March 30, 1970 | Volume 32, Issue 13

MY OLD KENTUCKY SCORNED

•Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals' star pitcher, who speaks his mind: "Too many people think an athlete's life can be an open book. You're supposed to be an example. Why do I have to be an example...

That special aura of success surrounding UCLA basketball—the achievement of John Wooden—surely did not hinder the Bruins at College Park, but the champions earned their glory and their title

While UCLA was psyching out the NCAA and Marquette was sewing up the NIT, a game between Las Vegas show girls and some airline stewardollies gave basketball a new shape—and a lot bigger gate

Masters amateurs hold the spotlight in Dan Jenkins' preview of the 1970 tournament, and Curry Kirkpatrick details the trials of a young Texan on his first visit to Augusta.

For years skiers have known that somewhere—up there above the last lift lines—were heavenly fields of unbroken snow; the problem lay in getting to them. Then along came Hans Gmoser and his...

The art of pitching baseballs, it turns out, is a little something Sophia Loren picked up from American troops stationed in Naples during World War II—as she demonstrated when opening a sports...

Leadfoot Mario Andretti hopped from a failing Ferrari into a live one and beat the Porsche of brokenfoot Steve McQueen by mere seconds

With superior players, a quietly capable manager and a new color scheme, the Athletics this year hope to draw some spectators for a change

Roy De Carava, who photographed Dean Chance for the article beginning on page 26 of this issue, was born in Harlem in 1919 and is best known for his deeply personal studies of people. "You should...

One of the world's worst cases of sailing fever has made Stuart Walker, M.D. a small-boat skipper of wide renown. Walker is a man of such tenacity that he has been known to keep racing even when...

BADMINTON—The All-England tournament, the sport's unofficial world championship, ended with RUDY HARTONO of Indonesia winning his third straight title by defeating Svend Pri of Denmark 15-7, 15-1....

6—Sherry Turner17—Rich Clarkson18—Rich Clarkson, Neil Leifer (2)20, 21—Shel Hershorn-Black Star23—Wil Blanche24—Tony Triolo26-32—Roy De Carava47, 48—U.S. Coast Guard54—Lee Balterman, AP57—Eric...

Derrick Harrison, 260-pound senior at Smith High in Greensboro, N.C., undefeated through 42 wrestling matches over two years, capped his high school career by winning his second straight state...

Sirs:My sincerest thanks to Jack Olsen and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED for the overdue article, (March 16). In past years my state has felt the vicious onslaught of snowmobiles. The blast of this...

If you are the sort of chap who lives in London and keeps chambers in Albany, who patronizes a Savile Row tailor, buys groceries from Fortnum & Mason's, guns from Purdey's and fishing tackle...