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February 5, 1979 Table Of Contents

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THIS OLFACTORY ORACLE NEVER TURNS UP HIS NOSE AT A HIGH SCHOOL GYM

By Douglas S. Looney

Larry Bird

Flying to the Top

Indiana State's 18-0 record is the best in the country and so is its 6-foot-9 forward, Larry Bird, but hardly anyone seems to be aware of it

By Bruce Newman

AN ODD WAY TO EVEN THINGS UP

So say college administrators who fear that government efforts to bring parity to women's sports might bring ruin to the men's

By John Underwood

HE SURELY IS THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT

San Antonio's James Silas struggled with injuries for two years, but now the NBA is finally getting to see the best guard from the ABA

By John Papanek

Pro Tennis

IT WAS A GRAVE ENDING FOR ARTHUR

Much to Ashe's disgust, the talk at the U.S. Pro Indoor in the Spectrum at Philadelphia was all about how he had risen from the ashes—but he had come back and oh so splendidly, until Jimmy Connors laid him to rest in the finals

By E. M. Swift

SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS BY THE SEYCHELLES

THIS PLACE IS FOR THE BIRDS

By Jule Campbell

TV/Radio

HOT ROD IS HITTING THE ROAD AGAIN

By Frank Deford

College Basketball

He knows how to take charge

Though only a JC coach, Bud Presley is among the best in the business

By Joe Jares

THE WEEK (Jan. 22-28)

By Herman Weiskopf

For The Record

A roundup of the week Jan. 22-28

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Kelso F. Sutton

SCORECARD

Edited by J. D. Reed

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