April 24, 1978 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
MEET THE HALLOWED FOUR, THE DEADLY DOZEN AND THE RAT-FACED McDOUGALL
By Ron Rau
Young Bucks
Rookie Marques Johnson (below) did everything, including faking the Suns out of their socks, as he led youthful Milwaukee to a stunning first-round upset
By John Papanek
EVEN FOR A COLOSSUS, IT AIN'T THAT EASY
The Roughnecks came to New Jersey a bit awed, but they gave the Cosmos a rugged battle and gave heart to the rest of the league
By Clive Gammon
THE BROTHERS RAISED A JOYFUL RUCKUS
Putting a stranglehold on AAU wrestling championships is one of the good works John and Ben Peterson happily perform for the Lord
By Bruce Newman
Tweety
ROAR? NO, THE TIGERS GO 'TWEETY!'
That's what the Bird's teammates chirp when his fastball is humming, but Mark Fidrych is not the only Tiger who has hit some high notes. Supposedly a team of the future, Detroit has been playing as if its time has come
By Larry Keith
TV/Radio
By Frank Deford
Baseball
If rookie Willie Wilson hits only .230, Kansas City thinks he'll steal 70 bases
By Douglas S. Looney
By Herman Weiskopf
Hockey
While fans celebrated Detroit's return to the Stanley Cup by tossing cephalopods and other goodies on the ice, the Red Wings beat Atlanta in the miniseries
Golf
In an attempt to speed up play, the PGA tour will clock Its members and hit laggards with fines and suspensions
By Dan Jenkins
Olympics
High-level negotiations pay off
An agreement made in midair was what it took to save Los Angeles' bid to host the 1984 Games and keep Lord Killanin of the IOC from reading the riot act
Kentucky
This championship season turned out to be something special for a Kentucky team that knew good times and bad, while Coach Joe B. Hall chased a legend
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 10-16
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert H. Boyle