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The article offers information on the copy department of the magazine "Sports Illustrated."

The article introduce Myron Cope whose article on golf's National Team Championship marks his first appearance in this periodical. Cope started as a sports broadcaster whose radio show grew into a syndicated network of 30 stations. He was later hired as a radio color man for the Pittsburgh Steelers and became a household word in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

An introduction to Gwilym S. Brown's instructional articles about football and other sports within the issue is presented.

In the article, the author discusses the sport of cockfighting, which he claims as one of the oldest sports. He cites the novel "Cockfighter," by Charles Willeford, which he says is a study of human aggressiveness and greed. He presents the opinion of social critic Cleveland Amory about cockfighting. He also talks about the sport of falconry.

The article discusses the growing interest in the sport of soccer in the U.S. in 1972. It says that U.S. citizens are seeing soccer as an appealing sport especially for youngsters who are less physically endowed. According to the author, the schools in the country are finding the low demands of soccer for fancy uniforms and equipment to be an advantage considering the rising athletic costs. Information on some of the top players of the game in the world and the evidence of the growth of soccer in the U.S. are also discussed.

The author features Tex Maule, a sports writer who is recovering from a massive heart attack. He notes Maule's ability to provide fearless forecast, accurate observations, and submit stories on time. He also highlights the determination of Maule to recover from the heart attack when he become one-third of a marathoner in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Peter Carry on the Boston Celtics basketball team and another by Mark Mulvoy and Dan Levin about athletes.

The author narrates how "Sports Illustrated" columnist Peter Carry was ordered to volunteer in a Baltimore Bullet practice session while covering the event during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) playoff tournament in the spring of 1971. The author says that such experiences are typical improvisations which a writer does when covering the professional basketball scene. A background on Carry's career and education is provided.

The author relates the motives of Richard W. Johnston, former executive editor of "Sports Illustrated," for moving in Honolulu, Hawaii which was expressed when he kept in touch with a report about sporting in San Diego, California. According to Johnston, his primary interest in moving to Honolulu was not to expand the journal's horizon but his own. He described Honolulu as a paradise but an exciting and marvelously accessible sports town as well. He feels that living there helped him maintain skeptical views on the San Diego report.

The article discusses two reports published within the issue, which contain statements by race driver Sam Posey and distance runner Kenny Moore about the pleasure of their respective sport.

The article discusses a photo shoot of football player Tim Rossovich with "Sports Illustrated" photographer Tony Triolo. It states that Triolo has a talent for getting his subjects to comply with his wishes, but even he was wary of working with Rossovich, a man renowned for his pranks. Rossovich's cited favorite is setting himself on fire, a trick he has learned to do without hurting himself. Triolo wanted him to do just that for his shooting.

The author reflects on the technological breakthrough the publication has gained. He relates the use of a 250-ton machine that helps them print the magazine faster and in full color, adding that several stories in the issue are now illustrated in color. He prides himself in the publication's pioneering use of "fast color," which attests to the very nature of sports as both colorful and immediate. He cites the printing press Baker Perkins Double Gemini Twin Satellite, also known as Halley-Aller, as their associate in the endeavor.

The article discusses a special feature in the issue entitled "BOOG! The Big Baseball Musical," featuring the team's batter Boog Powell and written by "Sports Illustrated" senior editor Bob Ottum. The play stars Powell along with a cast of both real and imaginary people. The team was depicted as the Baltimore Oriole Chorus. The feature is described as a playwright's tribute to a sport.

The article features Ron Fimrite, a staff writer of "Sports Illustrated." According to Baseball Editor Andrew Crichton, Fimrite will be traveling all season. Fimrite came from "The San Francisco Chronicle" with his column "The Sporting Tiger." Reporter Keith Power describes Fimrite as an all-round guy, an avid paddleball player, and a companionable drinker.

The article relates the trip of table tennis player Dick Miles to China after covering the table-tennis world championships for the periodical "Sports Illustrated" in April 1971. He was provided with a camera, film and a tape recorder by ABC network, for whom he presented a commentary on the tournament, and was asked to do a coverage in China. He participated in an exhibition match and posed for a photograph with the U.S. team on the Great Wall of China, which wound up as the cover of the magazine "Time."

The article presents a brief profile of A. B. Chandler, a former Kentucky governor, U.S. Senator and commissioner of baseball. According to John Underwood, the writer tasked to interview Chandler, he found the man active, alert, and still has a sharp memory as proven when he described the things he or what others have said 25 years ago while viewing old scrapbooks. Underwood finds Chandler's thoughts still dwelling on the political as he intends to run again for governor.

The article introduces the April 5, 1971 issue of the magazine which features drawings made by Seymour Chwast from pictures of the golf Masters tournament in Augusta in 1970 and the article "The Other Side of Paradise," by Bil Gilbert.

The author commends "Sports Illustrated's" Associate Editor Pat Putnam for his quality sports reportage despite the perils he encountered while on the job. Unexpected instances faced by Putnam include being robbed in San Diego, California while covering a track meet, being toppled over on the side by a Shetland pony, and getting his eyebrows and hairline burned during a cookout on suburban Long Island. Another of his perils is writing a story on candlelight due to a power blackout at his hotel while trying to meet a deadline on a Minnesota Vikings story.

