April 20, 1981 Table Of Contents
Nostalgia
THE POLICE WON THE BASEBALL GAME WHEN A DEVILISH MULE CAUGHT FIRE
Viewpoint
OUR OPEN LAND IS CLOSING FAST, AND MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO SAVE IT
Booktalk
A GIANT IN BIRDING LITERATURE TAKES ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AMONG THE BEST
By Ken Emerson
Masters
Tom Watson had his troubles—notably with the trap at the 17th hole—but when it counted, he clung grimly to a slim lead and held off Jack Nicklaus to win his second Masters
By Dan Jenkins
Paced by Wayne Gretzky, the Oilers beat the Canadiens every which way in a three-game sweep
By E.M. Swift
Dave Winfield
TAKING A RUN AT MONUMENTAL SUCCESS
Only the harshest skeptics in attendance at Dave Winfield's New York debut failed to be favorably impressed by the Yankees' $20 Million Man
By Jim Kaplan
Danny Ainge
His sublime basketball career at BYU over, Danny Ainge has been declared the messiah at third for the Blue Jays
Mayer
To the plaudits of far too few, this frail-looking slugger has risen to No. 4 in the tennis rankings. No player in the game has a better variety of shots
DMSO
Many athletes call DMSO a wonder drug, saying it heals injuries fast, but others—and the FDA—have doubts
By J.D. Reed
TV/Radio
Baseball
Swimming
The Short Course Championships were a showcase for versatile Tracy Caulkins
Pro Basketball
Star guards Otis Birdsong and Phil Ford were on the sidelines because of injuries, but lowly Kansas City kept the faith and drove to a 3-1 playoff lead over Phoenix
By Bruce Newman
Hearns
Adulation has come at last to Detroit's Thomas Hearns, and if his grandest visions of glory become reality, that will be bad news for Ray Leonard
By Bob Ottum
Reminiscence
IN THE PUT UP OR SHUT UP MILE, THE BEST LEGS WERE THOSE ON THE TROPHY
By Kenny Moore
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 6-12
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