April 15, 1968 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Four new volumes, each from its own special perspective, examine the ocean
Push
In the Western pro playoffs basketball may be all finesse and ballet, but in the East it is muscleball especially when the fearsome giants of Philadelphia and New York (right) and Boston get together
By Frank Deford
With $25,000 waiting for him in bowling's richest tournament, Dave Davis came down to the 10th frame of the last game against Koko Johnson and all that was left was the seven-pin. He never saw it fall
By Kim Chapin
Country Girl
JUST A SIMPLE LITTLE COUNTRY GIRL
When Joyce Dodson asked the U.S. Olympic Committee if she could be its Texas fund raiser, the USOC said sure, though it really did not expect startling results—and certainly not what it got
By Edwin Shrake
Baseball 1968
YEAR OF INNOVATION IN A GRAND OLD GAME
IT WAS SOCK IT TO 'EM TIME ALL YEAR
THE HIGH AND LOW OF IT THIS SEASON
Basketball
The team that went over the hill
The Olympic Trials were chiefly distinguished by the absence of 20 of our best college players
Golf
In case of a tie, a vote for Russian roulette
If this week's Masters produces no winner after 72 holes, sport's most anticlimactic event will occur on Monday—the 18-hole playoff. A change to sudden death on Sunday would make a more exciting show
Horse Shows
An effort to stir up interest in one of the season's earliest shows led to some stern logistic problems and a stimulating 18-horse contest
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Garry Valk