October 09, 1972 | Volume 37, Issue 15

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

BOXING—Unbeaten RON LYLE knocked out Buster Mathis in the second round of their heavyweight bout in Denver, prompting Mathis to announce he may retire (page 88).

Billy Johnson, a sophomore at Widener College in Chester, Pa., scored six touchdowns in a game against St. John's University, N.Y., rushed for 180 yards in 10 carries and returned four punts for...

7—Lane Stewart42, 43—Melchior DiGiacomo44—Tony Triolo45—Eric Schweikardt, Tony Triolo46—top, Herb Scharfman, bottom, Neil Leifer54—Fred Kaplan-Black Star76—Popperfoto-Pictorial Parade, Donald...

MR. BUCKLEY'S VIEWSirs:I will never, repeat never, open another issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. What qualifies William F. Buckley Jr. (Strange Bedfellows, Sept. 25) to write an article in a sports...

THE POLITICAL ANIMAL

•Fritz Peterson, New York Yankee pitcher who will help broadcast hockey games for a New York radio station: "There is no truth to the rumor Sparky Lyle will do the last five minutes."

Three astonishing game-winning goals by a mystery man gave the Canadians a narrow victory over Russia in their historic series, thus retrieving a measure of dignity for some anguished icemen

No one living has rivaled Elliott Burch's record of training three Horses of the Year; now he has a fourth—Key to the Mint

The roundball bounces again and the stars of the game (well, most of the stars) are suited up as pro basketball—league-jumpers, holdouts and all—moves into a new season.

After a convulsive summer in which salaries soared and pride plummeted, the NHL lakes the ice at war with a brush new league that has bought some of its big sticks

Who's afraid of Bob Woolf? Consult the mighty conglomerate of Bobby Orr-Phil Esposito, Ltd., also known as the Boston Bruins. Woolf is the Boston lawyer-agent who negotiated those astronomical WHA...

What's to be expected of a team that loses 33% of its attack, 66% of its inspiration and 99% of its charisma? Well, for one thing, a divisional title. Although Bobby Hull pocketed a contract worth...

This week's cover picture of New York Jet Quarterback Joe Namath is a notable milestone for Photographer Neil Leifer, whose 100th SPORTS ILLUSTRATED cover it is. His first, slightly...

Fans, the question is this: Do you want quality or parity in your hockey? Forget about having both. If you want quality, stick with the NHL—at least on those nights when the Bruins or Rangers or...

That is Sigmund Freud's grandson all decked out in racing silks and psyching up the horse he is going to ride at Lancashire's Haydock Park. Clement Freud, a writer and television personality...

Ohio State fans have cheered for many outstanding runners in the 50-year history of massive Ohio Stadium, but none more exciting than Archie Griffin, a young freshman who last week had the old...

BACK OF THE WEEK: Wyoming Quarterback Steve Cockreham, a 169-pounder from Lusk, Wyo., led the charge against favored Arizona State with 177 yards in 37 carries, five of 13 passes for 103 yards and...

The country's finest racers met in California to have a go at some records. By the end, smashed marks were strewn all over the place

Ron Lyle, once convicted of killing a man, rained his combinations on the bulbous form of Buster Mathis to become a serious contender himself

It is about that often that Stanley Dancer's trotter takes another prize, but no one seems very excited, even when it is a triple crown race

Everybody except his jockey had given up on Humorist, whose courage was more than skin deep