May 18, 1970 Table Of Contents
TV Talk
Winded CBS struggled to the finish line with a Derby show not bred for distance
The Title
On the Knicks this year the parts fitted together perfectly, and the smooth blend brought New York its first championship
By Frank Deford
Welcome Back
Despite a bad knee and an erratic putting stroke, golf's greatest living player returns to the tour after nearly three years. Is he serious about his game? Do they still play football at Notre Dame?
No Nonsense
It is all-out war when the Angels' talented Andy Messersmith steps on the mound. He will do almost anything to win, which explains why—while he lasts—he is being called one of the best in baseball
By Roy Blount Jr.
Going Nowhere
Speed roller skating, according to a director of the Roller Skating Foundation of America, begins and ends in oblivion, so what's in it for wealthy young Mike LayPort?
Great Gabble
A GREAT GABBLE OVER IOWA LAKES
By Dan Levin
Down On The Farm
Once part of a famous Yankee outfield with DiMaggio and Henrich, Charlie Keller was always a country boy at heart and now he is home in Maryland, a rising breeder of quality trotting horses
People
Baseball
Henry Aaron was hitting a homer a day, Hoyt Wilhelm was pitching like a kid, no one could get Rico Carty out—and the Braves won 11 straight
Fishing
For some, minis are the maximum
Bridge
They call it Precision for good reason
Horse Racing
The Commander may trail in Pimlico dust
Despite his impressive Derby win, the Preakness outlook is not bright for Dust Commander, who must face the toughest of his Kentucky foes and a few aspiring strangers, too. Of course, it might rain, and...
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