The article features Hugh McIlvanney, a contributing writer for the "Sports Illustrated" magazine, and responsible for a story regarding Ken Buchanan in the February 8, 1971 edition. It states that McIlvanney is a frequent traveler, who also produces a column for "The Observer," a British Sunday broadsheet. The writer has twice been the recipient of England's Sportswriter of the Year award, reportedly the only one to ever do so.

The article features Saul Lambert, one of the artists of the "Sports Illustrated" magazine. It states that he was sent to Florida to illustrate a feature story regarding retirement communities, and that he has lived and traveled throughout Israel and Europe. Other artists who work for the magazine are cited, including Arnold Roth, Mike Ramus and John Huehnergarth. These artists claim that the magazine gives them much leeway in interpreting the assignments given to them.

The article presents an introduction to the article about Associate Editor Joe Jares, a former Hamilton (Los Angeles) High School basketball player, published within the issue.

An introduction to Frank Deford's column "TV Talk" in "Sports Illustrated" is presented.

The article announces that associate editor William Johnson has designed the winter sports edition of the periodical with a special focus on Scandinavia in Norsk style.

The author discusses the latest developments in the National Hockey League (NHL) as of August 19, 1970. He features journalist Mark Mulvoy, who covers the game. He claims that there are very few fans of the game outside of the Northern tier cities. Mulvoy also states that hockey players are the best to interview following a game.

The article features John Huehnergarth, illustrator for the periodical "Sports Illustrated." Editor Bob Ottum relates how the artist crashed a small trail bike. Huehnergarth asserts that the combativeness of sport appeals to him. He adds that he is not particular about standings, scores, and statistics in sports.

The article states that while athletes could be getting large contracts and large amounts of cash for their wins, stocks that are associated with sports are down. The author points out that because investing in sports franchises has always been risky, there are less people willing to bet on them because of the tight money market. A conversation symbolizing the situation involving Bobby Nichols and a stockbroker is presented.

The article discusses several factors considered by U.S. professional football athletes when it comes to proposed trading to other National Football League (NFL) teams. It states that Babe Ruth was hesitant to transfer from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees at first but he accepted the offer when the Yankees promised to double his salary. It also mentions that outside activities and business opportunities play an important role in athlete's decision to relocate.

The article deals with the participation of athletes in several motion pictures in the U.S. It mentions that the most successful transition from sport to film was observed when Austro-Hungarian Johnny Weissmuller starred as Tarzan in various films. Other athletes who starred in different movies include U.S. boxers Jack Dempsey and Archie Moore.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on white-water canoe racing by Del Mulkey.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including a feature on retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player Bill Russell, and the Galapagos Islands adventure of retired yachtsman Carleton Mitchell.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including Robert Jones' story on the David Smith and the pacifist pentathlon, one by Edwin Shrake on the merchant of menace, and the track records of competing entries in the Kentucky Derby.

The article profiles author and boxing fan Harvey Aronson, who wrote the story about sparring partner Danny Andrews in the issue.

The article discusses contributor Jack Olsen's mishaps with snowmobiles that influenced him to write an article against snowmobiling.

The article features Walter Bingham, a columnist for the periodical "Sports Illustrated." He is previously known for his articles on baseball and tennis and is serving as an editorial chairman. Bingham was born in New Jersey, studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and became a journalist for the defunct newspaper "L.A. Examiner." Also noted is his occasional participation in the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts.

The article features journalist Dick Schaap and his venture into sports journalism in the U.S. His book "Instant Replay" resulted from the professional football diary proposed by his former colleague Robert Gutwillig. Schaap modulated the voice of Tiger catcher Bill Freehan in the book "Behind the Mask." His biggest challenge in writing books about sports is finding raw material for processing.

The author explains the differences between rugby league and rugby union, the two forms of rugby. While rugby league is a professional sport, rugby union is an amateur game. While rugby league uses 13 men on a side, rugby union plays with 15 men. While rugby league involves about 30 professional clubs, the rugby union involves teams from the school, club, county and national levels.

The author shares the views of William Johnson, the periodical's associate editor, about the link between television and sports. According to Johnson, after writing a five-part series about TV and sports, he is beginning to wonder if ballplayers, stadiums or spectators really exist or sports is just an electronic fiction. Despite his disbelief, Johnson says that the people behind TV and sports such as announcers, producers, directors and salesmen have high general intelligence.

The article focuses on "Sports Illustrated" contributing writer Jeannette Bruce. It details the horoscope reading done by a computer named Astroflash for Bruce which suggested that she had a tendency to live dangerously. The article shares how Bruce was once invited in the 1969 Ice Capades and was asked to sit on a crescent moon, dressed in a costume of lights 30 feet above the ice in Madison Square Garden in New York.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one about the islands of Hawaii, another about swimsuits, and swimmer Kay Hughes as cover girl.