August 22, 1977 Table Of Contents
Battle Of The Ages
It was sudden death as 47-year-old Gene Littler faced 27-year-old Lanny Wadkins in the National PGA at Pebble Beach—and Lanny killed a dream
By Dan Jenkins
Reds Are Blue
THE REDS ARE SINGING THE BLUES
Defending champion Cincinnati is second and suffering, and it can't blame it all on the pitchers. Sloppy playing in four crucial games with the Dodgers proved that
By Ron Fimrite
New Charge
Powerless for years, San Diego's new slogan is "Watch Lightning Strike." And the Chargers may indeed jolt opponents with Joe Washington, Johnny Rodgers, James Harris and numerous other flashes
By Joe Marshall
Sultan Of Swipes
MAKE WAY FOR THE SULTAN OF SWIPES
As he nears Ty Cobb's career base-stealing record, businessman-thief Lou Brock finds larceny is lucrative
By Ron Fimrite
Baseball
His biggest pitch is yet to come
Marty Stone, Boston's batting-practice hurler, is planning to buy the Red Sox
By Herman Weiskopf
Hocker
And more and more people are enjoying John Norton's eclectic new pastime.
Chess
Playing by the numbers, U.S. program CHESS 4.6 masters the rest of the world
By Jim Kaplan
Volleyball
The El Paso/Juàrez Sol is not a joke, thanks to Polish Olympian Ed Skorek
By Joe Jares
Olympics
After the 1960 Winter Olympians left, Squaw Valley's cozy little Village became moribund, but now it is gaining a new lease on athletic life as a training center
Harness Racing
For every $25,000 Governor Skipper wins his owner buys him a goat. The colt collected two more with an Adios score
By Douglas S. Looney
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 8-14
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Sarah Pileggi