June 29, 1970 | Volume 32, Issue 26

EMBATTLED EAGLES

•Joe Robbie, owner of the Miami Dolphins, asked whether he would give new coach Don Shula enough time to produce a winner: "Sure, he's got all summer."

Was this Muirfield? Troon? Royal Birkdale? Or was it just another county assistants' championship there in Lincolnshire that Tony Jacklin was running away with in the wind and rain and cold and...

In Lakeland the suspended ace of the Detroit pitching staff describes his efforts to stay sharp—and says he has learned a lot from box scores

Led by a coach who doesn't give a hang about hair, the University of California, which hadn't won an NCAA track championship since 1922 and didn't score a point last year, got off fast to win at...

With a smooth, confident attack that made hash of Italy's normally strong defenses, the Brazilians booted their way to a surprisingly easy triumph for soccer's championship of the world in Mexico City

The experts insist it is no more dangerous than, say, skiing—and what better way to get down a stream than churning along crazily in canoe and kayak? After seeding recognition for years, the sport...

Defending champions Marty Liquori, John Carlos, Lee Evans et al. will be in Bakersfield, Calif. for the AAU track and field championships. Pat Putnam reports the action.

Shooting a stretch of rapids in a canoe or a kayak is tricky enough in itself; shooting good pictures of it is even trickier. Which is why, to get the photographs for the vivid picture essay on...

Jersey Joe Walcott made a speech and answered questions in Reno, and among his questioners was Coach Tommy Prothro of UCLA.

The competition between Howard Rodney (Doc) Edwards, 32, of Philadelphia and noted humorist George Thomas, 32, of Boston for Player-Coach of the Year probably came to an end last week, as Thomas...

AL EAST

Four wins in a row were enough to show that Shirley Englehorn—gimpy ankle, wobbly putter and all—can rival the best on the ladies' tour

Bruce Meyers, builder of the Manx, is the patron saint of dune buggying and nowadays a prosperous though reluctant capitalist, nostalgic for the days when he could dune it up without money...

The Bureau of Reclamation plans to seed the Colorado clouds to get more snow; natives are saying they have too much of the white stuff now

Bullfighters are not athletes, but they have much in common with athletes. Their lives are marked by periods of intensity followed by periods of inactivity and, if they are both gifted and lucky,...

BASEBALL—Top-ranked SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA beat Florida State 2-1 when Second Baseman Frank Alfano singled with the bases loaded in the 15th inning, wrapping up the College World Series at Omaha.

4—Jasper18—Gerry Cranham, UPI20, 21—Herb Scharfman22—Rich Clarkson24, 25—Neil Leifer34—UPI, AP36—UPI37—Dick Raphael43—AP44—Santos Yubero, Burda-Verlag, Offenburg48—H. Lane Stewart52, 53—Sheedy...

Chris Adams, a six-foot, 190-pound senior at Los Altos (Calif.) High, set a national prep record in a state track meet by throwing the discus 201'3". He also put the shot 61'7½", has run the 100...

BILL RUSSELL (CONT.)Sirs:Re Success Is a Journey (June 8) by William F. Russell. Of all the articles and features with which you have blessed us over the years, I believe that this one has the...