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TABLE OF CONTENTS
June 21, 1976 | Volume 44, Issue 25
NON-BELLIGERENT
•Tommy John, Los Angeles pitcher, after the Dodgers had been crushed by Philadelphia 14-2: "I think the Phillies have reached a point where they are now better than Cincinnati, but that's like...
June 21, 1976 | Curry Kirkpatrick
George Brett has emerged as the blue-chipper who could lead Kansas City to victory in the AL West
In one swoop, Bobby Orr bolted the Bruins, jolted the Black Hawks for $3 million and had his ravaged knee checked out by doctors
June 21, 1976 Marching on Georgia are 150 golfers, each with one burning ambition—to win the U.S. Open at the Atlanta Athletic Club, where Bobby Jones once reigned. Dan Jenkins covers the battlefield.
June 21, 1976 It is only natural that track fans should focus their attention on the athletes, anxious to see how fast they run, how far they throw how high they jump. But when Photographer Michael Hirst found...
When the ancient Greeks wanted to hold a track and field competition, they did not have to concern themselves with a bunch of equipment. They simply broke the ground with a pickax, covered it with...
Howard was sitting in his office at the American Broadcasting Company. And Howard was talking. Howard has been known to talk. He may well be the most famous talker in America. He is now so well...
The youngest major-leaguer, Minnesota Catcher Butch Wynegar, 20, is the biggest overachiever to date in the precocious rookie class of '76
AL WEST
JOE MORGAN: Despite a pulled hamstring, the Cincinnati second baseman went 10 for 14 (.714), scored nine times, drove in nine runs and in two straight games slugged a pair of homers to bring his...
June 21, 1976 | Coles Phinizy IMSA has elbowed into the crowded racing scene with small stockers that have drawn Southern comfort
It was no laughing matter when Marty Liquori, preparing for the 5,000-meter run in the upcoming Olympic Trials, strained a hamstring
Probably few people—even among those who relish watching the Philadelphia Flyers—think they want to see a vivid full-color closeup of a raccoon eating frog's legs right off the frog. Or of ants...
Favored to sweep the NCAA championship, the Deacons expired as Oklahoma State and USC's Scott Simpson applied the coup de grace
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West of the Mississippi, the Old Pike is a different road, and the sporting concerns are heightened.
June 21, 1976 BASKETBALL—NBA DRAFT: After acquiring the No. 1 pick in the draft from Atlanta, in a deal that also sent Center Joe C. Meriweather, Guard Gus Bailey and the No. 9 pick in the first round to the...
June 21, 1976 Judi Garman, coach at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif., led the Rustlers to the AIAW national junior/community college softball championship. They finished the season 36-1. In five...
June 21, 1976 13—Drawing by Arnold Roth22, 24—Neil Leifer26, 27—Steve Northup-Camera 5, Stephen Green-Armytage28—Stephen Green-Armytage42—Gene Gorlick-New Haven Register47—Tony Tomsic55—Tony Triolo58—James...
June 21, 1976 | Edited by Gay Flood THE INDY 250Sir:You have proved the great worth of a picture with your shot of Johnny Rutherford and crew at Indianapolis (A Slick Way to Win the 500, June 7). The photo communicates their...
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