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February 21, 1977 Table Of Contents

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Letter From The Publishers

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHERS

By John A. Meyers

Olympics

A CONTRACT WITH THE KREMLIN

In a scene evocative of a treaty signing, Robert Howard of NBC (left) and the U.S.S.R.'s Ignati Novikov ended two years of foreign intrigue, concluding an $85 million TV deal for the Moscow Olympics

By William Oscar Johnson

NO PLATER, BUT IS HE STERLING?

Hutcheson winner Silver Series is the first of the '77 Derby colts to show his wares

By William Leggett

No Honeymoon

THAT TRIP TO VEGAS WAS NO HONEYMOON

It is hoped that Louisville Coach Denny Crum enjoyed the first day of his wedding weekend, because the Vegas Rebels spoiled the second

By Barry McDermott

Lee Kemp

THE SUPPRESSION OF HIS AGGRESSION

That's what keeps Wisconsin's 158-pounder Lee Kemp from being a world-beater. Instead, he is merely this country's best wrestler

By Douglas S. Looney

Amateur Night

Amateur Night on the Americus Plan

The Saturday night boxing shows staged in the ballroom of the old Americus Hotel are both a redolent reflection of the two-fisted past of Allentown, Pa. and a slam-bang success

By Ray Kennedy

College Basketball

Every Yow has the old know-how

Kay, Debbie and Susan Yow, all wows as players, have made coaching bows

By Nancy Williamson

THE WEEK

By Herman Weiskopf

Hunting

The fateful chop, chop, chop, pop, hisssss

The auerhahn is a wary bird, but love is its undoing. The only time a hunter can approach is during its song of wooing

By Virginia Kraft

Hockey

Shoveling out from under

Confronted by the worst winter in Buffalo history, the snowbound Sabres came up cold in January but defeated Boston last week to heat up the Adams race

By Peter Gammons

Golf

The Lietzke Blitzkrieg

Bruce Lietzke has attacked the tour for two wins and $123,350 in five events

By Joe Jares

For The Record

A roundup of the week Feb. 7-13

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

SCORECARD

Edited by Robert W. Creamer

CREDITS

FACES IN THE CROWD