August 16, 1976 Table Of Contents
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
Going Public
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
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
By Larry Keith
Pro Basketball
IN A DRAFT OF PLAYERS FROM DECEASED ABA TEAMS, CHICAGO, PORTLAND AND DETROIT OF THE NBA CAME AWAY MUCH RICHER, DESPITE STIFF INHERITANCE FEES
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
Edited by Coles Phinizy