March 8, 1971 Table Of Contents
TV Talk
A court test and some new attractions could open up the closed-circuit world
By Frank Deford
At The Bell
...millions around the world will lean forward, the anticipation over, the moment now at hand when two of the best their sport has known settle who deserves the title that only one can have
By Mark Kram
Smiling Bear
The new Jack Nicklaus is trim, genial and smartly dressed but, as his win at the PGA shows, he still plays like the old Nicklaus—with power and determination. He may be the best the game ever had
By Dan Jenkins
The Hawks
THE HAWKS: FOULED UP BUT FLOURISHING
Thanks to the divisional draw, not their own eccentric efforts, the muddled, Maraviched Atlantans should make the playoffs
By Frank Deford
Yippy-I-O-Ki-Ay
YIPPY-I-O-KI-AY, SPRING AGAIN!
Hollywood Tennis
HOLLYWOOD TENNIS DOES SOCKO BIZ
Those friendly star-studded games they put together on weekends out in filmland are not always what they seem. In any case, the action can be pretty fast, both on and off the courts
College Basketball
Hofheinz Pavilion is hardly humble but, as Jacksonville found out, playing Houston on its own floor can be a humbling experience
By Joe Jares
Sporting Look
Powerful glasses, sir, but are they good?
Binoculars are the sports fan's best friend, but in your eagerness to get something that brings you close to the action don't look for magnification alone when you buy a pair. Size, weight and clarity are just as important
By Pat Ryan
Fencing
Hugo Castello coaches NYU, the best collegiate fencing team in the U.S. It is a distinction, he concedes, that invariably fails to impress
Poisoning
Across the mountains and ranges, chemical death sown by both private and Government interests is reaping a shocking harvest of wildlife and even threatens man
By Jack Olsen
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 Bob Ottum