arnie Re-arms While Lee Flees (Trevino, tired and testy, plays himself out of the tour's biggest money event, leaving it all to a rested master.), The Secrets of Speed (Oregon's highly successful track coach, Bill Bowerman, describes his revolutionary method for running.), That Impossible Season (George Blanda, the world's oldest quarterback, describes his dynamic and virtuoso performances during 1970.), White Magic in a Noble Black Land (The sorcery of racing engines pervades the ragged and magnificent East African Safari rally.) The Departments - Scorecard, People, Baseball's Week, Bowling, Bridge, For the Record, 19th Hole |
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| August 9 |
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View Mike Peterson Cover |
Contents - Gooood Kids on the Way (The All-Stars lose, as usual, but some of the brassy rookies who made it close are going to brighten the pros.), Million-Dollar Sunday Driver (Richard Petty goes for a ride over the weekend and comes back the richest stock-car racer in history.), Revival of an Old Rock Festival (For the first time in the Age of Aquarius, Britain and the United States meet on the polo field.), Bad Case of the Short Shorts (Millionaire Roberrt Short paid too much for the Washington Senators, and now he'd like out.), A Legend in Yates Center, Kansas (Mike Peterson is simply the greatest athlete in the history of the Hay Capital of the World.), Angling and Some Acts of God (Neither food poisoning nor torrential rain keep two fishermen from the completion of their rainbow rendezvous.), Out There with Slow-Play Fay (Lady golf pros and Las Vegas heat melt the heart of a former male chauvinist.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball's Week; Pro Basketball; Golf; Bridge; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| August 16 |
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"Dallas (Cowboys) Overwhelm Los Angeles" |
Contents - Half Ton, But All Race (It was a revolutionary sort of competition held off the Milwaukee shore last week. The fastest boat won); Marathon Si, Basketball No! (Frank Shorter won two races at the Pan-Am Games, but the U.S. cage team lost in a close shave); Grim Struggle With A Killer (A team of microbe fighters, armed with a serum first developed in a dead jackass, forestall an equine disaster); It's How You Play The Game (Winning isn't everything to Coach Tommy Prothro of the Rams, so why worry about a preseason loss to Dallas?); Ballet Off The Boards (U.S. girl divers demonstrate the exacting blend of precision and grace that makes them champions); Bart And The Mechanical Marlin (Hawaii's most controversial charter-boat captain shows a newfound humility for the sake of science); In Defense Of The Sweet Science (J.P. Heinz rout boxing's detractors with an eloquent review of the sport's traditions) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball's Week; Golf; Pro Tennis; Horse Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| August 23 |
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View Steve McQueen Cover |
Contents - Dodging the Draft in Canada (Some of the top U.S. college stars are seeking fun and riches in the Canadian League.), All Business for the Big Bird (Harness racing's largest wonder horse, Albatross, has been assigned a simple mission; win and make money.), Good Things Come in Large Packages (A 205-pound fighter and a 304-pound weight lifter win gold medals for the U.S. in the Pan-Am games.), The Ultimate Predator (After a seemingly endless search, a dread marine killer, the great white shark, finally appears.), Absolutely Stuck on Stamps (Philatelist Herman Herst Jr. says his passion has its moments, like the day the Cubans fixed the races.), Steering the Ship of State (British Prime Minister Edward Heath sailed his nation to victory. But who was minding his country?), Harvey on the Lam (Steve McQueen, by any name, gets all reved up over motors. Now it's dirt bikes on the desert.) |
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| August 23 |
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View Steve McQueen Cover |
Dodging the Draft in Canada (U.S. college stars seeking fun and riches in the Canadian League), All Business for the Big Bird (Harness racing's wonder horse, Albatross), Good Things Come in Large Packages (Pan-Am Games), The Ultimate Predator (Hunting a Great White Shark), Absolutely Stuck on Stamps (Philatelist Herman Herst Jr.), Steering the Ship of State (British Prime Minister Edward Heath sailing in the Admiral's Cup), Harvey on the Lam (Steve McQueen riding dirt bikes on the desert) |
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| August 30 |
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View Ferguson Jenkins Cover |
Contents - It's That Time Again (...when the National League suffers pennant fever. Temperatures are especially high in Chicago and California.). Having a Ball in Havana (Washed by waves of hospitality and signs of hostility, the U.S. volleyball team bowed to a fired-up team of Cubans.), Swing Wide, Sweet Chariot (Une de Mal, a 7-year old mare, proves she's all that she used to be in the Roosevelt International Trot.), Hot Wheels Italian Style (The names Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati grace the hoods and dashboards of the world's most elegant toys.), "I'm Going To Punish Them' (Baltimore's tight end John Mackey, back from 1970 knee surgery and tough league negotiations, is hungry for revenge.), Marty Just Might Be The Man (Steadying down, coming up stronger, a related unknown named Riessen could be a factor at Forest Hills.), A Clutch of Odd Birds (The Q-Room was more than just a pool parlor. It was an institution of higher learning.) The Departments - Scorecard, People, Baseball, Nature, Tennis, Horse Racing, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| September 6 |
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View Jackie Stewart Cover |
Contents - Heads Roll At Head To Head (Pro Golf's experiment at match play lost some big stars early, the ladies, however, found a bright one); The Name Of The Game Is O.J. (The new Buffalo offense - O.J. right, O.J. left and, occasionally, O.J. up the middle - is O.K. by O.J.); We Expect Them To Storm The Gates (Faced with a staggering deficit, the Philadelphia school system is eliminating sports. The public is up in arms); He Who Laughs Last (With a so-long-sucker smile, harness racing's top driver, Herve Filion, leaves his rivals angry and in the dust); Hop, Skip And Kerplunk (The high-bouncing world of offshore powerboat racing, and a builder who remembers an old-time rumrunner), How To Run 11 Laps And Be Happy (The busiest and best driver, champion Jackie Stewart, has discovered that going racing is the real romance), Another Fine Madness (Michael Brennan raises greyhounds with Irish passion and - and, would you believe? - time-and-motion atudies) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Baseball; Horse Racing; Motor Sports; Swimming; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| September 13 |
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Contents - Late Summer Madness (Pro Football exhibitations hardly count, but the fans don't seem to care. They are attending games in record numbers); Midnight Sailors (A trio of Texans raced bt day and reveled one memorable night in a victorious assault on the Mallory Cup); Look What Gary Found In The Cup (Canadien Gary Cowan won the U.S. Amateur when he holed a nine-iron for an eagle on the 18th)' Charging Full Tilt Into A Bloody Fray (Knighthood is in flower once more, as British stunt men take up jousting with a vengeance, endangering life and limb); Here To Bring You The Play By Play... (Baseball announcers, the talkiest men in sports, fight the long silences with words, thousands of words); College Football 1971 (The problems of the modern-day Knute Rockne); (A gallery of coaches including Bob Devaney); (SI's football staff picks the Top 20); (The Independents); (The Conferences); (The Small Colleges); Then Came Man And A Mustard Seed (Because the smallest germ of civilization can devastate these Island sanctuaries, few men can visit them) The Departments - TV Talk; Scorecard; Baseball; Conservation; Harness Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| September 20 |
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The San Francisco 49ers Defensive Line |
Contents - Off Like Champions (In college football'a first week it was big wins for Nebraska, Ohio State and Stanford - and happy birthday, Bear), A Toast To Leadfoot U. (Driver Joe Leonard drank to his alma mater after defeating an Ivy Leaguer in a nonthinking man's 500), After A Mountain Of Money (Quarter horses stampeded for $750,000 but the talk at Ruidoso Downs was about another kind of killing), More Joan Of Arc Than Shirley Temple (Chris Evert had a few competitive detractors at Forest Hills, but she was 100% heroine to the sponsers and fans), Pro Football Bigger And Better Than Ever (Has NFL talent been diluted? Quite the contrary), Scouting Reports On The Conferences (American East, American Central, American West, National East, National Central, National West), Look Out For The 49ers (The team to beat and it's well-seasoned leader), He's Burning To Be A Success (The life and times of an inflammable linebacker) Departments - Scorecard, Baseball, Pro Basketball, Golf, Bridge, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| September 27 |
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Contents - Just Who Is Knocking Out Whom? (The O's and the A's are playoff ready, but it is still thrash and bash in the National League's Wild West show); A Cheerleader Could Run The Team (Fans wondered who would be Notre Dame's quarterback. The answer, as Northwestern learned, is who cares); No One's Holding These Tigers (The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Philadelphia Eagles to roar off in defense of their division title); A Little Agony, A Little Ecstasy (The virtuous life and times of Pro Wrestler Bruno Sammartino, who wishes he was an opera star instead); Casting On A Sea Of Memories (A fisherman's return to a childhood scene evokes some old cliches - and brings back some odd dreams); With A Quack, Quack Here (Ducks and decoys are the end-all for Dan O'Brien. His carvings win awards, and some get wet come wintertime); Encounter With An Athlete (...in an odd place - the ballet. Edward Villella offers an astounding quality of movement that sport can never equal) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Football; Tennix; Boxing; Horse Racing; Golf; Baseball's Week; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| October 4 |
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Contents - Red, White And Who? (The NBA still has more size and style - but the first week of interleague play pushed the ABA toward parity); She Does A Lot For A Little ("Miss Budweiser". queen of the unlimited hydroplanes, made it three straight titles for her flamboyant owner); Purple People Eaters Eaten (Coach Jim Dooley had a plan and his Bears implemented it. Chalk up an upset over the mighty Vikings); Well, He's That Kind Of Guy (Baltimore's Marv Rettenmund acts like the good old boys of another age. Even better, he is a good old hitter); The Magic Number Is Sixkiller (Washington's quarterback, Sonny Sixkiller, is a Cherokee, but his passing armm not his heritage has made him a hero); An Uptight Island (What started as something of a shark scare has made Prince Edward Island a new Mecca for big-game fisherman); My Drive To Be A Champion (Weekend golfers often feel that if they just had the opportunity, they could be whizzes. The theory gets tested) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Football; Soccer; Harness Racing; Skiing; Nature; Baseball's Week; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| October 11 |
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Mean Joe Greene |
Contents - Pride In The Red Jersey (This is what Alabama had lost, but now that Bear Bryant has reverted to muscle football, the Tide is up), Those Seventh-Inning Blues (Vida and Oakland suffered them, and the Orioles thought the suffering was just delightful), No Paralysis Is The Analysis (Instinct not intellection is the key to good defense, but a little luck helps, too. Ask Pittsburgh's Steelers), New Awakening In Orr Land (Hoping to make their sons into a Bruin like Bobby, U.S. fathers rise before dawn to bustle their Pee Wees to rinks), Grim Reapers Of The Land's Bounty (A rural poet indicts the violators of Mother Nature - men who deer hunt with jacklights and fish with gang hooks), Swift Happening At The Glen (The U.S. Grand Prix was both the Woodstock-on-wheels and a big first victory for a young Frenchman), The Man Cut Out For The Job (The role of peacemaker in a Carolina city on edge with racial tensions fell to the high school football coach) The Departments - Scorecard, People, College Football, Motor Sports, Horse Racing, Baseball, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| October 18 |
