July 24, 1972 Table Of Contents
Slamming The Door
It was Grand indeed, but the Slam was gone as Lee Trevino chipped in, blasted in and laughed all the way in to win a wondrous British Open
By Dan Jenkins
Though little noticed elsewhere, Japan is holding the derby of all derbies, one that dwarfs the world's turf classics with its immense crowds and betting
Russia's Spassky played Alice to Bobby Fischer's Mad Hatter in Reykjavik last week as the American challenger threw new tantrums to get his way at the world chess championship
By Roy Blount Jr.
Playbook
WOULD YOU BUY A USED PLAYBOOK FROM THIS MAN?
Better not. Most pro football coaches say you would only get a lot of Os and Vs that would be worth few if any $s. Nonetheless, ex-Ram Quarterback Karl Sweetan tried to sell one for $2,500, and a federal case has been made of it
By Tex Maule
Tom Terrific
TOM TERRIFIC AND HIS MYSTIC TALENT
The pitching wonders he works did not come swiftly or naturally to Seaver; in fact, the modesty of his skill was the making of the man
By Pat Jordan
Part 3: The Olympic Games
His detractors have said he is a traitor, a liar, a windbag, a hypocrite and a fool, but Avery Brundage sleeps the sleep of the just
All-Stars
Baseball
Back at work, the Cubs' vagrant first baseman is pepping things up
By Joe Jares
Harness Racing
On a Saturday both eventful and bizarre, trotting's millionairesses go International and a pacing Bird strides into their exclusive club
Basketball
A blessing in disguise from Bethlehem
Coaches tried to avoid steelworker Hank Slider until they saw him swish baskets. Now they consider him a savior, one who spends his summers teaching their young shooters how to stay hot during the winter
Merckx
The Majesty of Monsieur MERCKX
Belgium's incomparable Eddy is sovereign of his sport, a pleaser of kings and a man who has made Merckxists of the masses throughout the world
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 11-17
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Martin Kane