March 18, 1968 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
About onagers, ballistas, espringales, gunpowder and a cannon called Catherine
Two Idols
Claims that Jean-Claude Killy accepted money and that soccer's Sir Stanley Matthews had given some away tarnished two of sport's shining names
By Paul Ress
A Rematch
The early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament will produce some fascinating strategy and close games, and they should lead to the semifinal confrontation everyone awaits
By Joe Jares
Rangers
Led by a night owl, a homebody and a practical joker, New York has shaken its early miseries and gathered a winning momentum that could end in its first Stanley Cup victory since 1940
By Pete Axthelm
Compensation
Joe Frazier believes in giving full measure for what he gets. There were no frills in his performance, but when the bout was over Buster Mathis was flat on his back and Frazier was a champion of sorts
By Mark Kram
Bradley
AN ANSWER TO THE BRADLEY RIDDLE
Months after his heralded debut in pro basketball Bill Bradley often plays poorly—when he is not on the bench. Where is the superb performer of just two years ago?
People
Golf
Another log on a smouldering fire
Friction between the touring pros and the PGA flares over new clauses in tournament entry forms
Bowling
Deep down in the lanes with Lady Bird
They are so well hidden in the labyrinthian cellars of the White House that it takes a First Lady to find them. The President's wife, it develops, is not only a fine bowler, she shines even with flashbulbs popping in her face
By Barbara La Fontaine
Bridge
A safety play that brought about disaster
Bang! Bang!
Bonnie and Clyde have given the burgeoning cult of violence a campy stylishness, and a lot of Americans are going out and buying guns—not necessarily for sport. With the long hot summer just ahead, has the right to bear arms become outmoded? This question has brought much rhetoric, but here is a careful study—and specific recommendations
By Martin Kane
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Basketball's Week
By Mervin Hyman
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Garry Valk