August 25, 1975 Table Of Contents
National East
The National League East suddenly had itself a race when the bats of the front-running Pirates fell nearly silent, the Phillies closed in almost in spite of themselves and the Cards—on field and on the town—held a hot hand
By Larry Keith
Bart Starr
Optimism permeates the summer air of Green Bay. Fans are sporting buttons and bumper stickers celebrating the return of Bart Starr, Mr. Nice Guy, and hoping for a renaissance of Lombardi's winning ways
By Edwin Shrake
TV/Radio
Baseball
Inspirited by a new manager who has scourged defeatism—and moved Big Bopper John Mayberry back to bopping—K.C. is challenging Oakland
By Pat Putnam
By Kent Hannon
College Sports
Same old song: 'Football über Alles'
At a special convention called to cut athletic expenses, the NCAA chopped away at the minor sports but left Big Football intact. Its only important act may have been a resolution to study scholarships based on need
By Frank Deford
Harness Racing
Prepping for the Hambletonian, Stanley Dancer and Bonefish won the Empire at Syracuse to provide his new granddaughter with a dowry
Nature
Ornery as a sci-fi creature, a fly is biting its way through Maine
Riordan-Dell
The green pastures of tennis would appear to provide rich grazing for all, but Bill Riordan and Donald Dell continue to have trouble settling the boundary disputes
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 11-17
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer