August 21, 1972 Table Of Contents
Red Man
A tobacco-chewing relief pitcher and dee-fense have put the once mighty Yankees into a pennant race for the first time in years
By Ron Fimrite
Despite the absence of her chief rivals, Summer Guest took a big stride toward recognition as the best 3-year-old filly in the country with a decisive victory in the venerable Alabama Stakes
When Jurgensen was hurt, Billy Kilmer became the No. 1 Redskin quarterback. However, don't count Sonny out, he's counting calories
By Ron Reid
Rigby
Gymnastics may be the one sport—diving might be the other—which should be performed in the nude. Gymnastics is simply and wholly grace, beauty, strength, a glorification and exaltation of the human body. Thus, Cathy Rigby, the best U.S. hope for a medal at the Olympics
Bonefish
2,400 Miles
Or how else would you get a surfboard from Boston to Miami?
People
Baseball
Or it's plain murder if you're on the receiving end of Steve Carlton's pitches. He's gunning for 25 wins—with the Phillies. Imagine that!
Golf
By winning at Westchester, the mighty Nicklaus collected another $50,000, but for two other pros the rewards were relatively greater
By Mark Mulvoy
Harness Racing
Strike Out at a hot pace in a dead heat
By Lynn Simross
The King
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 8-14
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By J. Richard Munro
Edited by Martin Kane