April 20, 1970 | Volume 32, Issue 16

Adding 40 yards in length and several fairway mounds to Augusta's 15th made it tougher on short hitters, didn't do much for slammers and left galleries with fewer heroes to cheer

The NBA playoffs pit the league's two biggest men, Alcindor and Chamberlain, against speedy, shifty opponents: Lew versus the Knicks and Wilt versus the Hawks.

American boys who were 10 years old in the late 1930s came along too late for The Swiss Family Robinson and too early for the space age. Their daydreams of adventure were conditioned by the feats...

This year men go down to the sea in stripes. Plus a few stars, plenty of bright patterns, touches of patchwork and, of all things, sport coats, slacks and vests. The idea sprung—well, more like...

A New York columnist reported that William Goldman wasn't in Hollywood to pick up his Oscar for best original screen-play (for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) because he had preferred to stay...

When the Dallas Aces (SI, March 23) and Omar Sharif's Bridge Circus completed their tour of seven U.S. cities last month they had played a total of 840 deals—the longest team contest in bridge...

Whether James Whitcomb Riley was a better writer may be a moot point, but one thing is clear: he couldn't play the pivot like Mel Daniels

Ten of the best Russian chess players met the 10 best from the world at large in a match expected to demonstrate Russia's mastery of world chess. The result was a near tie and a Soviet catastrophe

Brilliant coaching has inspirited the Penguins but not their fans

BASKETBALL—NBA: When Wilt Chamberlain ruptured a tendon in his right knee on Nov. 7 and underwent surgery even the most optimistic Laker fans doubted he could return. But with only three...

Fred Clark of Purdue University won his first major collegiate golf championship at the seventh annual GAC Properties Classic in Cape Coral, Fla. It took a sudden-death playoff for Clark, a...

4—Hubert LeCampion-LIFE15—Neil Leifer (2), James Drake16—Neil Leifer18—diagram by Matthew Greene28, 29—Stephen Green-Armytage46, 47—Roy DeCarava50—Ed Slater, Ted Walls55—Bruce Roberts-Rapho...

DOWNFALL (CONTD.)Sirs:The halfway decision on Denny McLain and the complete pullout from Seattle should be ample proof that Bowie Kuhn is another stooge for the major league baseball owners....

A MODEST PROPOSAL

•Abe Lemons, Oklahoma City University basketball coach, on why he does not have a curfew for his athletes: "When you have a curfew, it's always your star who gets caught."