August 29, 1977 Table Of Contents
Viewpoint
A GAME WITH A COLORFUL PRESENT GOES BACK TO A PALLID YESTERYEAR
By Douglas S. Looney
Yesterday
TY COBB'S ANGER LED TO BASEBALL'S FIRST STRIKE, A COMEDY OF ERRORS
By George Gipe
Booktalk
A FINE CRUISE FROM A.B. (ABLE SEAMAN) TO ZULU (A SCOTTISH FISHING VESSEL)
By Julie Lamb
Rampaging Phillies
Led by the mighty Bull and a herd of stampeding teammates, Philadelphia has roared to the majors' best record
By Larry Keith
TOMATO PATCH GEORGE AT THE SPA
Saratoga is a place for blue bloods—owners and horses—but a bumpkin raised on a truck farm took the illustrious Travers in a bruising battle, and his owners have issued a $200,000 challenge to vacationing Seattle Slew
TRYING THE PATIENT OF THE SAINTS
Apparently recovered from the shoulder surgery that sidelined him last year, Archie Manning goes with Hank Stram's system like 'syrup on pancakes'
By Robert F. Jones
Whoops And Saddles
They came from 29 states and Canada to rope and ride it out in a rodeo to pick the country's best high school cowkids
By Douglas S. Looney
Juantorena
Cuba's double gold-medal winner, Alberto (the Horse) Juantorena, is in fine fettle for the World Games
TV/Radio
By Joe Jares
Baseball
Tiger rookie Dave Rozema presents a thorny problem to hitters. Though his pitches have been called garbage, he's enjoying the sweet smell of success
By Herman Weiskopf
Swimming
By making a splash at the AAU meet, youngsters like Tracy Caulkins give U.S. women new hope against East Germany
Golf
Well, Debbie Austin tried and tried again, but for nine seasons nothing happened. Now she has five victories
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 15-21
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited By Sarah Pileggi