April 6, 1981 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
THE STORY OF A JOURNEY THAT TOOK A YEAR AND WAS STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS
The Final Four
As though drawing inspiration from the Book of Isaiah, baby-faced Isiah Thomas spurred Indiana to a fourth NCAA championship
IN SUM, IT WAS SWEET FOR SUGAR
Though Ray Leonard took some lumps from a challenging garbage man, he retained his title and strengthened his future bargaining position
By Pat Putnam
Cure The Blues
Only a year ago Cure the Blues was considered about the slowest critter on four legs. Now the colt's the favorite for the Kentucky Derby
By William Nack
Molly Bolin
Machine Gun Molly Bolin's poster is wanted, but not just because of her deadly jumper
Cricket
THIS ISN'T CRICKET...BUT IT IS
Unseemly behavior, on the pitch and off, mars the old game all over the world now, as an English tour of the West Indies made clear
By Clive Gammon
Herb Odom
"There's a correlation between pulling 'em out and knocking 'em out," says Herb Odom, a dentist and, at 48, a reborn boxer
By Douglas S. Looney
Road Racing
Marathoners earned as much as a buck a step while vying for 100 grand in L.A.
By Kenny Moore
Tennis
Though Martina Navratilova dominated the winter tour, including last week's Avon Championships, she's still No. 3
College Basketball
Deep in talent, not to mention coaches, Louisiana Tech was simply phenomenal as it ran up a 34-0 record and won the women's national title over Tennessee
Golf
Tom Weiskopf has been in 13 straight Masters, but he may miss out this year
By Dan Jenkins
Julius Erving
Dr. J dominates the basketball court, but Julius Erving says he has no control of his life
By John Papanek
Reminiscence
THE ART OF SHOOTING A BOTTLE CAP, BY A BOY WHO CAPPED A CHAMPIONSHIP
By Peter Meinke
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 23-29
Compiled by N. Brooks Clark
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum