March 20, 1978 Table Of Contents
NCAA
UCLA and Kentucky won and Marquette and New Mexico were upset in the first round of an NCAA tournament in which most anybody might cut down the nets
By Kent Hannon
FLYERS, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING
Back from an injury, Philadelphia's man of macho, Bobby Clarke, woke up the Broad Street Bullies with Stanley Cup rhetoric and led them to four victories
HE WAS A SMASH WITHOUT A CRASH
Time was when Charlie Tickner of Littleton, Colo. was best known for his crash landings, but last week in Ottawa, he performed with nary a slip to win the men's title at the World Figure Skating Championships
By Douglas S. Looney
Rookies
THE ETERNAL HOPEFULS OF SPRING
Of all the rookies trying to crack starting lineups, Clint Hurdle of Kansas City has the best shot
By Larry Keith
Too Fast
Though Title IX was intended to enrich all women's college sports, the attention has gone to basketball. As a result, the game's unrestrained growth has burdened it with rules-flouting coaches and players who are transferring at will
By Kent Hannon
Wrestling
Coaches like LSU's Sciacchetano have come to grips with Southern wrestling
By Herman Weiskopf
Pro Basketball
The zone may be illegal, but everybody in the league is using it, rule or no rule
Track & Field
With his pole vault of 18'5¼" at the NCAA championships, Mike Tully closed out the U.S. indoor season in the same manner he had begun it—setting a world record
By Ron Reid
Tennis
Even the once-great Newk could not prevent a U.S. rout in the World Cup
Max Baer
Max Baer could bust them up with a right hand and then break them up with laughter, but his boxing career was overshadowed by tragedy
By Ron Fimrite
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 6-12
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER