June 20, 1977 Table Of Contents

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As 70,229 roared bravos, Seattle Slew turned in a show-stopping wire-to-wire performance in the $181,800 Belmont Stakes to become the only undefeated Triple Crown winner in the history of the American turf

By William Leggett

REVERIE BETWEEN THE ACTS

By Douglas S. Looney

MINNY GETS THE MAX FROM A MINIMUM

Their starting pitchers are mediocre at best, but the Twins have given their rivals the worst of it with strong hitting and a corps of stingy relievers

By Larry Keith

America's Cup

SETTING SAIL FOR THE DEFENSE

Two sailmakers with new boats and one wavemaker with a winning oldie begin trials off Newport to determine the defender of the America's Cup, the nation's oldest sports prize

By Coles Phinizy

TAKING THEIR PLACE IN THE SUN

By Nancy Williamson

Old Tom

DID OLD TOM THROW THAT CLUB?

Writers exaggerate, Bolt says. They never saw him hurl his sticks in anger, though at times heat may have made his grips slick. But the legend grows, and Story No. 5,138 surely will be told at Southern Hills

By Dan Jenkins

CRASHING THE PARTY IN TULSA

Another old and storied pro—Arnold Palmer—whose era has come and gone since 1958, did not receive a special invitation to this, his silver jubilee Open

By Walter Bingham