March 11, 1974 | Volume 40, Issue 10

The hockey played by Gordie Howe at 45 has lost little since the majestic, intimidating years in which he won NHL glory—witness the way the Houston Aero warrior has risen to the top of the WHA

Bullet fans love Elvin Hayes these days and, neatly enough, they now can watch him do his thing twice

The moral: masochists are all wet

Make or break time has come for college basketball. A look at the NCAA tourney lineup plus reports on UCLA vs. USC and the ACC's annual donnybrook at Greensboro.

PLAYING IT SAFE

•Lou Carnesecca, basketball coach, asked what was the difference in coming back to coach St. John's after leaving the New York Nets: "$50,000."

The Gamekeepers' Dinner at Newport, Shropshire, on April 8 should be a real prize. "Lord Stafford will preside at the dinner," reports the Country Landowner, a normally high-toned British...

In the Mo-Val showdown, Louisville barely stopped bumptious Bradley

MIDWEST

Sam Davis maintains he acquired the stubborn qualities of the animals on his family farm, and they have helped him succeed at Florida Downs

Francie Larrieu had world records to break, the AAU to fight, a Russian rival to keep an eye on—and a comic tendency to trip and fall down

Many bridge tournaments nowadays include one session from which card fees are donated to charity, either the national beneficiary annually designated by the American Contract Bridge League or a...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL—QUEENS (N.Y.) COLLEGE defeated Immaculata, the 1973 National Women's collegiate champion, 57-56 at Queens to end the Mighty Macs' 35-game winning streak.

14, 15—Neil Leifer17—John Iacono23—Lane Stewart50—AP, John D. Hanlon52—Roy DeCarava58—Lane Stewart62, 63—John Iacono81—Roy Russell-Buffalo Evening News (3)

Matt, Mark and Leo Lynett, of Neumann High in Williamsville, N.Y., led their team to the Loyola Hockey Tournament championship in Montreal, the first squad from the United States to win the event...

Sir:Oregon State? Oregon State who? I certainly wouldn't have known from your Feb. 25 cover story (), so allow me to inform you. Oregon State is the team that broke UCLA's 49-game winning streak...