March 01, 1971 | Volume 34, Issue 9

IN A FUNK ABOUT THE DUNK

•Eddie Robinson, Grambling football coach: "My players can wear their hair as long as they want and dress any way they want. That is, if they can pay their own tuition, meals and board."

Thanks to Dave Edgar—American record holder in the 50 and 100 freestyle—and a coach who goes in for gimmicks, Tennessee, which didn't have a swimming team four years ago, is now a national power

The Kansas Jayhawks just aren't doing things the way they are supposed to. Maybe that is why they are winning again

Australia's Kerry O'Brien has a history of being done in by bad luck, but last week he flouted some dire tidings in a Chinese restaurant to smash the world indoor two-mile record by eight seconds

Ali and Frazier are in their last hours of preparation, and worldwide anticipation builds to next week's climax in Madison Square Garden. A battlefield survey by Mark Kram.

They cannot finish in first place, but the Canadiens are fighting to be first in line for the rights to a blooming Guy from Quebec

The classic confrontation in prizefighting—the best of all possible matchmaking—is between a man who can hit and a man who is adept at not getting hit; in short, a fight between a puncher and a...

How do you capture in art a sporting event that happened 60 years ago? One way is to call in a man who has done this kind of thing for us many times—Artist Robert Handville. A master of the...

The You've Come a Long Way, Baby (though we aren't sure where from on the way to what), Award of the Week goes to Julie Heldman. Asked if she'd wear hot pants, the tennis player said, "On the...

When Anne Robbins goes into the St. Peter's locker room, the players don't give it a thought

MIDWEST

As in other sports, bridge is a game where youth is bound to be served—if perhaps not so soon. Unlike many sports, however, it offers an added advantage: learning how to play while you are young...

NORTH

His Majesty, a colt with an eye on Kentucky, has a penchant for racing perilously near the rail

A relentless siege of illness, injury and misfortune was lifted at last when Ruth Jessen finished first in the $60,000 Sears Classic

BASKETBALL—NBA: Detroit lost three of four and dropped from second to third place in the Midwest Division. Los Angeles manhandled Cincinnati 125-113, New York 130-115 and Portland 136-114 to...

20, 21—Rich Clarkson23—Sheedy & Long34, 35—James Drake49—left, Camerapix50—Roy DeCarava54—John Walther-Miami Herald59, 60—Jim Annan

Leo Lynett, 12, scored three of his team's four goals in the decisive game and half of its three-game total to lead Amherst, N.Y. to victory in the Tobacco Town Peewee Hockey tournament at Delhi,...

FIELD MARSHALSSirs:It really warmed my heart to read Tex Maule's article Tomorrow's Generals (Feb. 15). I'm not a Cowboy fan, but it is evident that Gil Brandt, Maule's source, knows what he is...

Because most of the major publishing houses are located in New York City, the literary world of sports seems bounded by Shea Stadium and Madison Square Garden. Through the years, books on the...

At the age of 27, Mike Mahoney was already a legendary figure in the Alaska of the early 1900s. Six feet two and a hard 200 pounds, he gained undying fame one night in Skagway by cleaning out...