19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

I rejoice in knowing that there are still black families like the Hamiltons who live according to principles built on strong convictions and who don't retreat for individualistic gratification.
(THE REV.) FREDDIE DANIELS
Minneapolis

Sir:
It seems to me that there is a contradiction in the fact that Lance Hamilton will turn down a Rhodes scholarship because of Cecil Rhodes's exploitation of blacks and yet will play in the NFL, in which there are few black assistant coaches and no black head coaches, not to mention an absence of blacks at the management level. The small number of blacks above the player level seems to speak poorly of the NFL's trust in the intellectual capacity of blacks. Perhaps Lance and Harry should speak out against one of America's largest institutions, instead of making a statement against an institution that seems to have righted itself.
PHIL LOMBARDO
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

KAREEM'S TEAMMATE
Sir:
On page 82 of your Sportsman of the Year issue is a picture of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar battling Elvin Hayes for a rebound. Is that Michael Warren of Hill Street Blues wearing UCLA No. 44 in the background?
MARK E. SULLIVAN
Beverly, Mass.

?Yes it is. And above is Warren as Hill Street's Officer Bobby Hill.—ED.