August 12, 1974 Table Of Contents
Using His Bean
HE ALSO SERVES WHO SITS AND WAITS
But baseball's best reliever—and most reluctant hero—seldom waits for long. Mike Marshall is busily working on his doctorate and a pennant for the Dodgers
By Ron Fimrite
Buttery smooth as ever and still the master counterpuncher, an aging Jose Napoles battered Hedgemon Lewis to keep the welterweight title and confirm the fact that he is still the high-priced spread
By Tex Maule
Big Noise
After 641 forefingers had pressed triggers uncounted times and the smoke had settled on the World Skeet Championship, the winner was a man who had never before even won a whoopee pin
Steelers: Part 3
The pain and glory of pro football are exemplified by the players' hands, so brutally exposed to injury, so vital to victory
By Roy Blount Jr.
People
By Ron Reid
Baseball
Reaching the top in one mighty pop
In 1973 Phillie Mike Schmidt batted .196. Now with an abrupt turn of nose and mind, he hits homers and the roof
By Roy Blount Jr.
By Mark Mulvoy
Design For Sport
Light, Tight and Right for Racing
A mere ounce or so of miracle fabric makes up the new skinsuit that is sweeping the swimming world
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 28-Aug. 3
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Sarah Pileggi