July 22, 1974 | Volume 41, Issue 4

•Fred Patek, 5'4" Kansas City shortstop, asked how it feels to be the smallest player in the major leagues: "It feels a helluva lot better than being the smallest player in the minor leagues."

And found wanting on the final day at San Juan was the U.S., which was zapped by a surprise Soviet weapon

Drawing big crowds to its opening games, the World Football League could be a gilt-edged investment for owners and players

But the Cardinals' Lou Brock would hate to tarry at first base for any length of time. For the master thief of the majors—a man running at Maury Wills' base-stealing record—it is but a spot from...

Here is what happens when you let Russians, even Russian chess grand masters, loose in France. Some 19-year-old blonde with marron eyes comes along, and the grand masters get these extremely silly...

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In his idiom, the new Giant manager must do that for his team

Without reservation, the Indians find winning wondrous. Gaylord Perry and a tribe of young hitters have put them in unaccustomed contention. Ron Fimrite reports.

Victory for the United States' Delmonica Hanover in trotting's richest race was made far easier by the abrupt fall of the French pretender

So it goes with this brand of motorcycle mayhem, say the drivers—who know. A big wheel in Europe, it drew 45,000 to the U.S. Grand Prix

Put a bundle on his back, for it's almost sure he'll carry the day

Don't call him Ishmael. Call him Kirshenbaum.

BASKETBALL—The Soviet Union won the world amateur championship, in San Juan, P.R., after defeating the U.S. 105-94. The Americans finished third behind Yugoslavia (page 22).

7—Tony Triolo18, 19—Walter Iooss Jr.20—Gerry Cranham21—Walter Iooss Jr.22—John D. Hanlon24, 25—Lane Stewart26, 27—Cor Mooij, Guus de Jong28—Wilfried Witters-Sport Presse, Cor Mooij32, 33—John...

Lehaman Burrow Jr., a senior at Window Rock High, Fort Defiance, Ariz., won his third straight Class A-AAA Arizona Inter-scholastic Association Rifle Championship, in which he set a record in...

Sir:At the time Gerald Ford (, July 8) became Vice-President I knew very little about him. I was convinced he was nothing but a political toy who was chosen for his lack of ability. In recent...

In the more than slightly bizarre world of contemporary professional sport—a world of fast bucks, tax write-offs, media campaigns and manufactured superstars—one of the hottest tickets in recent...

Never mind Ali-Frazier, you should have seen Columbia rowing Yale