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August 16, 1976 Table Of Contents

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Begging For A Miracle

BEGGING FOR A MIRACLE

Like Pittsburgh's Frank Taveras, players on all four of baseball's second-place teams have been driven to their knees by lopsided division races. Will they be able to get back up? It's possible

By Ron Fimrite

Redskins

WILL THE PAYOFF MEAN A PLAYOFF?

Spending with both hands, Washington's George Allen cornered the free-agent market, but Calvin Hill and John Riggins may not have a line to clear their way

By Robert F. Jones

Samoans

SHAKE 'EM OUT OF THE COCONUT TREES

College coaches say that is the smart move in Samoa, where palm groves are full of young monsters with tongue-twisting names and unquenchable pride

By Richard W. Johnston

Going Public

GOING PUBLIC ON THE GASPÉ

It is first come first served—but there are too many seconds—as fishing rights on Quebec rivers pass clumsily from private to local control

By Clive Gammon

Baseball

A Garland in full bloom

EVERYTHING'S BEEN COMING UP ROSES FOR THE BALTIMORE RIGHTHANDER SINCE HE LEFT THE BULLPEN AND BLOSSOMED INTO A STARTER WITH A RECORD OF 13-2

By Jim Kaplan

THE WEEK (Aug. 1-7)

By Larry Keith

Pro Basketball

Beneficiaries in the will

IN A DRAFT OF PLAYERS FROM DECEASED ABA TEAMS, CHICAGO, PORTLAND AND DETROIT OF THE NBA CAME AWAY MUCH RICHER, DESPITE STIFF INHERITANCE FEES

By Barry McDermott

For The Record

A roundup of the week Aug. 2-8

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

SCORECARD

Edited by Coles Phinizy

CREDITS

FACES IN THE CROWD