October 4, 1976 Table Of Contents
Rae Of Sunshine
It looked like a dark day for the Raiders with Stabler and Biletnikoff sidelined, but rookies Mike Rae and Charles Philyaw shone as Oakland beat the Houston Oilers 14-13 to remain undefeated
By Dan Jenkins
THEY'RE EXCELLING IN AN AVERAGE RACE
The pennant chases have flagged, but the batting races haven't. The big news: for the first time in five seasons, Rod Carew may not win a title
By Ron Fimrite
ON AN OLD MOVIE LOT, DONNA WAS PRIMA
Over the same territory where Gary Cooper shot Frank Miller dead, Donna Caponi Young gunned down her rivals to win The Carlton and $35,000
The Hit Parade
Maryland is moving up in the charts as other major teams face the music and fiercer foes
By Edwin Shrake
In Step With Dad
Jim Shoulders appreciates that Marvin Paul is following in his footsteps but fusses at his only son's heel-dragging pace
By Douglas S. Looney
Fit To Be Tied
NEW FLIES THAT ARE FIT TO BE TIED
College Football
Upsetting only for the Buckeyes
MISSOURI NEVER WINS OR LOSES WHEN IT SHOULD, AS OHIO STATE LEARNED
By Larry Keith
By Joe Marshall
Harness Racing
IN AND OUT OF THE SULKY, CANNY STANLEY SHOWED HIS CLASS AND PROVED THE BETTORS RIGHT BY DRIVING KEYSTONE ORE TO VICTORY IN THE LITTLE BROWN JUG
By Douglas S. Looney
Horse Racing
...BUT NOT LAST SATURDAY AS A PAIR OF FLEET AND FANCY 3-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONS WERE WELL THRASHED IN THE BELDAME BY A GOOD OLD GIRL NAMED PROUD DELTA
Baseball
A season of Astronomical improvement
NEW BLOOD, OLD BASICS HAVE GIVEN HOUSTON 14 MORE WINS THAN IN '75
By Larry Keith
By Herman Weiskopf
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 20-26
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer