May 5, 1975 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
HE NEVER GAMBLED FOR THE GREEN BUT PUT HIS STAMP ON TWO PROFESSIONS
By Pat Jordan
Booktalk
BUDDY RINGS A BELL—A SECOND LOOK AT THE FIRST BASEBALL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jackpot
The noisome ballyhoo behind them, Jimmy Connors and John Newcombe got down to trading whacks at Las Vegas. Three hours later Connors strode off the court still No. 1 and $500,000 richer
By Joe Jares
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS
The goalposts, that is, which deflected many a shot as Chico Resch sparked the Islanders to an amazin' comeback
By Mark Mulvoy
Coming Up
Saturday is Derby Day, and the field gathering at Churchill Downs is blooming with fine young colts, any one of whom could burst through to win
Up From Nowhere
TEARING HIS WAY UP FROM NOWHERE
Houston McTear, an 18-year-old sprinter from the backwoods of Florida, has run the 100 in 9.3 six times, has beaten the Russians and has his eye on the Olympics
By Ron Reid
New Shooting Match
it's a whole new shooting match
By Herman Weiskopf
Wee Prix
Tiny cars are careening through twisty circuits at a dollar a lap in a fast new race-it-yourself game
TV/Radio
Golf
The low-key, high-stakes invitational
While Jack, Johnny and the boys were sampling La Costa's charms, Al Geiberger was bagging birdies
By Dan Jenkins
Track & Field
In Philly the pace was blistering
Especially for Tony Waldrop, who lost his shoe in the mile
By Ron Reid
Dogs
As a test of their mettle, terriers are scored on how fast they get at a pair of caged rats, and on the rumpus they raise going down the drain
Baseball
And it's looking better every day as Fred Lynn, 23—line-drive belter, surehanded outfielder—auditions as Boston Red Sox savior, 1975 style
By Joy Blount Jr.
By Jim Kaplan
Pro Basketball
The Pacers' young front line took them to a surprising playoff lead
Wild Horse Annie
A determined lady called Wild Horse Annie and her gang of school kids have valiantly risen to the defense of the beleaguered mustang
By Herman Weiskopf
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 21-27
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Sarah Pileggi