April 23, 1979 Table Of Contents
Viewpoint
IF THE BULLS AND THE BEARS HAVE YOU BUFFALOED, TRY OUR FOXY FORMULAS
Booktalk
FROM CY YOUNG TO SAYONARA, THE SAGA OF SPARKY LYLE AND HIS SLIDER
The Masters
No one got a better reception from the gallery at Augusta than amiable Frank Urban Zoeller, who sank a birdie putt on the second extra sudden-death hole to win the first Masters he was ever in
By Dan Jenkins
NBA Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the object of harsh criticism all season, rose up and powered Los Angeles past Denver by taking charge in the middle—the place Wilt Chamberlain refers to as the "office"
By John Papanek
Redneck Riviera
THE KEY TO THE CASE IS MISSING
Even now, no one can say whether Kenny Stabler was involved when cocaine in a key case was used to set up a sportswriter for a drug bust
By William Oscar Johnson
Nurse Mares
A DAM SITE BETTER THAN BOTTLES
A thoroughbred breeder with a motherless foal can avail himself of a nurse mare, a rented mother who sometimes proves better than the real thing
TV/Radio
A COLLECTION OF 13 NUMBER ONES
By William Oscar Johnson
Baseball
He's out from under the shadow
Doug DeCinces has finally put a stop to Oriole supporters' babbling for Brooks
By Jim Kaplan
Boxing
Losing the title singlehandedly
Right hand broken, Mike Rossman carried on with his left, but after nine rounds it was clear that Victor Galindez was back
By Pat Putnam
Horse Racing
Golden Act won the Arkansas Derby, to give his daddy two shots in Kentucky
Tennis
Stanford coaches Dick and Anne Gould are wedded to each other and their jobs
By Joe Jares
Swimming
Although weakened by a virus, Tracy Caulkins, America's leading female swimmer, didn't come up short at the short-course nationals, establishing five U.S. records
By Joe Jares
Big Horse
This is what Spectacular Bid's hot-walker calls out when he takes the Derby favorite for a stroll. And you best watch out, 'cause he's comin' on strong
By Clive Gammon
Yesterday
TOMMY LOUGHRAN MAY FORGET A FIGHT, BUT NOT HIS WORKOUT WITH DEMPSEY
By Sam Moses
As I Did It
IN THE '50s A WRESTLER TAUGHT A BEATNIK THE REAL MEANING OF 'HOWL'
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 9-15
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum