June 16, 1975 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
MOTHER EARTH FOR SALE—ONLY $4.50 (PLUS TAX), INCLUDING A LUCITE STAND
By J.D. Reed
Booktalk
LEO TOOK 50 YEARS TO ADMIT HE'S SWEET, AND NICE GUYS CAN FINISH FIRST
Footloose
FORBES WAS BOUND TO BOMB, SHOT DOWN BY AN AIRPLANE IF NOTHING ELSE
Belmont
This year's Triple Crown was split three ways when a lightly bet colt from California outraced Foolish Pleasure to the wire in the testing Belmont
Non-Americans won eight events at the NCAA championships, as UTEP's international brigade took the title
By Ron Reid
In the first of the races that will make or break their careers as 3-year-old pacers, the top-rated colt defeated archrival Alert Bret, and his owners again felt the pulling power of classified ads
Jack's Attack
ANOTHER FORTRESS FOR JACK TO ATTACK
With Augusta in hand, Jack Nicklaus trains his big guns on Medinah, where he hopes to capture his fourth U.S. Open title
By Dan Jenkins
Big Heat
To say Nolan (Four No-Hitter) Ryan is fast is an understatement. Even his curve has been clocked at 85 mph
By Ron Fimrite
Yakutat
When the rains come to this little Alaskan town, salmon fishermen and locals go to Glacier Bear Lodge, where the downpour continues—internally
By Robert F. Jones
Baseball
Among major-leaguers who shot it and flamed out was John Odom—sent packing to Atlanta after pitching a two-hit shutout for Cleveland
By Herman Weiskopf
Track & Field
Three into 2 miles who go, go, go
One Indiana high school has come up with three sub-nine-minute men
By Kent Hannon
Soccer
Former miner, gambler and obscure Scottish player, Ronnie Sharp has attracted a large following as a Toro star and a teacher of the game
By Dan Levin
China's Track?
The slogan 'friendship first, competition second' greeted our team, but there may have been other goals behind the warmth
For The Record
A roundup of the week June 2-8
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Bob Ottum