June 25, 1973 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
Three bird books of a very different feather do go perfectly well together
Yesterday
Battle
It seemed as if the U.S. Open might have its oldest champion, then young Johnny Miller embarrassed historic Oakmont with his disrespectful 63
By Dan Jenkins
Little-known Rick Wohlhuter, who is 5'9", and Steve Williams, who is 6'2", were the big guns at the national AAU championships and lead a U.S. team that shapes up as a winner against Russia next month
By Ron Reid
Mound Of Trouble
Cincinnati's hitting has been weak but its pitching has been awful. The NL champs hang close, still hoping
The Poet
MY LESSON WAS THAT DEAD MEN WRITE NO POETRY
First came the racing smashup that left him shattered. Then came the deaths of several friends. And gradually came the realization that the poet is no less happy than the hero
By Dan Gerber
People
Baseball
SC gave it the old college cool
By Larry Keith
Weight Lifting
Clean wins for determined non-jerks
They came along different paths, one a Little Leaguer with big-league ambitions, the other a body-builder with eyes only for his biceps. They got the message, though, and lifted straight to national championships
By Dan Levin
Crew
It was Moscow oar bust in a ladylike way
It may sound mighty muscular but it was graceful good sport when the nation's best women rowers got together for their championships
Harness Racing
A fat chance he had—or so it seemed
Tubby Tamerlane came up from the country to whup the Hambo horses
By Lynn Simross
Sahara
Was There an Addax in the Erg?
The answer awaited a hardy band of tourists who, guided in part by a Tuareg with conjunctivitis, crossed the Sahara in Land Rovers
For The Record
A roundup of the week June 12-18
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Jack Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer