July 12, 1971 Table Of Contents
Wimbledon
Her name was not Matilda, but Evonne Goolagong, a lass from the Aussie Outback, had them singing her praises as she and her countryman, John Newcombe, won the most esteemed titles in tennis
STILL SOMETHING OF A SUMMIT MEETING
The U.S.-Russian track meet is supposed to be tame stuff now, but things do happen in it like—a stunning world record
By Gwilym S. Brown
Blue
Vida is calling the tune in Oakland, where his exuberance and his fastball are making leaders of the A's, money for Charlie Finley and believers out of batters who talk of him in Koufaxian terms
By Roy Blount
Capsize Kid
IN THE WAKE OF THE CAPSIZE KID
His zest for a lively scrap has made Ted Turner, onetime dinghy dunker, an ocean-racing champion
Baseball
By Mark Mulvoy
Hollerin'
The rousing sport of shouting is enjoying an ear-shattering revival
Fishing
The catch is, should you eat it?
A scientist checks mercury levels at a tournament and ends up giving anglers some food for thought
The Brink
Niagara Falls is a compelling wonder of nature, a sight that moves men with dread and fear and lures those with insane courage to hurl themselves from its roaring precipice in the fragile skeleton of a barrel
By Mark Kram
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