February 14, 1977 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
SILVER SEVEN WON THE STANLEY CUP SO OFTEN THEY KICKED IT INTO A CANAL
Wild West
Abdul-Jabbar is putting up a Moon Ball, Jerry West is coaching up a storm and the Lakers are up at the top
With Muhammad Ali's trainer, Angelo Dundee, working in his corner, Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Leonard brought boxing back to Baltimore, whipping Luis Vega and collecting a cool $40,044 in his professional debut
By Pat Putnam
THREE APPLICATIONS FOR ONE VACANCY
Old champ Indiana has been evicted, but Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue are elbowing each other to occupy the Big Ten penthouse
By Larry Keith
Record Run
RECORD RUN ON THE SOUTHERN SEA
A classy fleet had to play ketch-up behind the big yacht Kialoa in the key race of the SORC series
Lift Lines
Some come to ski, but many come to ski and be seen doing their number, and there are no better spots than the trails under the lift lines. From California's Mammoth Mountain at right, where Chair No. 3 is front row center, to the runs on the following pages, all the best slopes are really a stage.
By William Oscar Johnson
College Basketball
Winning is the order of the day
A salute to VMI, not long ago 1-25, but now marching toward a 25-1 record
By Kent Hannon
By Herman Weiskopf
TV/Radio
THIS PROGRAM IS A REAL EYE-OPENER
Nature
'What's that coming out of your shirt?' 'Oh, it's just Jo-Jo'
Who is only one of the hermit crabs Glen Spence wears on his head and takes into bars for beer while campaigning to make Florida's Keys safe for the critters
By Dan Levin
Hockey
...hammer in the evening, or so L.A. owner Jack Kent Cooke thought when he acquired Dave (Hammer) Schultz. But Schultz wants to make like a real player
Figure Skating
That was the scene at the nationals, where the new athleticism held sway
Fish Story
A Fish Story That Was All Too True
A well-toasted dream begun in a Manhattan restaurant was realized off Panama, where two anglers rode in pursuit of bounteous sailfish and wahoo and a Red Horde of cubera
By Clive Gammon
For The Record
A roundup of the week Jan. 31-Feb. 6
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer