April 01, 1974 | Volume 40, Issue 13

HARD TIMES

•Ed Giacomin, 34-year-old New York Ranger goalie, who has been gray-haired since he was 19: "My decision to make goalkeeping a career might have had something to do with it."

In a rerun of the season's first three tournaments, Johnny Miller won the Heritage Classic, exuding the confidence of the star he has become

Anywhere rookie Manager Darrell Johnson cuts the Boston deck he finds a pitcher card. He has arms galore, and if some of the other regulars are getting along in years he has a few young trumps, too

Waiting for Henry to hit home runs 714 and 715 is the nation's preoccupation as the baseball season approaches, but there are other matters of moment, too, as William Leggett reports in a...

A two-day, 32-team battle royal puts U.S. rugby on the upswing out in California

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED staffers have done some odd things in their time—Tex Maule was once a trapeze artist, Ray Cave was a carhop at a drive-in in Washington, D,C., Andrew Crichton was a baker in...

Defying tradition, an American matador and his Spanish tailor are modifying the classic costume

Spellbinding evangelist Oral Roberts, of the university of the same name, wanted to scout the ACC tournament in Greensboro in case one of the teams met his team in the NCAA playoffs. He called Dr....

Or, how to achieve the boneliness of those long-distance runners

They came across the sea to Cheltenham and celebrated even before the race. And then, to see an Irish-bred long shot win the most important steeplechase event in the world—that made it a glorious...

The coming of the turkey buzzard, not everywhere a welcome sight, gives this little town something to squawk about on the Ides of March

5—Tony Triolo26, 27—Lane Stewart28, 29—John Iacono30, 31—Melchior DiGiacomo (2), Jerry Cooke (2), Sheedy & Long (2)32—Heinz Kluetmeier33—Melchior DiGiacomo36—Heinz Kluetmeier37—Lane...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL—While the NCAA title fight was running its course in North Carolina (page 22), the Big Ten continued its postseason success as PURDUE and INDIANA captured the NIT and CCA...

Tom Reynolds, a 6'1" senior guard for the Mainland Regional High basketball team in Linwood, N.J., set a state record by sinking 30 consecutive free throws. His percentage for the season is .800,...

Sir:Robert W. Creamer's (March 18) evoked a boyhood memory. The time must have been between 1916, when "he was the best left-handed pitcher in baseball," and 1918, when "he began his transition...