June 12, 1972 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Brooks Atkinson gives a rave review to nature, a mixed review to civilization
By Kim Chapin
What's Going On
By Ron Fimrite
Pennsylvania killed an oarlock, but only the opposition paid the penalty. The hyped-up crew went off fast and was never headed as it ignored adversity and an Olympian snub to win the IRA
By Hugh D. Whall
BUBBLE BATH FOR THE BLUE BLUE JAYS
Clean-cut Johns Hopkins got the champagne, but it was the older and hipper boys from Virginia who had the last sip after taking the NCAA title on a late score
By Peter Carry
Splashing
What has six tires and swims? The ubiquitous little All-Terrain Vehicle, which showed its special stuff in the national championship contest that mixed man and machine and a whole lot of Michigan mud
By Ron Reid
Monterey
When the fog over Monterey Bay burns off, travelers to the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach will be treated to views of a wild and wonderful country that has grandeur for everyone—even golfers
A U.S. OPEN THAT COULD SPARKLE PLENTY
By Dan Jenkins
People
Baseball
Blass is class and so are you if you heed the author's plea to do something about the terrible drought that has befallen baseball verse
By Roy Blount Jr.
Horse Racing
Texan Bob Kleberg and thousands of fans is affection for Canonero, the wonder horse (above), though he seems not so wonderful anymore
Bridge
Track & Field
UCLA overwhelmed runner-up USC 82-49 to win the NCAA title in a meet that featured a Garrison finish and some disproportionate staggers
By Pat Putnam
Smokey
Where There's Smokey There's Fire
Is the Bear just the figment of an advertising man's imagination or is he a worthwhile, as well as a beloved, symbol? That is a burning issue nowadays among some foresters and conservationists
By Bil Gilbert
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 30-June 5
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By J. Richard Munro
Edited by Robert W. Creamer