January 15, 1973 Table Of Contents
L.A. Open
Sam Snead's funny sideways putts kept him up there in the L.A. Open but, in the end, Rod Funseth had the most fun as well as the most money
By Dan Jenkins
Pick And Slick
OL' PICK AND A LOT OF SLICK COMIN' ON
Toothpick-slim Doug Collins and a whole raft of clever ball handlers and shooters make up the finest class of backcourt men in some years
Super Bowl VII
One thing that will not be a major factor in Super Bowl VII is age. Despite all the to-do about the ancient and decrepit Redskins, they are really not that much older than the fresh and youthful Dolphins
By Tex Maule
YOU WON'T HAVE WASHINGTON TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE
Formerly a waterboy for his beloved Redskins, now a sports scribe, our author reveals what it was like to grow up under the delusion that Washington was a pro football team. But, baby, look at them now
By Joe Marshall
Wood Chopper's Brawl
SET FOR A WOOD CHOPPER'S BRAWL
They'll cut Joe Frazier off at the pass; it will be the Fight of the Century. The talk is big, but so is George Foreman's knockout punch
By Edwin Shrake
People
College Basketball
The desert-loving New Mexicans were swinging along in the national limelight until some Arizona freshmen rose up to put out their fire
By Herman Weiskopf
Hockey
With the big big one, Bobby Hull, lost and gone, the Hawks' Stan Mikita is under heavy pressure. Against the rival North Stars he excelled
By Mark Mulvoy
Horse Racing
The sport isn't what it used to be. But can it be rejuvenated? The head of racing in California provides a prescription for a cure
Up Up
With her head in the clouds, she set off to solo. Then the exhilarating and eerie adventure died on the wind
For The Record
A roundup of the week Jan. 2-8
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer