May 10, 1976 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
HOAGLAND'S SKILL AS ESSAYIST RECALLS HIS FINE BUT NEGLECTED BOXING NOVEL
Shopwalk
FOR $90,000, A ROLLS WITH HOT AIR FOR THE TOOTSIES, COLD AIR FOR THE FACE
By John Hopkins
Viewpoint
AN AUTO RACING WRITER IS HAUNTED BY GHOSTS OF THOSE WHO DIED AT INDY
By Bill Verigan
Derby
The Derby was a duel of wits—two champion jockeys eyeing each other warily as they thundered down the backstretch. The evil pace set by Angel Cordero doomed the favorite
Muhammad Ali seemed eager to give his title away, but Jimmy Young just didn't have the heart to take it
By Mark Kram
Failing to qualify for the last 36 holes has become an unhappy habit with Arnold Palmer, whose weekends are free
By Dan Jenkins
Seven Days
SEVEN DAYS, ONE OF THEM IN MAY
In which our man encounters an ambitious dachshund, a possible communications gap, class in a three-button suit, two angry geniuses, an old center, a U.S. Senator and the questions of Ethnic Purity
Naber
IN THE BACK HE'S WAY OUT FRONT
A self-described 'semiamphibian water mammal,' 6'6" John Naber spends enough of his frenetic life immersed to be a good bet to win three gold medals at the Olympics
TV/Radio
Baseball
To a familiar lineup of players both young and old, the Brewers have added a fresh ingredient—a manager with a recipe for success
By Robert Boyle
By Jim Kaplan
Wrestling
Working his way up from the bottom
Olympic hope Wade Schalles specializes in improbable pins
By Herman Weiskopf
Braden
'PROBLEM SOLVING CAN BE BEAUTIFUL'
When he stands up, Vic Braden sounds like a combination of Norman Vincent Peale and Rodney Dangerfield, but attentive students listen—and learn
By Frank Deford
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 26-May 2
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Douglas S. Looney