May 15, 1972 Table Of Contents
Catch Me
But they couldn't, as the favorite, Riva Ridge, led the herd of horses in the Kentucky Derby round the circle in a dizzying wire-to-wire performance, the likes of which has not been seen in years
ONE FOOTRACE WHERE HANDS COUNTED
USC botched a baton pass in the mite relay, anchor man John Smith (above) streaked home first and UCLA took the one-day war
By Pat Putnam
Flashing lots of hot hands—and a single sore one—Los Angeles goes all the way
By Peter Carry
Big Bust
Their revelry was to last for 90 hours, then they would adjourn to the ring for last week's Ali-Chuvalo go. Well, the fight went quite handsomely, but the party pooped when the money ran out
By Robert F. Jones
Paradise Improved
Hawaii's Princeville, westernmost golf course in the U.S., is a development in tropic splendor touched by genius
By Dan Jenkins
Baseball
Which is Texan for the Chicago no-hit pitcher's unique delivery
By Ron Fimrite
Hockey
The Stanley Cup summit seemed an inaccessible Everest to New York as Bobby Orr's Bruins won a crucial game to lead commandingly
By Mark Mulvoy
Boxing
He will not be eligible for parole for a year, but there aren't many bars between this young flyweight and Munich's Olympic ring
By Edwin Shrake
Harness Racing
Good times for a couple of good Joes
Showing his fine Italian hand, Guzzinati slipped past O'Brien to win the world driving title
By Lynn Simross
Tanks
A middle-aged dreamer, freely styling himself Splash, seeks the past in the chlorinated waters of yesteryear
By Robert F. Jones
For The Record
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By J. Richard Munro
Edited by Robert W. Creamer