April 27, 1970 | Volume 32, Issue 17

The world title was at stake when Ruben Olivares beat Chucho Castillo, but as far as the bantamweights and their compatriots were concerned the fight decided who was the best little man in Mexico

Bobby Orr of the Bruins left the Rangers in ruins with Stanley Cup play so overwhelming that he resembled a one-man team

Throwing garbage, waving signs and spilling onto the field, a new gang of rowdies gets into the sports act—while players and officials wonder whatever became of good old peanuts and Crackerjack

The hockey war between Boston and Chicago pits Bobby against Bobby—Orr vs. Hull—in a clash of superstars for the East's Stanley Cup title. Gary Ronberg tells the story.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S editorial offices, more or less predictably, are rife with running nuts, ranging from such Johnny-run-lately joggers as Tex Maule to dedicated distance men like Andy Crichton....

Jazz Pianist Ramsey Lewis was advised by his astrologer not to attend the Cubs' home opener, but Lewis decided to go anyway. So on the way to Wrigley Field he was involved in an automobile...

Golf is inherently dull," said Frank Chirkinian, the lucky Armenian of golf television, as he went out the door. So I expected his work for CBS on the Masters last week to be a riot of split...

The wild enthusiasm that sustained the Braves in the 1950s is long gone, but the city that lost and regained big-league ball seems to have in 1970 a more mature affection for its newly arrived Brewers

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Standing on a tee during a recent tournament in Florida, I began to laugh when I overheard a spectator comment on one of my playing partners as he prepared to hit his drive. "Why," he said, "you'd...

And up with true-blue professional collegiate wrestling! It was a great idea, but the people stayed away in droves in Allentown, Pa. last week

Imported from Asia by Texans, black buck antelope have flourished here. Now 10 have gone back to help restore the Pakistani herd

BASKETBALL—NBA: The Lakers were on one of those streaks that champions are made of. Atlanta, the Western Division's regular-season winner, could only battle for survival after Wilt & Company...

Bruce Katt, a 19-year-old sophomore southpaw, struck out 19 batters—a Southwest Conference record—in his debut for Texas A&M as the Aggies beat SMU 11-0. Katt's father, Ray, was a major league...

4—John D. Hanlon13-15—Walter Iooss Jr.16—Leviton-Atlanta18, 19—Sheedy & Long21—Dick Raphael22, 23—UPI24, 25—Jerry Cooke (7), Tony Triolo (2), Santa Anita Track Photo32, 34—illustrations by...

RUG-GED WORLDSirs:I enjoyed your excellent preview of the forthcoming baseball season in the April 13 issue. However, the caption on the cover is incorrect. Instead of reading "The Mets Against...

HORSEPLAY WITH THE PURSES

•Bill Veeck, president of New England's Suffolk Downs racetrack, on his ill-fated attempt to admit minors to the track: "Don't get me wrong. I don't want school kids skipping school and bringing...

Of all the scholarly sciences none holds a closer kinship to sport than the study of archaeology. This was true even when archaeological research was restricted to land-based digs, for the...