April 20, 1970 Table Of Contents
The Masters
A pair of quiet, well-grooved Californians named Littler and Casper shook off the charge of a dogged foreigner in Augusta last week, then played off to see which of them could scrape it the goodliest
By Dan Jenkins
HOW THEY STRRRRETCHED THE MASTERS
Adding 40 yards in length and several fairway mounds to Augusta's 15th made it tougher on short hitters, didn't do much for slammers and left galleries with fewer heroes to cheer
The Cup
For 65 years London's Villagers have tried to capture soccer's Super Bowl, much of that time the butt of jokes. Last week they finally achieved a tie
By Tex Maule
Red Menace
Opening Day is always a swinging affair in the quiet old city on the Ohio, but usually that's about it. This season an exceptional crop of talented rookies may keep the excitement bubbling all year long
Salty Yankee
Jack Rudloe, out of Brooklyn, fell in love with Florida's unspoiled Big Bend. Now he is becoming famous pioneering the collecting of marine creatures for scientific study
Sporting Look
By Ruth Lieder
Shot-Freak
Wilfred Hetzel can't dribble or fake but, lordy, can he shoot! From one knee, with eyes shut, even off the ceiling—he's made more baskets than anyone
By Roy Blount Jr.
People
Bridge
The best play was not the answer
Pro Basketball
Whether James Whitcomb Riley was a better writer may be a moot point, but one thing is clear: he couldn't play the pivot like Mel Daniels
By Peter Carry
Hockey
Kelly's light shines under Pitt's bushel
Brilliant coaching has inspirited the Penguins but not their fans
By Gary Ronberg
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 Martin Kane