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April 17, 1978 Table Of Contents
Footloose
TENNIWALL MAY SOUND TOO, TOO PITTY-PAT, BUT THE ANGLE GUYS PLAY IT BEST
By Jim Kaplan
The Masters
And that was Gary Player, who won his third Masters by shooting a splendid final-round 64 and then watched as, one by one, his challengers came up short
By Dan Jenkins
Fifteen-year-old Tracy Caulkins set five U.S. records and along with the rest of the gang sent East Germany a message
By J. D. Reed
NBA Playoffs
WHY IS THIS MAN EATING POPCORN?
Bill Walton is stuffing junk food up in the stands because he's been hurting and so have some of his Portland teammates. Thereby could hang the NBA playoff tale. Of the possible beneficiaries, watch Phoenix
Calumet
THE DERBY IS OLD HAT AT CALUMET
But this year's race could be the topper for the Markeys, the owners, although they won't be there
Willie McCovey
THE CABLE CARS, THE FOG—AND WILLIE
In an era when players rarely evoke affection, San Francisco's Willie McCovey has become a civic monument. Indeed, in his 40th year, he has taken on a glowing patina
By Ron Fimrite
Hockey Specialists
SHADOWERS, SNIPERS AND SUPERPESTS
Hockey's specialists, self-made men who harass the stars, strafe the net and bedevil goalies, loom large in the Stanley Cup. Montreal is extra special
Baseball
Bulgier than ever, Mickey Lolich returned from retirement and won the opener for the Padres
By Joe Jares
By Herman Weiskopf
Horse Racing
Allen Jerkens may have a sleeper in unbeaten Sensitive Prince, the speed horse whose Derby-winning daddy also supposedly was unable to go the distance
By Douglas S. Looney
Boxing
Lefthander Marvin Hagler puts fighters into hospitals and managers into shock
By Pat Putnam
Soccer
Brazil undressed West Germany in what might have been a World Cup rehearsal
By Clive Gammon
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 3-9
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by John Papanek
