May 16, 1977 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
THE CHRONICLER OF THE SUMMER GAME PROVIDES US WITH FIVE MORE SEASONS
By Robert W. Creamer
Slew Flew
Seattle Slew, owned by a former airline stewardess and cheered on by a host of her friends, took the Kentucky Derby to remain undefeated and a first-class Triple Crown prospect
AFTER THE LAST MINT JULEP, SOME SOBERING FACTS
Away With Cey
IN L.A. IT'S UP, UP AND AWAY WITH CEY
Led by a Penguin who has taken flight with 11 home runs and 37 RBIs, the Dodgers have soared to an unprecedented lead
By Larry Keith
Indy 500
Baseball
Chicago is so short of cash that some players are wearing patched-up pants, but there may be profits ahead with new assets like Rightfielder Richie Zisk on hand
By Jim Kaplan
Pro Football
Four of the first six selections in the NFL draft are clients of Mike Trope, who has made Ricky Bell a millionaire and now expects to do the same for Tony Dorsett
By Joe Marshall
Pro Basketball
To win, Houston had to slow Philadelphia's attack to a waltz, but it was the 76ers who set the beat at the Spectrum, disco-dancing off with two quick victories.
By John Papanek
Rowing
Penn's coach figured out exactly how to beat mighty Harvard by a few inches
By J. D. Reed
Hockey
Gerry Cheevers had a terrible Saturday. His colt, Royal Ski, could not run in the Kentucky Derby, and his team, the Boston Bruins, was embarrassed by Montreal
Raptors
Man used to look upon birds of prey as varmints. Now, with the very existence of some of these proud, beautiful creatures threatened, he is working hard, and with a glimmer of hope, to save them
By Donald Dale Jackson
For The Record
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
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Edited by Ron Reid