March 30, 1981 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
AN ENGAGING ACCOUNT OF BASEBALL BACK IN THE GOOD OLD (VERY OLD) DAYS
NCAA Regionals
Class came through in the NCAA regionals as high-ranked North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana State and Indiana blew the opposition out. Next stop, the Spectrum, where they'll form the most formidable final four in years
By Bruce Newman
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A FINAL FOUR
By Frank Deford
Johnny Bench
JOHNNY GOES JOB HUNTING IN A TIGHT MARKET
Johnny Bench's announced desire to remain in the Cincinnati lineup, but catch only twice a week, is turning out to be something less than a hit with his teammates
By Steve Wulf
Mike Newlin
'GENIUS IS PERSEVERANCE IN DISGUISE'
Irrepressible Mike Newlin of the New Jersey Nets believes in making the most of his time, on and off the court
By Douglas S. Looney
Darling
Ronnie Darling, Yale All-America baseball player, personifies the values that A. Bartlett Giamatti, school president and fan, extols
By Frank Deford
Hockey
There's no one so shifty as Nifty
Bruin Rick Middleton, whose nickname reflects his skills, is a one-man attack
Pro Basketball
Milwaukee easily won a division crown, but the Bucks don't want to stop there
Lacrosse
Led by Coach Willie Scroggs, upstart North Carolina is about to crash—and perhaps crush—the sport's elite
By Douglas S. Looney
Extreme Skiing
Chris Landry climbs mountains just to ski down them, at times on 60-degree slopes, as here on Mendel Couloir in the Sierra Nevadas
By William Oscar Johnson
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 16-22
Compiled by N. Brooks Clark
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert H. Boyle