April 18, 1983 Table Of Contents
Viewpoint
THERE'S NO NEED TO THROW A TANTRUM IF YOU CAN THROW A TENNIS RACKET
By John Knoll
The Masters
An explosive start on the final day put Seve Ballesteros in position to breeze on to his second Masters title
By Dan Jenkins
Tom Seaver
Ending a six-year exile from the Mets, Tom Seaver delighted an Opening Day crowd by pitching six strong innings in a 2-0 win over Philadelphia
By Steve Wulf
Art Schlichter
Art Schlichter, a Colt quarterback, was gambling his future in football when he bet heavily with bookies
John Reaves
Drugs had darkened John Reaves's family life and football career, but now he's a bright spot in the USFL
By Douglas S. Looney
Mother Fletcher
As a kid, Lucille Fletcher beat up on boys. Now she's a fight judge who also guides the careers of her three boxing sons
By Franz Lidz
Theater
As a play 'K2' is wordy and often tedious, but as a show it truly soars
By Robert W. Creamer
Baseball
...was up in the air during the off-season, but Buddy Bell is still with Texas
By Jim Kaplan
Marathon
The Aussie put them all down under
Rob de Castella ran away from a brilliant race field in Rotterdam
By Kenny Moore
Hockey
Montreal swore by its offense until Buffalo got two shutouts in the playoffs
By E.M. Swift
Swimming
The surprise star of the U.S. Short Course meet was 6'1" Tammy Thomas
By Craig Neff
Arming For '83
Pitch or perish is a baseball law. In Part I of a series on the inner workings of one staff, the White Sox show their spring stuff
By Frank Deford
First Person
THE AUTHOR'S FASCINATION FOR OAK TEACHES HIM A LESSON IN MORTALITY
By Tom Kelly
Reminiscence
TRYING TO TEACH A BACKYARD BEAGLE TO HUNT RABBITS CAN BE A DOG'S LIFE
Perspective
THREE-CUSHION BILLIARDS IS TO POOL WHAT CHESS IS TO CHINESE CHECKERS
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 4-10
Compiled by Armen Keteyian
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum