April 2, 1973 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Read 'Animals Nobody Loves'—you may end up with a tarantula named Rover
By Roy Blount Jr.
Yesterday
By Arthur Myers
The Championship
A SLIGHT CASE OF BEING SUPERHUMAN
Wondrous Bill Walton brought UCLA a seventh straight championship, flattened Memphis State and left the anxious pros to wait till next year
Indiana red, that is, which swamped Tennessee for its sixth straight national collegiate swimming title, undeterred by such distractions as orange clockworkers
THE PROS COME UP A LITTLE SHORT
In its grand opening the International Track Association grossed $58,600 but nearly shortchanged 12,280 fans with two almost-abbreviated races
By Ron Reid
Canadiens
A LOT MORE WHERE THEY CAME FROM
The Montreal Canadiens have so much young talent that this year's East Division title appears to be only the beginning
By Mark Mulvoy
Cowens
BOSTON'S PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE
Boxing out, bringing the ball upcourt or going to the hoop, Celtic Center Dave Cowens irresistibly overcomes most objects, stationary and movable
By Peter Carry
Masters
IT KILLED HOGAN BUT GAVE LIFE TO PALMER
TALL TOM WILL COME OUT SWINGING
Sure, Jack Nicklaus is a favorite to win his fifth Masters title, but he may get a fight from his friend Weiskopf, who is equal parts temper and talent and can display stunning quantities of both in the same round
By Dan Jenkins
People
Horse Racing
A fast 3-year-old named after a comedian has been having the last laughs at tracks down in Florida
Baseball
A hero finds there's no one for Tenace
After Oakland's Gene Tenace hit those four home runs in the World Series to beat Cincinnati, he looked forward to celebrity status—endorsements, talk shows and banquets. But, alas, his phone never rang
By Ron Fimrite
College Basketball
Who's afraid of Virginia Tech?
Nobody, really, except the four NIT teams that lost to the scrambling Gobblers by a total of five points
By Pat Putnam
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 19-25
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer