May 15, 1972 | Volume 36, Issue 20

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

•Spiro Agnew, after he was grazed by a tennis ball hit by his partner in a doubles match: "They never tell about it when I get hit."

USC botched a baton pass in the mite relay, anchor man John Smith (above) streaked home first and UCLA took the one-day war

Flashing lots of hot hands—and a single sore one—Los Angeles goes all the way

The May pole at Indy and who's on it this time—Andretti, Revson, Leonard, Bettenhausen, Donohue, Unser or Unser? Bob Jones reports on the first week of qualifying.

Which is Texan for the Chicago no-hit pitcher's unique delivery

The grip Hooton uses is the standard one for knuckleballers—with the nails of the forefingers invariably flat against the seam—but his release is different. Instead of "pushing" the ball toward...

AL WEST

The Stanley Cup summit seemed an inaccessible Everest to New York as Bobby Orr's Bruins won a crucial game to lead commandingly

He will not be eligible for parole for a year, but there aren't many bars between this young flyweight and Munich's Olympic ring

It seems that every writer at one time or another ignores Thomas Wolfe's dictum and does go home again—rejoicing in or lamenting his youth. SI writers are no less nostalgic than the rest, and...

Showing his fine Italian hand, Guzzinati slipped past O'Brien to win the world driving title

BASKETBALL—ABA: Indiana waited while New York, down three games to two, swept past Virginia into the championships. The Nets, aided by Rick Barry and John Roche's combined 80 points, caught the...

7—Heinz Kluetmeier24, 25—Sheedy & Long26—Walter Iooss Jr.61—Dick Raphael64—Martin Mills71—John Iacono93—Carl J. Single-Syracuse Herald Journal, Jim Thornton-Herald Sun

Denise Tenney, a junior at Cleveland Hill High in Cheektowaga, N.Y., became the only girl ever to win a New York state gymnastic championship. She won the tumbling title with a 7.40 rating,...

DERBY WEEKSirs:I have been a subscriber to your magazine for many years but never have I seen or read a better article than When the Sun Shines Bright (May 1) on Kentucky Derby Week, as depicted...