September 10, 1973 Table Of Contents
Two To Tangle
There was only one man upright in the ring when George Foreman, menacing and huge, tore into Jose Roman and knocked him out in two terrible minutes
By Frank Iwama
And John Unitas' passing is still pretty darn slick, as he demonstrated in his first complete game in a San Diego uniform, connecting on 18 of 31 for 286 yards in the Chargers' 30-17 loss to the Rams
By Tex Maule
Riggs-King
In that battle of bigmouths under the big Dome, Bobby Riggs should beat the champion of Women's Lib, Billie Jean King, and hustle off with $200,000. But do not cry for Ms. King, who won't go home broke
By Joe Jares
College Football
John McKay of USC attacks critics of football's mounting costs, arguing that the same can be said of academics and that the game usually supports an entire athletic program
Goodbye Columbus, Hello Frostburg
Winner of the annual Wabash-DePauw battle gets to keep an old locomotive bell, assuming it is not stolen first. Last year it went to...
But if you are hunting for a No. 1 team among the smalls, forget Wabash, DePauw and Frostburg State and set your sights on mighty Louisiana Tech
Baseball
Vida's down with the growing-up blues
The Oakland lefty's winning ways have returned on the mound where he has used mind and muscle to help the A's to the top. But off the field, he has turned coy as he tries to cope with his renewed acclaim
By Ron Fimrite
By Gwilym S. Brown
Allen
When Dick Allen crashed, so did the White Sox, which tells a lot about this talented eccentric who says only his image has changed
By Roy Blount Jr.
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 27-Sept. 1
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer