September 2, 1974 Table Of Contents
Penalty
A bizarre overtime kicking contest enabled the Los Angeles Aztecs to beat the Miami Toros 4-3—or was it 8-6?—and win the NASL championship
By Dan Levin
The Redskins won on a last-minute field goal, but the Browns may have another wondrous game-breaking runner
The U.S. pedaled off with just one medal, but gained a lot of respect
By Roy Blount Jr.
Unsung Heroes
Nor is it in Joe Rudi to make news in any other way but at the ball park. The A's superb leftfielder marches in anonymity with a company of players whose ink never quite flows up to their abilities
By Ron Fimrite
THE FARTHER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL
Arranger
Perhaps the world's most disparate band of promoters, they were brought together by one man who convinced both Muhammad Ali and George Foreman that black is not only beautiful but best for both sides
By Mark Kram
TV/Radio
Baseball
Taiwan again owned Williamsport in the Little League World Series
By Herman Weiskopf
Horse Racing
She's just like one of the boys
An undefeated 2-year-old filly named Ruffian won the prestigious Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga so convincingly that excited racegoers are now comparing her to Secretariat
Make Or Break
Millions are at stake and a life is on the line for one shot across the canyon
By Robert F. Jones
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 19-25
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Andrew Crichton