March 1, 1971 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
By Norman B. Wiltsey
Booktalk
Knick books, like Knick victories, are plentiful items now in midtown Manhattan
By Jim Kaplan
Fastest Man
Thanks to Dave Edgar—American record holder in the 50 and 100 freestyle—and a coach who goes in for gimmicks, Tennessee, which didn't have a swimming team four years ago, is now a national power
The Kansas Jayhawks just aren't doing things the way they are supposed to. Maybe that is why they are winning again
Australia's Kerry O'Brien has a history of being done in by bad luck, but last week he flouted some dire tidings in a Chinese restaurant to smash the world indoor two-mile record by eight seconds
By Pat Putnam
The Ax
WIN ONE AND THEY GIVE YOU THE AX
But they also gave out World Cup ski points in Maine's Tall Timber Classic and along came two new cutups who are headed for the title
Golden Flower
They cannot finish in first place, but the Canadiens are fighting to be first in line for the rights to a blooming Guy from Quebec
By Mark Mulvoy
By Martin Kane
People
College Basketball
When Anne Robbins goes into the St. Peter's locker room, the players don't give it a thought
By Pat Jordan
Bridge
Bridging the generation gap with a new deal
Horse Racing
His Majesty, a colt with an eye on Kentucky, has a penchant for racing perilously near the rail
Golf
Bad luck ends in a pot of gold
A relentless siege of illness, injury and misfortune was lifted at last when Ruth Jessen finished first in the $60,000 Sears Classic
The Diplomat
Arthur Ashe, tennis player and would-be ambassador, gets a little training and a few shocks on a Government-sponsored tour of Africa
By Frank Deford
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