
June 27, 1977 Table Of Contents
Viewpoint
AS A FANTASY "ROCKY" IS FINE, BUT THE BIG FIGHT IS STRICTLY HOLLYWOOD
U.S. Open
Hubert Green had to withstand not only a final-round challenge from his rivals but also a death threat over the last four holes. He did both to take the U.S. Open
By Dan Jenkins
Jade Prince and Nat Lobell—driven by the Kopases, father and son—finished one-two in the Cane Pace, leaving the Cinderella horse of the evening back among the pumpkins at Yonkers Raceway in the richest harness race ever
By Douglas S. Looney
Tom Terrific
TOM TERRIFIC ARMS THE RED ARSENAL
The Mets' big gun Tom Seaver could not make peace with his bosses, so they traded him to Cincinnati, where he got off to a booming start
By Larry Keith
Revved Up
REVVED UP TO RIDE ON AN OCEAN OF TROUBLE
A gutty crew is ready, set and about to go full throttle in a 36-footer after the record for an Atlantic crossing
By Ray Kennedy
Johncock
THE MAN IN THE FIBER GLASS MASK
Whenever he puts on his crash helmet, Indy car champion Gordon Johncock is no longer a shy, little guy who avoids the spotlight, but a fearless battler who gives no quarter
By Sam Moses
Baseball
Bob Horner's bat and Jamie Allen's arm led Arizona State to the college title
By Herman Weiskopf
Pool
The $10,000 Challenge of Champions matched up two opposite U.S. titleholders, the ultimate gamesman Larry Lisciotti against organization man Tom Jennings
Pro Basketball
'Help!' cried The Four-and got it
At the yearly NBA meeting, the Old 18 showed their new kids a little mercy
By John Papanek
For The Record
A roundup of the week June 13-19
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Ron Reid