July 10, 1972 Table Of Contents
Agony And Ecstasy
In a tumultuous week for boxing, a smashing young lightweight creates pandemonium among Panamanians and the ghost of Muhammad Ali appears to announce with ringing lefts that next time Joe Frazier had better be ready to duck
By Mark Kram
A SUDDEN STALEMATE IN REYKJAVIK
The world championship was plunged into check when Bobby Fischer decided that a better game was hide-and-seek
By Roy Blount Jr.
Miler Dave Wottle ran the 800 for a lark—and tied the world record as the Olympic Trials got under way
By Pat Putnam
Where, Sir?
WHERE AM I BATTING TODAY, SIR?
Under Earl Weaver's magical mystery system a player can be anywhere from No. 1 through 8—or out of the Oriole lineup. But it is new plumage that seems to be aiding the Birds more than manipulations
By Ron Fimrite
Olympics
Ah, it was this, not winning, that the little baron with the big mustache said was important about his Olympics. But would Al Oerter, Harry Edwards and the gang at Hawaiian Punch agree? The first of three parts
Baseball
Yaz, we have no grand-slammers
By Ron Reid
By Joe Jares
Rowing
Weeding the best from the excellent took weeks, and the process was painful indeed, but the result may be worthwhile: a national crew
By Hugh D. Whall
Bridge
Try your hand at beating the Blues
For The Record
A roundup of the week June 27-July 3
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By J. Richard Munro
Edited by Robert W. Creamer