March 8, 1976 Table Of Contents
Footloose
A CHOPPY STRIDE, THE FALLING SHAFTS, THE END OF A HONG KONG RICKSHA RIDE
By Mark Kram
Viewpoint
OFFICIALS ASK FOR MEASURES AGAINST SOCCER PLAYERS WHO CUDDLE. CUDDLE?
By Roy Blount Jr.
Booktalk
JOCKS TALK VERY, YOU KNOW, CLASSY, AT LEAST IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, BOOKS
By Frank Deford
McAdoo
SHOOT IF YOU MUST...I MUST, SAYS McADOO
Gunning them in from here, there and everywhere, Buffalo's peerless center leads the NBA in scoring
The Haughtons
LIKE FATHER, PRETTY MUCH LIKE SON
Peter Haughton follows in the sulky tracks of his dad, a harness-racing legend named Billy. But sometimes he does take the lead, and the two have been known to tangle in the stretch
College Basketball
Losing, that is, for the young, exuberant Bearcats have compiled a homecourt winning streak of 46 games, the longest in the country
By Herman Weiskopf
Fencing
In a sport ruled by Europeans in their 30s, Peter Westbrook, who is only 23, looks sharp enough to win the U.S. an Olympic medal in the saber
Baseball
Whatever, it's a slow windup, with the players eager to start spring training while management stalls
By Douglas S. Looney
TV/Radio
Track & Field
The AAU indoor championships offered spectators everything but a trapeze act and cotton candy
By Pat Putnam
When Jan ran, others got the runaround
Pain
The scream of Billy Cunningham as his knee tore and his season—perhaps even his career—ended, bespoke the savage hurt that can come with sport, the pangs and throbbing and enduring ache that athletes live with, scheme against and, at times, are beaten by. The irony is, fans seldom notice...
By Mark Kram
For The Record
A roundup of the week Feb. 23-29
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer
Honest Pleasure showed his heels to the finest colts in Florida as he racked up records in the Flamingo
Las Vegas, customarily in Nevada, moved last week to a state of ennui, where Jimmy Connors dispatched Manuel Orantes. Both players left with a bundle, but the poor spectators were left cold