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Contents - The World Series (The Orioles and Pirates opened up in a flurry of wins and, it turned out, some intricate managerial plotting); Oklahoma Wins The Wishbone War (Darrell Royal invented college football's most explosive offense, but last week Oklahoma made him wish he hadn't); He Looked More Like A Regiment (Pfc. Stan Smith brought his heavy artillery to bear against the Ramaniams to hold the Davis Cup for the U.S.); Don't Pity The Pats (Not only did New England upset the New York Jets last weekend, but the new stadium survived Superflush); Enter The Iceman (Hockey's warriors will earn more while fighting less); (Montreal is en haut in the East, Chicago in the West); (Canadians Goalie Ken Dryden tells of wondrous times); He's At It Again, High As A Kite (Jeffrey Jobe is 20 - too old to fly a kite, but just the right age, he figures, to have a kite fly him); Never Sell The Horses Short (A duel to the last dollar (well, nearly) of gamblers - one who plays the ponies and the other the stock market) The Departments - Scorecard; College Football; Bridge; Golf; Harness Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| October 25 |
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Contents - Some Kind of Comeback (Down by two games and seemingly lost forever, the Pirates tore off three wins, faltered once and then won the Series), Saved by the Itch to Switch (When Penn State lost a few last year, Joe Paterno played musical chairs with his players and hasn't lost since.), One for the Road, S'Il Vous Plait (The world's most intoxicating auto rally was staged in France by Champagne King Frederic Chandon.), Pro Basketball: The Shooting Starts - Mighty Matchups to watch in the new season, The Scouts review the prospects for both leagues, Beware, It's the Little Big Man from Chicago, The Ice Cream Man Cometh (He is George Allen, who came to Washington from L.A. to turn the anemic Redskins into red-blooded winners.), They Do Go Near the Water (Leader of a refreshing trend, Annapolic put on the world's largest sailboat race at dockside.), What Are They Doing to Pro Football? (Some call it an ego trip, or worse, but Gifford, Cossell and Meredith are brightening the tuve for ABC-TV.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Football; Pro Football; Modern Pentathlon; Golf; Boating; Bowling; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| October 25 |
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Contents - Some Kind of Comeback (Down by two games and seemingly lost forever, the Pirates tore off three wins, faltered once and then won the Series), Saved by the Itch to Switch (When Penn State lost a few last year, Joe Paterno played musical chairs with his players and hasn't lost since.), One for the Road, S'Il Vous Plait (The world's most intoxicating auto rally was staged in France by Champagne King Frederic Chandon.), Pro Basketball: The Shooting Starts - Mighty Matchups to watch in the new season, The Scouts review the prospects for both leagues, Beware, It's the Little Big Man from Chicago, The Ice Cream Man Cometh (He is George Allen, who came to Washington from L.A. to turn the anemic Redskins into red-blooded winners.), They Do Go Near the Water (Leader of a refreshing trend, Annapolic put on the world's largest sailboat race at dockside.), What Are They Doing to Pro Football? (Some call it an ego trip, or worse, but Gifford, Cossell and Meredith are brightening the tuve for ABC-TV.) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Football; Pro Football; Modern Pentathlon; Golf; Boating; Bowling; For The Record; 19th Hole/ |
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| November 1 |
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Contents - How They Do Run On (A stampede of college football backs grabs both ball and spotlight away from the passers); A Back Door Into The Big Time (Signed under special hardship and dropout dispensations, some flashy pro rookies will play now and study later); This Polish Joke Is On The Browns (Denver shut out Cleveland, due, in part to a home-cooked Polish meal served the hungry Broncos); Mud Flies All Over The Track (A mysterious man of many names causes an investigation that has horse racing cringing and the NFL concerned); "When I am World Champion" (He is not yet the best racing driver on earth, but Sam Posey's ambitions are just that lofty); Lions In Cattle Country (The excellence of Texas high school football is tradition - and Brownwood is fanatically upholding it); They Take The Scenic Route (Cross-Country is more therapy than competition. Running it for time is like eating caviar for protein); Poms, Butcher-Birds and Bogeymen (The Aussie penchant for putting reverse English on old institutions has left golf gasping) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Football; Hockey; Harness Racing; Conservation; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| November 8 |
