December 18, 1972 | Volume 37, Issue 25

BOXING—Unbeaten heavyweight RON LYLE stopped Larry Middleton at 2:41 in the third round of their bout in Denver for his 19th win and 17th knockout.

24, 25—James Drake26—Eric Schweikardt, Carl Iwasaki56—left, AP58—John Iacono67—John D. Hanlon71—Wayne Wilson for Leviton-Atlanta102—Idaho County Free Press, Colorado Springs Gazette & Telegraph

A. B. B. (Joan) Harrison, a 72-year-old golfer from Clearwater, Fla., shot her age on the par-70 Hound Ears Lodge and Club near Blowing Rock, N.C. Mrs. Harrison has twice won the women's title of...

Sirs:Thank you for the amusing and ironically respectful look at the Land of the Last—Philadelphia ( Dec. 4). Being a lifelong fan of Philadelphia sports, I can identify with much of the article.

SHAM AND AM

•Mike Riordan of the Baltimore Bullets asked if second-year star Phil Chenier could be compared to the flamboyant Earl (The Pearl) Monroe: "No, he's more unnoticeable than Earl."

The Kings dropped four games last week but Nate (Tiny) Archibald held on to the NBA lead in scoring as well as in assists

The Sportsman of the Year question is answered in an issue that also covers pro football's denouement in the NFC West. Dan Jenkins reviews the college bowl games and wonders whether all those big...

If the Detroit Lions had permitted themselves a sentimental lapse 16 months ago, their most literate alumnus and our old friend George Plimpton might never have had the chance to investigate this...

Each winter can seem like an Ice Age across the northlands unless one determines, as the snow-belters have, that it is better to love it than leave it. In St. Paul and Quebec, and in dozens of...

What are all those crazies doing outdoors on days like this? Here it is zero to 20 below, the tips of their noses are turning white, and they're out there cavorting. Well, there is an explanation....

When Northeastern Oklahoma A&M elevated its fourth-string quarterback to a starting role against Baptist Bible College of Springfield, Mo., it may not have been big news outside of Miami,...

Remember when most college coaches had a team barber and the players weren't petitioning to make the athletic dorms coeducational? Remember when cheerleaders could be counted on for sis-boom-bah...

WEST

Deflections, rebounds and other close-in pickings are the repertoire of the WHA's surprise scoring ace, Ron Ward—up from NHL oblivion

I push the first valve down, the music goes 'round and a-round...and it comes out here." Say water instead of music and you have a fair description of what happens in a fascinating new kind of...

A neophyte orients himself to a stimulating pastime in the wilds

Though the recent Trials to select an American team for the 1973 world championship were "buried" in Lancaster, Pa., I somehow feel that Ely Culbertson, that extravagant, authoritarian—and...

A year and a half ago Sam Melner decided to beat the commuter rat race to New York City. The president of Liveright, a publishing house, he quit to start a new venture from the basement of his...

High on former Goalie Ken McAuley's 1944 list of low points you will find a certain Red Wing-Ranger hockey game