September 19, 1977 Table Of Contents
Forest Hills
In a tense, 3½-hour struggle that ended in chaos, Vilas parried Jimmy Connors' best shots, then put him away to win the U.S. Open
NO, IT'S THE YEAR OF THE LIVELY BAT
The juicier ball is not explanation enough for the success Cincy's George Foster has had with his black bat. His strength and quickness may make him the second National Leaguer to have a 50-homer, 150-RBI season
By Larry Keith
Luck Of The Irish
MAYBE IT'S THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
Notre Dame needed every break, including the fractured arm of Pitt's talented quarterback, to beat the Panthers in a brawl
Pro Football '77
In the NFL nice guys don't finish first. According to a straw poll of the players, Oakland is the most-hated team, Gene Upshaw the premier holder and George Atkinson the No. 1 cheap-shot artist. So the Raiders are expected to win the Super Bowl again
By Dan Jenkins
Pro Football'77
"It was never like this at Pittsburgh," groaned Tony Dorsett as he suffered through the rigors of his first Dallas training camp. Despite his million-dollar contract, Dorsett was mistreated like every other NFL rookie. But by the time camp was over, it was clear he was going to provide a treat for Cowboy fans.
By Joe Marshall
TV/Radio
College Football
Rat-a-tat-tat went Washington State's Throwin' Samoan and the 15th-ranked Cornhuskers were bushwhacked 19-10
By Kent Hannon
By Ron Reid
Baseball
During the Yankees' surge from third to first, the heavyweight of their rotation has been 5'11", 158-pound Ron Guidry
By Herman Weiskopf
Golf
Bringing in the New Year with a bang
The PGA celebrated the "end" of its season by hosting the $300,000 World Series and, lest auld acquaintance be forgot, the author recalls the good times
By Dan Jenkins
Nowhere Fast
Gettin' Nowhere Fast
What counts, says Oakland Quarterback Kenny Stabler, is the getting there. Back home in Alabama, "there" is the Pink Pony, where Stabler sips Scotch with Wickedly Wonderful Wanda, or the Shelter Cove Marina, for a game of 8-ball, or the Intracoastal Waterway, over which he roars in his Boogie
By Robert F. Jones
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 5-11
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert H. Boyle