May 24, 1976 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
DICK FRANCIS RIDES AGAIN—WITH A PLOT AS TRICKY AS THREE-CARD MONTE
Gentleman John
As others took last-minute gambles, Johnny Rutherford stayed with what had worked in practice and scooped up the pole position for the Indianapolis 500
By Sam Moses
Kate Smith did her musical darndest, but to no avail as Montreal swept Philadelphia and carried the Stanley Cup back to Canada
By J. D. Reed
With his utterly unexpected victory in the Preakness, Elocutionist made it clear that he deserves more notice
Playoffs
HAVE THE SUNS RISEN IN THE WEST? YES
The mighty Warriors are gone, knocked out of the NBA playoffs by Phoenix, which ended Golden State's one-year dynasty
BOSTON HOBBLES OUT FRONT IN THE EAST
He's The Guy
50,000,000 FRENCHMEN SAY HE'S THE GUY
And you know they can't be wrong when they predict that high hurdler Guy Drut, the world-record holder, will bring France a gold medal at the Olympics
By Ray Kennedy
TV/Radio
Baseball
Two major additions to the minors
Once controversial big-leaguers, now Denny McLain (below) and Bill Valentine are abloom in the bushes
By Jim Kaplan
By Herman Weiskopf
Gymnastics
And on the uneven bars, the horse and in floor exercises, our newly selected women's team may surprise a lot of people at the Olympics
Pro Football
Seattle's fledgling NFL team sold 59,000 season tickets before it had a coach, players or seats
Shorter
Frank Shorter won the Olympic marathon in 1972 and hopes to repeat in July. While he says, "Guys who make a cult of running ruin the whole thing," there are times when even he seems obsessed
By Frank Deford
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 10-16
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