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Baltimore Colt Norm Bulaich |
Contents - They Had Better be Super (In their busiest week, the Colts lost to the Vikings and beat the Steelers as they struggled to live like champs), No Loitering in this Park (So diligently does Brad Park patrol his turf, the Rangers just might beat out Montreal and Boston), Two for Money, One for Show (Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer opted for Vegas and big dollars, while Jack Nicklaus chose Australia), Bobby Clears the Boards for the Title (In beating Petrosian, Fischer lost one win streak, started another and qualified for the world chess championship), A Jump Ahead of Extinction (The odd birds who ride steeplechase horses are becoming an endangered species as their sport is slowly phased out), Trick or Truite: It's Joe Hyde (This dashing sportsman-chef cares not if you eat brown trout or blue jay, so long as you cook with flair), A Playground Divided (San Diego offers a wealth of sports, so many, in fact, that residents hardly have time for their big league teams) Departments - Scorecard, People, College Football, Pro Basketball, Design For Sport, Horse Racing, Bridge, Hunting, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| November 15 |
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Contents - The Best Team--Ever (Milwaukee's Bucks are headed for another title. and SI's expert says they may be the finest basketball team ever); Buried Under A Sea Of Troubles (West Coast Football offers no contenders for an Oscar this year, and it is losing its off-field hassles, too); New Slant On The Mod Sod (Astro Turf, Tartan and Poly-Turf are the subject of pratfalls, mustard stains and a congressional investigation); A Sawyer Takes The Pot Anytime (Only a fool tries to bluff the man who holds a sawed-off shotgun at a poker game, his is always the winning hand); Go East, Young Olympian (The Winter Olympics will be staged in the faraway world of Sapporo, a land of soy sauce, Coca-Cola signs - and beauty); Call It Catch-As-Catch-Can (The Chief's Otis Taylor has no peer at receiving the football - right-handed, left-handed or behind the back); My First Last Rites (Boston's Ted Green tells his story of the stick fight that could have killed him - and his painful comeback) The Departments - Scorecard; College Football; Hockey; Pro Football; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| November 22 |
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"Irrestible Oklahoma Meets Immovable Nebraska" |
Contents - Whoosh And A Zonk (Paul Warfield raced past the Steelers, big Larry Csonka crushed them and Miami had a meaningful win); Minnies Who Are No Moochers (Minnesota Goalies Camp Worsley and Cesare Maniago are paying their way, but good, as the North Stars shine); You Can't Blame A Girl For Trying (The filly Numbered Account took on the best of the colts in the Garden State Stakes, but male chauvinism prevailed); This Year's Game Of The Decade (Nebraska and Oklahoma meet next week in the kind of epic football battle that occurs with delightful frequency); Curious Facts About "The Game" (Now it can be told, the hitherto unrevealed story behind last year's Harvard-Yale thriller); On Ounce Of Prevention (A touch of whiskey helps make a hunt with the West Waterford memorable - and also a good deal safer); Time For All Good Men...(In resonse to the President's lead, we must all help preserve the sanctity of our sporting cliches); The Rediscovery Of New York (A canoeist's eye view of a metropolis focuses on the fringe of a hurricane and Ida the Spider) The Departments - Scorecard; People. College Football; Pro Basketball; Badminton; Golf; Horse Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| November 29 |
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"Year Of The New Giants - 7'4" Tom Burleson of North Carolina State" |
Contents - Last Hurrah Of A Gallant Sport (Steeplechasing may be dead, but a rousing wake-up was held for the jumping game in South Carolina); Irish Stew For LSU (Notre Dame went down to Baton Rouge and found out the hard way what it is like to play the Tigers at home); Got To Look Good To Allah (Muhammad Ali did his best not to murder Buster Mathis; it seems his fascination with homicide is on the wane); The Rams Take Over (Los Angeles intercepted four of John Brodie's passes to beat the 49ers and seize the lead in the NFC West); It's Money In The Bank (He does his level best to talk himself out of business, but a British bookie keeps raking in the cash); College Basketball's Giant Season (Jim Chones: the big one who stayed); (Scouting Reports: the best and the next best); (Mike Ratliff: the big one who played small); Do You Hear The Whistle...? (Train travel used to be something to sing about, and now it is an imperative summons to nostalgia) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Football; Fishing; Pro Football; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| December 6 |
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"Alabama Challenges Nebraska for No. 1" |
Contents - The Battle for No. 1 (Nebraska rallied to defeat Oklahoma and stay on top.), (But Alabama, which thrashed Auburn, poses a new threat.), The Loser Takes $1 Million (Ken Rosewall defeated Laver in the WCT grand finale, but second-place money made Rod a millionaire.), The Cowboys are Best-on Paper (Alas, they play on a field where they have folded more ways than a piece of origami. This year may be different.), A Long Swim off a Short Pier (Marathon swimming is no fun but, as Diana Nyad found, it sure beats parachuting out of a fourth-floor window.), Skiing Canada's Big Back Country (Choppers open a new land of snow so vast that it could swallow all of wintertime Europe.), One Last Impossible Shot at Fame (For those who have failed in sports, who never made the team though they tried desperately, we offer a solution.), If You Can't See, Smell or Taste It (A vodka company sponsored a world surfing championship, and the riposte to the above is; you can always surf on it.), The Grail Still Swims (Surpreme effort was not enough in this quest for permit on the Yucatan Peninsula; supreme sacrifice was called for.) The Departments - Scorecard, People, College Football, Horse Racing, Hunting, Boating, Cross Country, Pro Football, Surfing, For The Record, 19th Hole |
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| December 13 |
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View Gail Godrich Cover |
Contents - Look What's Afoot (It's the running pro quarterback, personified by rugged Greg Landry of the Detroit Lions); The $40 Million Body Shuffle (It was as easy as swapping baseball cards when the majors went all out for big stakes and better headlines); Getting Up For The Title (The new coach calls for plenty of training - and the Lakers are proving that practice makes perfect); Flitting Ghosts Of Pleasures Past (The majestic canvasback is all but gone, and with him goes a sporting way of life on the Chesapeake); This Joe Had Better Be Good (As director of player personnel, Joe Thomas has built the Dolphins into Super Bowl contenders in six years); Broken Wrist, Broken Record (Herve Filion fractured a bone - and in due course his own world harness record by scoring victory no. 500); Icemen You'd Love To Hate (They are hockey villains through and through - or are they? Hear out the men themselves) The Departments - Scorecard; People; College Basketball; Rugby; College Football; Harness Racing; For The Record; 19th Hole |
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| December 20 |
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Contents - Keeping It Short And Sweet (Johnny Unitas picked Miami apart with quick little passes and runs as Baltimore took the division lead); Good Times Come To Cajun Country (Southwestern Louisiana joined the major colleges with the kind of bang Long Beach State would be happy to forget); King Cornhusker Goes Bear Hunting (In the Orange Bowl, the best of the New Year's Day games, No. 1 Nebraska battles No. 2 Alabama); Sportsman Of The Year (A common man with an uncommon touch, he won three national golf titles in one glorious month); An African Journal (Presenting a major literary find: Ernest Hemingway's account of his 1953 Kenya safari. Part 1 of a series); Snowballing Through The Rockies (Sleigh riding has been revived and is cutting a swath through the West, where horses worth thousands now duel); Goren's Christmas Quiz (How sucessful are you at converting part scores into winning games? SI's expert offers some bidding advice); Double Exposure (Some of 1971's grandest sporting spectacles provide the setting as the camera blends competitor and spectator) The Departments - Scorecard; People; Rodeo; Pro Skiing; For The Record; College Basketball; 19th Hole |
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