April 30, 1973 | Volume 38, Issue 17

BASEBALL DOWN...

•George Gardner, Los Angeles Shark goalie, on what it was like before masks became popular in pro hockey: "I had nightmares before every game. I'd wake up in the middle of the night in a cold...

Admitting that Quarterback Kerry Jackson's high school transcript was altered, the Sooners forfeited eight of their 1972 wins

The Tournament of Champions became a tournament of old champions when Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino took the spa's waters like fish, but the new Masters champion, Tommy Aaron, took a bath

Old Octopus Arm, Luis Tiant of the Red Sox, became the toast of Fenway Park in last year's pennant chase. Before that, as Myron Cope writes, he was going nowhere.

Put a sail up on a surfboard and what do you get? Gymnastics Olga Korbut never performed. The latest sailing craze—-still another product of Southern California ingenuity—requires the balance of a...

Well-known author, announcer and tattletale Jim Bouton did not have to make much of a pitch to get the role of Terry Lennox in the forthcoming movie The Long Goodbye. "I went figuring there would...

The Phillies stirred two young arms into the rotation and while it may take a while to cook they're predicting full proof from the pudding

AL EAST

But the playoff between Kentucky and Carolina was sure no laugher

As New York stumbled and Montreal struggled in Stanley Cup warfare, passions off the ice were becoming as heated as the action on it

Richard Moss, 8, of San Mateo, Calif., won first place in his age group at the Monterey College Invitational Judo Tournament. Richard defeated 10 boys in a row to win the H Group class, despite...

16, 17—Jerry Cooke18—Eric Schweikardt19—Jerry Cooke20, 21—John D. Hanlon22—Martin Mills (2), center, Lane Stewart32, 33—Fred Kaplan-Black Star55—AP, Popperfoto-Pictorial Parade56—Wil...

PRO BASKETBALL—NBA: The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers gave a week-long demonstration of the bad-neighbor policy as they dealt three straight defeats to up-the-coast resident Golden State....

Sirs:I have been a consistent follower of Earl Monroe since he entered the NBA in 1967 with the Baltimore Bullets. I must say that SI has been one of the few magazines to recognize that The Pearl ...

The longest poker game begins with but a single card. And chances are the card comes from Cincinnati, home of the U.S. Playing Card Co., maker of around 60% of the estimated 100 million decks sold...