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May 12, 1975 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
GOOD NEWS IN THE WIND: A SURE WAY TO GAUGE GUSTS IN TRACK AND FIELD
Booktalk
TENNIS IS THE CAT'S MEOW, AND TRADE MAGAZINES ARE CLAWING FOR READERS
By Frank Deford
As I See It
DON'T BE TAKEN IN BY TOUTS; YOU PICK THE HORSES AND IGNORE THE ODDS
Art Talk
ACES AND ACRYLICS—AN EXHIBITION OF DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
A Pleasure
Deftly threading his way through a jumbled, bumping field, Foolish Pleasure raced home first in the Kentucky Derby, pleasing the public that made him the favorite and refuting critics who doubted his stamina
By Roy Blount Jr.
Nothing matches the sloganeering served up in the San Diego baseball emporium of hamburg honcho Ray Kroc. And with the maturing of fine young players, the hapless Padres are patties no longer
By Ron Fimrite
NBA East
After being walloped twice by the Bullets, the Celts won one by putting Dave Cowens in the low post and the ball in the hole
By Pat Putnam
NBA West
THEIR WAY TO GET UP IS TO GET UPSET
The Warriors laughed when they heard the Bulls argued among themselves. But such turned out to be Chicago's nature
Lucky Devil
When he's not busy sportscasting, satanic Bill King gobbles peanut butter tortillas, studies Russian lit, watches ballet and barefoots it at sea with Hank the black cat
By Ron Fimrite
Indy
By Robert F. Jones
Baseball
Ron LeFlore came out of prison to redeem himself in baseball
By Jim Kaplan
Nature
Wolves seldom attack, the author kept reminding himself, but he was all alone, and his only weapons were a caribou antler and a jackknife
By Ron Rau
Tennis
A crazy-quilt court will add even more color, and "spectaculars" may cut costs as World Team Tennis revs up and moves into its second season
By Joe Jares
Hockey
Houston is tops in the WHA, but a murmur in the heart of Texas
By Mark Mulvoy
Lacrosse
Under new Coach Chic Ciccarone, the Blue Jays are looser, but not losers. Led by burly Franz Wittelsberger (27), they are undefeated
By Joe Marshall
On His Mark
Most powerful man in pro sport, Mark McCormack does not let travel, sleep, food or talk interrupt his dash to who knows where
By Ray Kennedy
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 28-May 4
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Sarah Pileggi
