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January 19, 1976 Table Of Contents

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TIPS FROM THE PRO TO THE AMATEUR ON HOW TO CATCH A GIRL ON THE BEACH

By Neil Leifer

Philly Détente

THIS WAS DÉTENTE, PHILLY STYLE

Oblivious to the sweet uses of diplomacy, the Flyers brought a large measure of solace to the Soviet-ravaged NHL by giving their visitors a vigorous mauling in the series' game of champions

By Mark Mulvoy

THE BLATHER BEFORE THE BATTLE

Miami's air-conditioned suites are wall-to-wall with gibberish these days as the experts play Super Bowl X days before the coin toss, snowing each other with in-talk and drowning in their own clichés

By Dan Jenkins

WHEN YOU'RE NO. 7 YOU TRY HARDER

Nobody would knock Dorothy Hamill off the Olympic team, but back in the pack, a triple threat was coming on fast

By Jeannette Bruce

Dilemma

FOOTBALL'S DILEMMA: BOWLS OR PLAYOFFS

In St. Louis this week, NCAA schools will vote on a proposal setting up a tournament to select a national champion. Advocates say it would not affect the bowls, but the author claims it would kill them

By John Underwood

Baja

BAJA: Road to Adventure

By Robert F. Jones

TAKING A SHINE TO A RESORT WITH NEW GLITTER

By Jule Campbell

SUN, SPORT AND MARIACHIS

By Robert F. Jones

College Basketball

An A-Wakening in the ACC

Competition among the powers in the league was supposed to be normal, which means murderous, but Wake Forest has made it a real gang fight

By Ron Reid

THE WEEK

By Herman Weiskopf

Baseball

A tiger at the plate

Detroit's top draft pick, Steve Kemp, outhit Fred Lynn in college

By Susan Kamb

Track & Field

It was Ripley, you'd better believe it

A little-known California vaulter sets a world record in the first major indoor meet of the season

By Sarah Pileggi

Wrestling

An Iowa farm boy hogties the Cyclones

In a grabfest between the nation's two best teams, Iowa State had a neat plan to regain supremacy, but a pig raiser's son squashed it

By Douglas S. Looney

Pull To Nome

PULL NORTH TO NOME

In the land where man's best friend is his sled dog, the 1,150-mile race was led by a little lady named Nugget, worth her weight in gold

By Coles Phinizy

For The Record

A roundup of the week Jan. 5-11

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By John A. Meyers

SCORECARD

Edited by Robert W. Creamer

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