May 20, 1974 Table Of Contents
Celtic Pride
After five years, Boston again has a winner. The ingredients that beat Milwaukee in seven games are the same: a lot of tradition, plus gutty men like John Havlicek
By Peter Carry
NETS KIDS WHIZ BEYOND THE STARS
By Pat Putnam
DEEP IN THE HEART, FOR A CHANGE
Texans have begun to care about the Rangers, and no wonder. They have a dynamic manager, a personable prez—and ability
By Ron Fimrite
LEAPIN' LIZARDS, IT'S UCLA AGAIN
Like their basketball brothers of yore, the volleyball Bruins seem to be taking permanent possession of the NCAA title, and what does it matter if the teams they beat are friends and neighbors
Fast And Frivolous
MIXING UP THE FAST AND FRIVOLOUS
Speeding ahead of a storm, Foyt was first among Indy's opening qualifiers, followed by a much slower field of streakers
By Robert F. Jones
Golden Week
A GOLDEN WEEK FOR A LOT OF OLDIES
Youth wasn't served in the WCT final as John Newcombe beat Bjorn Borg, 17, and team tennis seemed a good racket for some retirees
By Joe Jares
SHORT AND SWEET BUT OH SO DEADLY
AND YET A DUFFER CAN BE A HERO
Al Dark: Part 2
In which the manager of the A's, who is off to a ragged start with the unruly champions, reflects on some of the troubles he has seen in other towns
By Alvin Dark
TV/Radio
Baseball
A pearl of a pitcher, Bert Blyleven is fortunate to be encased in an inconspicuous shell; undisturbed, he can add luster to his skills
By Pat Jordan
By Jim Kaplan
Archery
...and even quail at the sight of today's bows and bowmen
By Herman Weiskopf
Horse Racing
Cannonade, fresh from the Derby, is on target for the Preakness
Golf
They crept in at night on little caddie feet, loaded the loot, and now, somewhere, somebody is slicing up a thousand gross of hot golf balls
By Mark Kram
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 6-12
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Andrew Crichton