August 8, 1977 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
A SATIRICAL LOOK AT A TENNIS CLUB THAT IS SURE TO NET SOME GIGGLES
By J. D. Reed
Baltimore
Their showdown over, Earl Weaver's patchwork Orioles still led the Yankees in the East, and Billy Martin's Job remained in jeopardy
By Larry Keith
A STAR BOWS OUT, A STAR BOWS IN
Carlos Monzon's victory over Rodrigo Valdes was the 89th of his career, the last 83 of them in a row, and now the middleweight champ will retire to his movie career as Argentina's James Bond. But, as they say in boxing, don't bet on it
By Pat Putnam
SAILING ON A SEA OF PERPLEXITY
In America's Cup trials that baffled the seers, Enterprise whipped Courageous, which beat Independence, which edged Enterprise
Mo-Ped Madness
Almost everyone, it seems, wants to be putt-putting everywhere on a gizmo that is more than a bike but less than a cycle
Trapshooter
IF YOU CALL HIM OLD FOLKS, BE PREPARED TO DUCK
Elgin Gates, 54, likes nothing better than to take on the cocky young marksmen of the military. Next week he goes at it again in an attempt to score a unique triple at trapshooting's big blowout
Baseball
A bargain, and bye-bye basement
For $85,000 Montreal got an exciting outfield and at last the Expos aren't last
By Bob Dunn
By Herman Weiskopf
Soccer
Thanks largely to an influx of big-name foreign players and low ticket prices, crowds at a number of NASL franchises have sprouted to pro football proportions
By J. D. Reed
Golf
If his first name is Willie and he is 16, he is likely to hole any ball on the green, which he did often enough last week to win the National Junior championship
Harness Racing
In the Gold Cup the driver's colors were wrong, but the colt's finish was right
By Douglas S. Looney
Hard Way
After long years on the hustle, pool shooter Danny D realizes that he bought a dream. He has also discovered—too late—that the price was exorbitant
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 25-31
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Sarah Pileggi