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Contents: Hoofing It to Louisville (Snow Chief, a colt partly owned by a former vaudevillian, won the Florida Derby to become the favorite for the Roses,), Out In The Boonies With Seve (Banned from the PGA tour, Spain’s Seve Ballesteros last week lent major presence to the fledgling TPA circuit.), A Fresh Breeze Cools the Desert Air (Under Dick Williams the San Diego Padres had become a sullen team. He’s out, and Steve Boros promises a new start.), Color of the Year in the Ivys: Brown The Bruins put an end to 17 years of dominance by the P-teams and won their first Ivy League hoops title ever.), Special Report – Sports Gambling (Betting on team sports is mostly illegal, bit it’s big and getting bigger. And the threat it poses is growing, too.), (The Vegas Line is set by sometimes oddball odds-makers whose computations are not always entirely scientific.), (Members of Gamblers Anonymous meet frequently to drive away the demons that make them compulsive bettors.), (Quarterback Art Schlicter derailed a promising NFL career by succumbing to a pathological need to make bets.), (Two old Seton Hall basketball players – one a fixer, one a betrayed teammate – met for the first time in 25 years.) Departments – Scorecard, TV – Radio, College Basketball, For The Record, 19th Hole
Cover: “Gambling-America’s National Pastime?”
Condition: Very Good