July 12, 1971 | Volume 35, Issue 2

TOUGH TALK FROM PREXY

•Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, president and head baseball coach of Grambling College, pitching batting practice at age 65: "I'm still loving people. Prejudices tend to make people sick."

Her name was not Matilda, but Evonne Goolagong, a lass from the Aussie Outback, had them singing her praises as she and her countryman, John Newcombe, won the most esteemed titles in tennis

It was a wonder that Bill Marvel (left) got the Pocono Raceway built, but no surprise that mannerly Mark Donohue was the first winner at Indy East

The U.S.-Russian track meet is supposed to be tame stuff now, but things do happen in it like—a stunning world record

The British Open will have an imposing array of U.S. stars—Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus among them—going after the oldest championship in golf. Dan Jenkins reports.

As the author of something called The Thrilling True Story of Coles Phinizy might have put it: "He churns through life with pen and camera in search of adventure." But around here we sometimes...

Manager Earl Weaver shut the clubhouse door and called Jim Palmer to order. This was no ordinary meeting. Frank Robinson was not presiding over a friendly session of the kangaroo court. The team...

AL EAST

The rousing sport of shouting is enjoying an ear-shattering revival

A scientist checks mercury levels at a tournament and ends up giving anglers some food for thought

AUTO RACING—MARK DONOHUE, in a McLaren, won the inaugural Pocono 500-mile race at the Pocono (Pa.) International Raceway by 1.6 seconds over Joe Leonard (page 18).

4—Roy DeCarava18, 19—Peter Biro20—AP21—Sheedy & Long23-27—Fred Kaplan-Black Star28, 29—Coles Phinizy44, 45—Bruce Roberts-Ropho Guillumette46—Wil Blanche48, 49—Fritz Goro-LIFE50—Jimmy Simpson...

Robert Buccino, 12, a pitcher and catcher for a North Edison (N.J.) Little League team, batted .649 in his first 25 games and leads the league in RBIs (40), homers (10) and runs (35). He has a 9-1...

THE NCAA STRIKES OUT...AGAINSirs:I salute Pat Putnam and SI for their courageous, although probably quixotic, stand against the NCAA ruling that declared the Bruins' premier long jumper, James...