September 23, 1974 Table Of Contents
Yankees
They had little in common with overpowering Yankee teams of the past except the name, but there they were whipping their chief rivals on the road, soaring in the pennant race and forging a new image based on defense and timely hits
By Ron Reid
GILLIE WAS A STEELER DRIVING MAN
Having deposed two senior quarterbacks, Joe Gilliam was at the controls for Pittsburgh on opening day. He justified that choice by blasting Baltimore
Hall Of Fame
Golf's own Cooperstown was dedicated in Pinehurst last week and 13 masters of the game were inducted, but in the tournament that followed, winner Johnny Miller indicated he, too, wants a pedestal
By Dan Jenkins
Nuggets
The San Francisco 49ers were last in the West in 1973 but managed to field a winning all-girl team of white-booted ambassadors
College Football
When Alabama's Bryant scheduled Maryland four years ago for his 1974 opener he wanted a marshmallow, not the 21-16 squeaker he got
By Ray Kennedy
By Larry Keith
Baseball
Other events kept Lou Brock's 105th stolen base off the front page, which was fine with the master thief who likes to keep a low profile
By Jim Kaplan
By Herman Weiskopf
Boating
Grim climax to a thunderous run
By Dan Levin
Asian Games
China won a pile of medals at Tehran, but the performances showed that it is an international threat primarily in the sport of politics
By Pat Putnam
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 9-15
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Andrew Crichton