NHL Prince of Wales Conference

The NHL's five best teams glided into the season—and fell flat on their rinks, with even Bobby Orr indulging in a rare fit of pique

BOATING—George Henley of Eatonville, Wash., driving Dave Heerensperger's hydroplane Pay 'N Pak, set a course lap record of 114.796 mph and swept all three heats to win the 27th Annual Unlimited Hydroplane Regatta at...

1. BOSTON BRUINS. Though the Bruins were embarrassed by Philadelphia in the Stanley Cup finals, over an 80-game season Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and friends will be too powerful too often for the enemy. "Let's face...

Sinking the fastest beak in the North into the NHL's pelt, player czar Alan Eagleson has elevated his clients from semiserfdom to an enviable affluence

BASEBALL—TAIWAN, the Far East representative, won its fourth consecutive Little League World Championship, defeating Red Bluff, Calif. 12-1 in the final game, at Williamsport, Pa. (page 40).