March 1, 1976 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
A RARE MIX OF SCIENCE AND ROMANCE YIELDS A CLASSIC OF NATURE WRITING
One-Nighter
Jamming the stadium, they came not to see the ludicrous show but the star. And with good reason, for Ali, embarking upon an unparalleled year, has far transcended his sport
By Mark Kram
Boston met Golden State in what may have been a sneak preview of the NBA finals. The Warriors won, but the Celtics, bolstered by tempered temperamentalist Charlie Scott, showed their mettle
AT THE BIG LEAGUE PICNIC IT WAS CLINKERS TO ERRORS TO NOT A CHANCE
Rocky
Now fat on the profits of his restaurants, Rocky Aoki is gunning for the American offshore racing title, and relishing the danger and demands
By Mark Kram
Local Color
Saltwater aquariums are the rage and nowadays the sea's exotic designs are very much at home on land—in offices, split-levels and even in singles bars
College Basketball
A smile on the face of the Tiger
It was put there by Willie Smith, who keeps Missouri's team purring
By Larry Keith
By Herman Weiskopf
Squash
For the many, if not the masses
Down but far from out, Gretchen Spruance righted herself to beat Barbara Maltby and win the U.S. women's title in Philadelphia, where the talk was of the game's word-of-mouth explosion
By Jim Kaplan
For The Record
A roundup of the week Feb. 16-22
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer