
May 23, 1977 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
AT LAST, A WATCH THAT REVEALS YOUR PULSE WITH UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A HAND-BUILT BIKE, BE READY TO HAND OVER $1,000
Yesterday
UMPS REALLY TOOK SOME LUMPS AND BUMPS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF BASEBALL
By George Gipe
Hobbytalk
COLLECTORS ARE GETTING A BANG OUT OF INEXPENSIVE ANTIQUE FIREARM KITS
Stanley Cup
With an awesome display of one-upmanship, the glittering Montreal Canadiens left Boston in tatters as they scored their second straight sweep in the final round of the Stanley Cup
L.A. COULDN'T MOVE THE MOUNTAIN
And for that matter, the Lakers couldn't handle Bill Walton's Portland teammates either, the speedier, deeper, better-balanced Blazers swarming over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and stunning Los Angeles in four games
TEACHING THEM A LESSON IN TIMING
Ex-school principal Tom Sneva waited until it counted to break the 200-mph mark at Indianapolis
By Sam Moses
TV/Radio
THESE PEOPLE DON'T HORSE AROUND
Baseball
Flamboyant Braves owner Ted Turner tried to put a stop to his team's 16-game losing streak by becoming a manager. He lost one more and his seat in the dugout
By Kent Hannon
By Jim Kaplan
Tennis
Concluding his inaugural season on the WCT tour, Jimmy Connors unloaded a salvo of winners to defeat the fast-improving Dick Stockton and win the championship
Horse Racing
A hero who has gone on to Happy Valley
While the sun shone bright on my old Kentucky home, Bill Hartack, the rider with the finest record in the Derby, had a single sorry mount at a Hong Kong track
By Frank Deford
Volleyball
Chris Marlowe sneered and snarled as always, but his team lost the Nationals
By Joe Jares
Track & Field
Top high school runner Kevin Byrne is fast closing in on a four-minute mile
Boxing
The bell rang, Bobick stepped out—and became America's great white hopeless
By Pat Putnam
As I Did It
BEFORE HITLER ABASED THE SWASTIKA, BOYS TOOK ON AN ORDEAL TO WEAR IT
By Jerry Cowle
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 9-15
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Ron Reid