July 22, 1974 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
The tennis babies who managed to come a long way now detail their progress
Yesterday
Never mind Ali-Frazier, you should have seen Columbia rowing Yale
By George Gipe
British Open
Capping a personal tour de force on a funny old course in a tacky old music-hall town, the little South African slugged back at the winds, knocked down par and ran off with his third British Open
By Dan Jenkins
And found wanting on the final day at San Juan was the U.S., which was zapped by a surprise Soviet weapon
BALL THAT GLITTERS MAY BE GOLD
Drawing big crowds to its opening games, the World Football League could be a gilt-edged investment for owners and players
By Joe Marshall
America's Cup
ONE IF ON LAND, TWO IFS ON SEA
Designing a 12-meter is an iffy proposition and none looks iffier than 'Mariner,' which is ashore having her bottom fixed while her two main rivals resume the America's Cup trials
Brock
But the Cardinals' Lou Brock would hate to tarry at first base for any length of time. For the master thief of the majors—a man running at Maury Wills' base-stealing record—it is but a spot from which to torment pitchers before he flies off to a place he prefers, one closer to home
By Mark Mulvoy
People
Baseball
Change the complex of their game
In his idiom, the new Giant manager must do that for his team
By Ron Fimrite
By Dan Levin
Harness Racing
Victory for the United States' Delmonica Hanover in trotting's richest race was made far easier by the abrupt fall of the French pretender
By Pat Putnam
Motocross
'It's easier to get hurt than to the top'
So it goes with this brand of motorcycle mayhem, say the drivers—who know. A big wheel in Europe, it drew 45,000 to the U.S. Grand Prix
Horse Racing
Put a bundle on his back, for it's almost sure he'll carry the day
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 8-14
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Jack Meyers
Edited by Sarah Pileggi