March 9, 1970 Table Of Contents
TV Talk
Boxing's loyalists now gather in theaters to shout their affections for the game
The Game
THE NAME IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
Here comes skiing, richer than ever. Here come the skiing manufacturers, with brand names and big money. And here comes the inevitable collision between amateurism and the 1972 Olympics
On a racy Wisconsin weekend green-eyed Leah Poulos won an unexpected medal from the powerful Russians and Dutch in her—and this country's—first ladies world speed skating championship
Alcindor
LEW TURNS SMALL CHANGE TO BIG BUCKS
A drag on the court, at the gate and in the hearts of its fans, Milwaukee was transformed by the arrival of one man, and his influence pervades all pro basketball
By Tex Maule
Mark Spitz
'SWIMMING ISN'T EVERYTHING, WINNING IS'
That was the credo Arnold Spitz instilled in his son and until the '68 Olympics Mark Spitz lived up to it. Now the troubled boy has matured and is winning for himself
THE HOOVES THAT ROCK THE CRADLE...
Ghost Patrol
Out of the mists of a dreary Monday morning they come, a lonely squardron of professionals pursing their golden dreams: the chance to play with the big boys
People
College Basketball
Led by 'J.J.' Johnson, Iowa's slick combo came on late with the acid to edge Purdue and take the Big Ten championship
By Joe Jares
By Peter Carry
Track & Field
He knows how to throw his weight around
Burly George Frenn, with an assist from his psychotherapist, wins a national title
By Pat Putnam
Horse Racing
Rex Ellsworth could be pleased at his colt's performance, but for Californians generally there is nothing to cheer in this Derby crop
Squash
Anil Nayar made the ball come alive to remain national champion
By Roy Blount Jr.
Killer Storm
When the wicked swirl of Hurricane Camillie hit the Gulf Coast last summer it claimed 258 lives and, amid nearly $1.5 billion in destruction, took a heavy toll of pleasure boats. The nightmare experience of four Sunday sailors who barely survived gives the statistics fearful immediacy
By Edwin Shrake
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 J. Richard Munro
Edited by Robert Creamer