July 4, 1977 Table Of Contents
Boom, Boom, Boom!
During a 10-game home-run barrage, the Red Sox boomed 33 times. The big gun was Boomer Scott, who blasted nine and took the big-league lead
By Kent Hannon
HE LOOKED A TIGER IN THE TEETH
Just a month ago 17-year-old Steve Cauthen had a brutal fall, but he rode back into the limelight at Belmont, displaying steely nerve and as much skill as ever
Battle Royal
STAGING A BATTLE ROYAL ON THE BRINY
When the 12-meters squared off in the first round of summer-long trials to pick the America's Cup defender, the victor in nip-and-tuck competition was the old champion Courageous, skippered by that brash Brave, Ted Turner
Baseball
Frank Robinson, the first black skipper, got the ax in Cleveland after a few players, the general manager and even the play-by-play announcer had their cuts at him
By Joe Jares
By Herman Weiskopf
TV/Radio
AT THE OPEN, NO NEWS WAS BAD NEWS
Tennis
First she curtsied, then she bowed
Before their match, Chris Evert taught 14-year-old Tracy Austin, the darling of Wimbledon, how to bob before the Royal Box, then gave her a lesson in the game
Motor Sports
Pocono winner Tom Sneva was cool on the track, and A. J. Foyt was hot under the collar in their 500-mile contest
By Sam Moses
For The Record
A roundup of the week of June 20-26
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Ron Reid