March 11, 1974 Table Of Contents
A Little Child
AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM
He looked like a high school kid among the renowned Superstars, but Kyle Rote Jr., his Bible at the ready, beat them all
Miller
THIS MILLER ADMITS HE'S A GRIND
Championing the causes of big-league ballplayers and little old ladies leaves Marvin Miller no time to sit down at the piano
Agony
THE AGONY AND DRIP-DRY ECSTASY
Alston
But is Walter Alston a superior manager? Is he a seer or merely at sea? As the Dodger perennial begins his 21st season, opinion among his past and present players is sharply divided
By Pat Jordan
People
College Basketball
In the Mo-Val showdown, Louisville barely stopped bumptious Bradley
By Joe Marshall
Horse Racing
Sam Davis maintains he acquired the stubborn qualities of the animals on his family farm, and they have helped him succeed at Florida Downs
Track & Field
Francie Larrieu had world records to break, the AAU to fight, a Russian rival to keep an eye on—and a comic tendency to trip and fall down
By Pat Putnam
Bridge
Charity, certainly—but mercy? Never!
For The Record
A roundup of the week Feb. 25-March 3
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Andrew Crichton
The hockey played by Gordie Howe at 45 has lost little since the majestic, intimidating years in which he won NHL glory—witness the way the Houston Aero warrior has risen to the top of the WHA
By Mark Mulvoy
Bullet fans love Elvin Hayes these days and, neatly enough, they now can watch him do his thing twice
By Peter Carry