May 22, 1972 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
In a lifetime of warfare against the winged kingdom, Lord Ripon downed more than 500,000 birds
By J. A. Maxtone Graham
How Sweet
New York rejoices as the Mets keep a hot streak going and the newest Met of all says 'Hey' to the town of his youth with a timely game-winning homer
Indy Wingding
The magic 190s were a mere flight of fancy until airfoils sprouted—and then the cars really took off
By Robert F. Jones
Boston's incomparable Bobby Orr, though playing with a damaged left knee, destroyed New York to regain the Stanley Cup
By Mark Mulvoy
Hunt Ball
The same old partners—Laver and Rosewall—danced the last waltz in the pro tennis championship, but the accompaniment was jazzier than ever as some social climbers made their move
Munich
Of the German cities, it's the top, the place Thomas Mann termed 'incandescent'—but the site of the 1972 Olympics offers more than mere froth and a promise of fun at the Games
By Mark Kram
Murrays
Meet the Murrays of Miami, a mighty mélange: Mom, Pop, 10 kids, plus two Saint Bernards and—you might say—a Mexican hairy. Sports is their game but living is their art
By Dan Levin
Baseball
Big gloves that hold big promise
Helped by two infielders that seem like a gift, the Tigers are roaring
By Ron Fimrite
Track & Field
Clear the track when this four-cylinder foreign import cranks up to start. Records have a way of falling to North Carolina Central's...
Soccer
They'll get a kick at the gold
By taking Jamaica in a squeaker, the U.S. won a trip to the Olympics
By Dan Levin
Pro Basketball
Out went the comedy act, in came a new owner, coliseum, coach and crew. Now everybody is chortling over the successful New York Nets
By Peter Carry
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 9-15
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By J. Richard Munro
Edited by Robert W. Creamer