June 11, 1979 Table Of Contents
As I Did It
THE 'MOST PERFECTLY DEVELOPED MAN' ALWAYS ATE ALL OF HIS BREAD CRUSTS
By Jerry Cowle
Booktalk
FROM SQUASH TO HARD RACQUETS, THIS MAGAZINE COVERS ALL THE COURTS
By Jim Kaplan
Supersonics
A couple of sparkling guards, a combative center and a swarming defense enabled the SuperSonics to dethrone Washington, four games to one, and win the NBA title
By John Papanek
SEEING WAS BELIEVING AT CHAMPAIGN
A look-alike middle-distance runner and a hurdler who looks too good to be true sparkled at the NCAA championships
By Joe Marshall
Jai Alai Scandal
THE SPREADING SCANDAL IN JAI ALAI
A player and three bettors were charged with fixing games, and more revelations are expected as the probe continues
By Robert Boyle
Team Doctors
PLAYING HURT—THE DOCTORS' DILEMMA
The team physician: is his paramount concern the health of the athlete or is it the welfare of the club?
By William Nack
Baseball
In winter Danny Ainge is an outstanding college basketball guard, but come spring his fancy turns to pro baseball
By William Nack
TV
Onetime kid whiz Joe Nuxhall is the radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds, but he still pitches batting practice to prove that, though he may have retired, he didn't quit
Ballooning
The revival of an old racing classic was a gas, especially for the aeronauts of Double Eagle III, who rode a thermal roller coaster 617 miles to a bumpy victory
By Joe Jares
Boxing
It was one giant win for Big John
John Tate walloped Kallie Knoetze in Bophuthatswana and dreamed of a title
By Pat Putnam
Horse Racing
Spectacular Bid's trainer remains true to form on the eve of the Belmont Stakes
By William Nack
Yesterday
ON THE 12TH TEE AT THE 1920 OPEN, VARDON STOOD SUPREME. HOWEVER...
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 28-June 3
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Myra Gelband
